week 6
The focus of week 6 is to focus on accessibility issues, typography, color and backgrounds with CSS. The homework assignment includes the final part of your final project web site plan, the fifteen pages of layout comprehensives.
Handouts/downloads
Sites About Design
Level One Learning Objects
- CSS & Accessibility Article by Joe Clark concerning design for disabled web surfers.
- Reading Design Article by Dean Allen encouraging designers to read their sites
- Typography Matters Erin Kissane on typographic nuiances and basics of web typography
- Using Rollovers A look at rollovers, type and transparency.
Level Two Learning Objects
- Colors and Backgrounds Web Consortium on use of colors and backgrounds.
- Backgrounds Working with style sheets and backgrounds.
- Web Accessibility A focus on creative uses of backgrounds.
- Typography & White Space A solid overview of CSS and type use
Level Three Learning Objects
- Web Typography A sophisticated view of Web versus Print based typography
- Design Theory/Practice A discussion about the elements of design.
- Accessibility & Web Design Universal accessibility and web design.