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May 16, 2024
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DSGN 153 Introduction to Web and Mobile Design5 credits
This course teaches the fundamentals of designing websites, mobile content, and graphics for screen-based devices. Topics include navigation, user interaction and user experience, image production and digital color theory, layout techniques, accessibility, contracts and copyright law, and managing project assets. Client relationships, audience identification, and search engine optimization are also explored.
Prerequisites: DSGN 122 , DSGN 128 , and DSGN 170
Corequisites: CSD 112 , DSGN 155 , and DSGN 191
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe how the principles of site architecture, navigation, and interaction affect user experience of a device or website
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of interactivity through projects and exercises
- Describe the significance of search engine optimization when designing websites
- Optimize images for online use, including correct use of file formats
- Organize project content from site conception to final
- Create a detailed site proposal
- Develop a project in a team setting
- Respectfully present, defend, and critique design choices in a group setting
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- demonstrate superior technical skills in industry standard software
- create effective solutions to design challenges using the elements and principles of design
- apply drawing skills and principles of color theory to projects and exercises
- create, edit and integrate vector and raster graphics within a variety of layouts for web, mobile device, print and interactive projects
- apply basic coding skills to projects using HTML, CSS and other scripting languages
- demonstrate an understanding of content management systems through use in projects
- describe the importance of site navigation and usability in web and mobile design
Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of teamwork.
Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 40 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20
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