Week 1 Day 2 - Thursday, Aug 29 - Homework

1. Create homepage for your own ART271 site (file should be called index.html and placed in webpage folder on shared space   and saved on a USB drive or somewhere on your laptop computer). 

Spend some time applying the following HTML tags to personalize your own website, which will be used primarily in this class for exercise submission.

Home page should include:

• Your name (paragraph tag)
• Name of the class [ART271 Interaction Design I] (paragraph tag)
• Links to current assignments (html exercise 01). Please also include a date for each link that indicates the date of (assignment) completion.
• At least 1 image that is copyright free (image tag)

Site should be uploaded to your UI Webspace  saved to a USB drive, dropbox by next class, Tuesday, Sept 3, 8:30am.

Top 5 Browsers

Interesting changes in Global User Browser Statistics  over the years. 

History of the Internet and What is a Web Browser?

Week 1 Day 1 (Aug 26): Homework

1. Accept dropbox invitation by start of next class session. If you have not received a dropbox invite from me, please see me after class.

2. Bring in 10 different digital images to class, 72 resolution, at least 900px width by 500px height

Software Resources

Although there will be some desktop computers available in the classroom with Adobe Software, computers are limited to a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in using your own laptop in class (or using your own computer at home) here are some resources for software purchasing.

**FYI: We will be using Adobe Photoshop/Fireworks throughout the semester (roughly 4 months), Adobe Dreamweaver (roughly 4 months)

Link for UI Student Discount Adobe Software (packages no longer available for UI Students)

If you are interested in purchasing Adobe Software, you can receive a student discount for the following packages. Although the cost is somewhat high, the benefit of purchasing software via Creation Engine is that it is a one time fee and this can be installed on 2 computers (usually a desktop and laptop)

Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium ($359)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Flash Professional CS6, Fireworks CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6

Creative Suite 6 Master Collection ($609)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Flash Professional CS6, Flash Builder 4.6 Premium Edition, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, Prelude CS6, Encore CS6, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6


Link for Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription Packages

Adobe offers 30 day trial versions as well as Subscription packages to all its software. Depending on your needs for specific software, this may be a more economical option.

Download 30 Day Trial Version of Adobe Software (only good for 30 days)

Adobe Creative Cloud Student Subscription ($19.99, offer good til 10/27/13)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Flash Professional CS6, Flash Builder 4.6 Premium Edition, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, Prelude CS6, Encore CS6, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6

Syllabus + Student Profile

Download Syllabus

Download Student Profile (fill out and submit via email rfujita@uidaho.edu by end of first class session)