Week 1 Covered: HTML page structure, working in Notepad Basic HTML page structure Creating HTML pages in Notepad Saving HTML files in Notepad Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Create a basic HTML page Save the file successfully in Notepad Week 2 Covered: Tags, HTML Text Formatting, Color Theory, Copyright; Textbook Intro Traditional Color Theory HTML tags and attributes Text formatting in HTML Page divisions in HTML Intro to Copyright Issues Confronting the blank canvas: textbook introduction - finding ideas for visual art Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Understand basic color theory Comprehend basic HTML tag structure Create bold face and italic text in HTML Create headings in HTML Separate text with line breaks, paragraphs and horizontal rules Understand fundamentals of copyright issues as they relate to work produced in this class Return to top Week 3 Covered: Links in HTML, Font Manipulation; Chapter One Text links Image links Anchors Relative and absolute paths Font manipulation: modifying font color, size, and face Art - sources: Chapter One - Expanding your knowledge, visual nutrition / visual detritus Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Create text and image links on HTML pages Distinguish between relative and absolute paths and use the appropriate one when needed Create anchors and links to sections of a page Modify fonts by changing color, size and face Week 4 Covered: Images in HTML; Chapter Two The image tag in HTML Inserting images in an HTML page Image formats Image considerations - file size and optimization Art - influences: Chapter Two: Artistic sources: learning from the masters, Photography as note-taking Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Understand the basics of image usage in HTML Insert images in an HTML page using the image tag Determine which format is best for an image you intend to use Consider file size and optimize images accordingly for quick download Modify an image tag's attributes Return to top Week 5 Covered: More about images in HTML: Background images and patterns; Intro to Tables; Chapter Three Tiled Background Images Tiled Background Gradients Introduction to HTML Tables: Better Design and Layout Art - working: Chapter Three: the inner critic and the search for ideas Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Create a tiled background image or gradient in Photoshop and insert it in an HTML page Create a simple HTML table Week 6 Covered: More About Tables; Chapter Four Complex tables Art - obstacles: Chapter Four: originality & style, learning more, freedom to make mistakes Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Understand uses of tables for layout Be able to alter a table's appearance through its attributes Return to top Week 7 Covered: HTML Frames Frames and framesets in HTML Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Understand principles of framesets and be able to construct a simple frameset Week 8 Covered: Adding Audio / Video to HTML pages Embedded audio - background clip External audio clips Inserting video clips Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Embed a background sound on a Web page Insert an external audio clip Insert a video clip Week 9 Covered: Adding Interactivity to HTML pages JavaScript and other interactive technologies Goals: After working through today's material, you should now be able to: Use pre-written JavaScript code to enhance HTML pages Return to top