Read

Read all of the information on this website to become familiar with how the course works.
Course Syllabus
Grading Information


READING Resources for HWs:
How to Get into Web Design
Advice for Emerging Designers
Women in Web Design: A Group Interview
Freelancing Jobs in Web Design
SmileyCat Web Design Blog
Tips for Applying to Jobs on Craigslist



DMIS 007 Orientation Graphic

VIDEOS

Watch the two videos below and answer the questions on the HW 1A: Video Work Sheet

VIDEO 1 - Professional Development:
How to Get a Job in Web Design, User Experience, or Development

VIDEO 2 - Web Process:
Site Map Creation

Other Videos:
How Do I Switch Careers to a More Creative
Field.

Tons of more videos at:
http://thisweekin.com/

Read

Choose one article:

http://internetprofessionals.org/category/C12
Read one article (choose from the main list or from the 'Categories' list on the right) and then write a summary paragraph explaining why you read it, and identify at least one thing that you learned. POST this paragraph on your blog.

OR
Interview with Paul Irish, HTML5 expert
and community leader
http://www.adobe.com/newsletters/inspire
/april2012/articles/article2/index.html?
trackingid=JRLII Read the article then write a summary paragraph explaining why you read it, and identify at least one thing that you learned. POST this paragraph on your blog.

VIDEOS

Video 1:
How Do I Sell My Web Design Services
Complete Work Sheet for Video 1.

Video 2:
Pricing from the Resources Point of View and the Clients Point of View
Complete video 2 worksheet

Project/Product Videos from Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/digital-publishing/160over90.html

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/web/chen-design-and-muse.html

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-touch-apps/brian-yap-creates-with-adobe-photoshop-touch-for-ipad/

Read

The Web Design Process:
http://garmahis.com/tips/web-design-process/
Complete HW 3A Worksheet

The Business of Web Design Is Alot Like Dating
Extracting facts with a CLIENT questionnaire:
Web-design-client-questionnaires

Writing a Web Design Proposal
http://www.sitepoint.com/7-tips-for-writing-a-winning-web-design-proposal/

What Is a Tax ID Number and Why do I
Need it?
TAX IDs (see FAQ at bottom of page)

VIDEOS

There are no videos this week, but check out this humerous comic about the pitfalls of web
design:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

Read

Building a Great Web Design Portfolio - Tips & Examples

40 Beautiful Web Design Portfolios

10 Steps to the Perfect Portfolio Website

Showcase of Case Studies in Design Portfolios

VIDEOS

There are no videos this week.

Read & review
Review any material covered in the class in order to assist you in this week's final homework.

homework

DUE: Mar. 04
HW 4B - Develop a proposal for a project - it may be video, web or a print project. Incude duties to be performed, parameters of the project, and a total quote ($$) and the payment schedule. Include dates in your proposal of the project timeline/completion and responsibilites of the client (ie., supplying content).

PART 2:
See links from last week's lesson to help guide your proposal making:
Client proposals and Invoices
Print Quote
Web Quote
Post your proposal on your blog.
DUE: MAR 4

Thank you for taking the class. Please submit all work by March 4 if you wish to receive credit (P) for the class.

Enjoy the google documentary film:
Project Rebrief

Have a great rest of the semester.
Jean

Project Rebrief
A documentary film produced by google to bring old media messaging to new media environments.