Midterm: Dante’s Inferno Mini-Site
Posted on | October 7, 2010 | No Comments
Note: This assignment applies to the senior web course: ADV4850 Advanced Web Strategies. The junior course, ADV3650 can choose to use the same topic for their midterm assignment.
For this semester’s midterm (ADV4850) you will be designing and building a website about the story of Dante’s Inferno. The site must be 3–5 pages. The grading will focus on design, creativity, typography, technological experimentation.
The entire text can be found here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8800/8800.txt
Some other resources to review when designing you site:
http://etcweb.princeton.edu/dante/pdp/images.html
http://www.dantesinferno.com/home.action
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Inferno
Writing Assignment 2
Posted on | October 4, 2010 | No Comments
Using a thesaurus, find two or three synonyms for each of the five words or phrases that you identified in the previous week. Use each synonym in a sentence that can be used on your site, as it relates to the concept of your website. Does the alternate word still convey the meaning you envision for your website?
Writing Assignment 1
Posted on | September 23, 2010 | No Comments
Following up on the list of keywords and keyword phrases you developed for the website, select 5 keywords/keyword phrases that you feel most clearly communicate the overall purpose of your website. For each keyword/ keyword phrase, write a few sentences explaining how the word or phrase relates to the overall concept of the site. Why is this important?
Logo Designs From Recent Students
Posted on | September 15, 2010 | No Comments
It is always a good idea to look at other good design when starting a new project. It’s a great way to get the creative juices flowing, and get inspired. I like to look at designs far afield, and see how new trends might be integrated into current projects.
Below are some very excellent logo designs done by recent students of ADV3650.
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David Alvareza lifestyle site -
Carol Arangoa spa site -
Denzil Rowea design site -
Fareeza Alia fan site -
Hyun Hahna character site -
Intan Saimonaa dog breed site -
Natasha Marcanoa music site -
Kaman Leunga food site -
Magdalena Kacickaa design site -
Erika Sotoa dessert site -
Juan Camposa photography site
Logo Development and Branding
Posted on | September 14, 2010 | No Comments
Truly successful logos should work in black-and-white or grayscale. You should be able to run the logo through a crappy fax machine, and the logo design should hold up, that is, it should be recognizable and readable.
Good logos should also be able to be scaled down to a thumbnail size, and should still be recognizable. When working on your logo designs, scale them down, or zoom out, and see if you can still read them.
When submitting the logo assignment, you must also include black-and-white or grayscale versions of the logo options. If you have background art that conflicts with it, submit the B/W versions without the background art.
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