GDES 45 Online Weekly Instructions
Summer 2010

• All video tutorials and lectures can be seen at
  http://streaming.missioncollege.org/mgarrett/media/gdes45_online_videos.htm
• Make sure you have quicktime installed(get it here)
• Check due dates on the calendar in Angel
• All book related files can be downloaded from http://www.learningwebdesign.com/materials/index.html
• If you have general questions, ask them in the discussion forum in the lessons folder in Angel.
• Here is a link to a pdf of the entire Photoshop help file as a PDF.
  

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Week 1 Instructions:

1. Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Learning Web Design.
   
2. Read the file under Day 1 Terms named gdes45_day1_terms_fall08.pdf in the week 1 folder.
3. Assignment 1: Create your first web page by watching the Lecture 1 video tutorial. You may need to install quicktime on your computer. Drop the file in the Assignment 1 drop box. Include your name in the file name as in mark_garrett_page1.htm. Check the calendar for due dates.
4. Read Chapter 3 and Chapter 20 in Learning Web Design.
5. Also take a look at the Phases of production from the book Web Redesign Workflow that works. See it at http://www.gotomedia.com/goto/redesign/
6. Assignment 2: Create your second web page by watching the Lecture 2 video tutorial. Recreate the page exactly. You may need to install quicktime on your computer. Drop your file in the Assignment 2 drop box. Name the file page2.htm with your name in the file name as in mark_garrett_page2.htm. Check the calendar for due dates.
7. Read the file Do's and Don'ts of web design in the week 1 folder.
8. Check out the worlds worst website for things not to do.
   1. http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/
9. Read pages 233-240 in Learning Web Design about color and the hexidecimal system.
10. Check out these pages on color schemes and color pickers.
    
    1. http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-schemes.html
    2. http://www.yafla.com/dforbes/yaflaColor/ColorRGBHSL.aspx?
       This color scheme tool make comiing up with color schemes easier.
       
    3. http://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/mostpopular?time=30
       This is a cool color picker and theme collection from adobe.
11. Assignment 3: Create a web page by watching the Lecture 3 video tutorial. For this assignment, please duplicate the page from the video exactly. You may need to install quicktime on your computer. Drop your file Assignment 3 drop box. Name the file page3.htm with your name in the file name as in mark_garrett_page3.htm. Check the calendar for due dates.
    
12. You can begin Assignment 4 which is:
    
    1. Create 1 basic web page on your own with 6 different facts, opinions, or bits of information from the week 1 reading Ch 1-3 in Learning Web Design. Try to take 2 items from each chapter. Use the tags we went over (html, head, body, h1, p, br, etc.). Check out Ch. 4 and 5 in Learning Web Design for help. You must use the following tags, elements, or css styles at least once.
       
       1. br
          
       2. blockquote
          
       3. hr
       4. strong
       5. background-color
       6. a list
       Check the calendar for due dates.

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