Web Design: AD550
COURSE DOCUMENTS | Midterm project | DUE WEEK 08
-- Midterm Exam --
- This exam will cover Weeks 1-7.
- Prepare for this exam by reviewing the class outlines and corresponding links from Weeks 1-7.
-- Portfolio Site --
Your portfolio site should include the following:
- Functioning links from your index.html to resume.html, bio.html, contact.html,
projects.html and back again.
- The content should include, at very least, your introduction, resume and biography. However, every page in your site must contain your nameplate, page heading, copyright footer and navigation. You may also include copy on the contact.html and projects.html for extra credit.
- A unique graphic style and appropriate color scheme that reflects your professional identity. Use background images such as a logo and/or photographic banner for your header, custom bullets for your lists and a tiling body background-image. You may also create additional background images for your wrapper and/or content and sidebar, providing they work with, not against the legibility of the text. Please stay away from garish distracting patterns, colors and gradients.
- A main style sheet applied to every page containing:
- Redefined HTML tags: body, h1, h2, h3, h4, p, ul, li
- CSS Selectors for: a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active
- ids: #wrapper, #header h1, #content, #main-content, #sidebar, #sidebar-content, #footer and #footer p.
- You may include additional styles where necessary.
- Your site will be graded on lean, efficient structure (HTML), appropriate and unique presentation (CSS), functioning navigation, as well as, proper grammar, spelling and professional content.
- Be sure to VALIDATE your site before submitting it using the w3c validators for XHTML and CSS
- Your site must be loaded and functioning on the FTP server in order to receive a passing grade.
- Check the Student Portfolio page to make sure your FTP folder is set up properly for critique and grading. You must have index.html in your root directory.
Make at lease one BACKUP of your work on CD!!
Late projects will not be accepted. Your site should be finished and uploaded to the FTP server. You will not have time in class to upload your files. UPLOAD BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS (instructions).
The Rubric that will be used to grade your project has been defined. Please read it before turning in your project.