Assignments

Week 12

Project
- Project 5 (due 11/28)
Final (due 11/14)
- We’ll be working with you closely to help develop your ideas over the next couple of weeks and to help you implement them. By next class we would like you to come up with 1-3 ideas written down that we can discuss. Feel free to bring along references.
- Project 6

Reading
- Scroll, Skim, Stare by Orit Gat
- Be sure to come in with one to two questions about the reading that are not yes/no questions.
Project
- Project 3
Coding resources
- Google responsive design
- Beginners Guide to Media Queries

Reading
- In Defense of Tebby Tubbitz by Terre Thaemlitz
- Turing Complete User by Olia Lialina
Project
- Project 3
Coding Practice (optional exercises and materials)
- Learn more about the position property here
- Check out our new guide on how to use external fonts here
- Read Learning to Code chapter 10

Project
- Project 2
Design
- Post another 1-3 websites to your Are.na using the links in resources if you need them. Try to post a variety of sites (e.g. not just design studios).

Reading
- Designer as Producer by Ellen Lupton
- Fuck Content by Michael Rock
Coding Practice
- A Complete Guide to Flexbox - this is a great reference for how to use flexbox
- Optional - LevelUpTuts flexbox videos two and three
- Optional - freeCodeCamp CSS FlexBox exercises
Project
- Project 2
Notes
- Next class will be a work session and special topics. Will and I will be helping with one-on-one code and design help. This will also be a time to ask “how do I do this?”

Reading
- The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Warde
- Pure CSS Francine
Watch
- David Rudnick Lecture: Crisis of Graphic Practices
Coding Practice
- LevelUpTuts - CSS Tutorials, numbers 1 through 15. These are optional, but we recommend watching if you were confused during class. Watch these before completing free code camp exercises or working on the project.
- learn.freecodecamp.org - complete the Basic CSS section under “Responsive Web Design Certification”. Skip the last 7 sections on CSS variables and media queries. These are for your benefit so if you already feel comfortable with an exercise then you can skip.
Project
- Continue with the second part of Project 1 due 9/26
Notes
- If you haven’t already, please email us the link to your GitHub Pages before class
- We’ve updated “how to create new pages on GitHub” (found here) to include an important final step
- Rather than make a new repository for each project, feel free to make folders in your “[username].github.io” folder and publish that way, if that is easier

Reading
- Software is Eating the World by Marc Andreeson
- Remember to come prepared with 1-2 questions for discussion.
Project
- Project 1 due 9/12
Design
- Create an Are.na account and link to it on your main GitHub page. Save at least one website that you like or find interesting to your Are.na page. If you need a place to start, look at some of the links on the resources page. Come to class prepared to discuss your choice.
Notes
- Please email us the link to your GitHub Pages before class
- We’ve put together a guide on how to create new pages on GitHub here

Reading
- What is Code? by Paul Ford
- You don’t have to get through the whole thing but it is a fun read so make sure you scroll through
- The Vernacular Web by Olia Lialina
- To progress through the piece make sure you click on the arrow button in the bottom right hand corner
- Remember to come prepared with 1-2 questions for discussion.
Coding Practice
- Sign up for learn.freecodecamp.org and do the Introduction to Basic HTML and HTML5 lessons, which can be found here. You can skip the lessons between “Create a Text Field” and “Check Radio Buttons and Checkboxes by Default”. When you are done, review semantic HTML here.
Other Notes
- Moving forward please hold on to your in-class assignments as we will be collecting these at the end of the term.