Vis Lang 2

Extra Credit from Soo

Tim — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:26:21 +0000

Soo submitted the following for extra credit. A reaction to Cheating Color by Jason Santa Maria. (more…)

How to size text with CSS

Tim — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:44:51 +0000

This ALA article by Rich Rutter rehashes an old 2002 method devised by Owen Briggs for sizing type consistently across browsers. It’s how I most often size type. (more…)

Blog Post 2

Tim — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:28:32 +0000

Due: 5:00pm, Sunday, Apr 27

Read Feudalism 2.0, and share your thoughts via the tumblelog you created for Blog Post 1. After you’ve written a text post and published it (“Create post” button), email me a link to your writing by 5:00pm on Sunday, April 27.

How to embed Flash

Tim — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:28:16 +0000

Read the ALA article, Flash Embedding Cage Match for some background, but what developed since that time is SWFObject 2.0. This is the industry standard for embedding Adobe Flash Player content.

Hosting

Tim — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:11:32 +0000

After reading this ALA article about Ruby on Rails and clicking some links, I wound up at a list of web hosting companies that support Ruby on Rails.

So if you’re looking to choose among some credible web hosts, start there.

Links from our talk with Chris

Tim — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:02:52 +0000

Most of the stuff we looked at and talked about in class. Comment on this post or email me if you see any I’m missing (or if you just want more). (more…)

Final Project, with documentation

Tim — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:54:20 +0000

Due: Tuesday, May 13

Redesign either SUNY New Paltz’s CAS website or Vassar College’s English Department website and provide a detailed document outlining and justifying the design and development decisions made during the redesign. (more…)

Blog Post 1

Tim — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:47:33 +0000

Due: 5:00pm, Friday, Apr 4

Once you’re at your Tumblr dashboard, you’ll see a list of icons. For the purposes of this and our other class blog post assignments, you’ll post text (the first icon). But you can also use Tumblr for other things, and I encourage you to experiment.

Your assignment

Read Understanding Web Design, and share your thoughts via your new tumblelog. After you’ve written a text post and published it (“Create post” button), email me a link to your writing by 5:00pm on Friday, April 4.

Project 4 - bonus

Tim — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:41:08 +0000

Just officially stating that, because I feel we would be rushed, Project 4 will be given to each of you as a bonus. It accounts for 5% of your final grade. Our Assignments & Grading page has been updated to reflect this change.

Project 3

Tim — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:49:09 +0000

Due: Tuesday, Apr 15

Based on Project 2, use CSS to make your markup look like your comps. It’s ok if you aren’t able to fully implement your desired design; our focus will be on making sure that all CSS used is used correctly. (more…)