Authoring
Interactive
Media
Spring 2012
Columbia College Chicago
Interactive Arts & Media Dept.
Thursdays: 6:30 PM to 9:20 PM in room 139 (36-2601-05)
Sal J. Barry, Instructor
Cell Phone: 312.320.4378
Email: sbarry@colum.edu
Handouts
Powerpoint Presentations ("Notes")
- [Presentation #1] - Overview, terms, tags, text formatting
- [Presentation #2] - Recap, URL, Directories, Linking, FTP, DOCTYPE
- [Presentation #3] - Navigation, Color, Images
In-Class Demo Videos
Assignments
- [Assignment #1] - Text Formatting
- [Assignment #2] - Placing Images
Free HTML Editors
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[J-Edit] - for Windows, Mar or Unix
- be sure to download "stable" version - [SciTE] - for Windows or Linux systems
- Komodo Edit] - for Windows, Mac or Linux
- [Notepad++] - for Windows
- [Text Wrangler] - for Mac
- [Smultron] - for Mac
FTP Software
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[FileZilla] - for PC or Mac = FREE
- [WinSCP] - for PC = FREE
- [3D-FTP] - for PC = $39.95
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[WS-FTP] - for PC = $39.95 (free 30-day trial)
- [Cyberduck] - for Mac = FREE
- [Transmit] - for Mac = $17.95
- [Fetch] - for Mac = $25 (free 15-day trial)
Helpful Websites
- [Lorem Ipsum generator] - good for "dummy text"
- [W3 Schools] - online "try it yourself" tutorials
- [Color Scheme Designer] - use for help in picking a color scheme for your websites
- [Kuler] - another site for picking colors
Free Stock Photos
- [Morgue File]
- [Stock.XCHNG] - registration required
Student Websites
- Niki Baron
- Alex Cook
- Dan Hernbrott
- Alexander Hughes
- Jasmine Jackson
- Adam Jansen
- Alan Johnson
- Adam McGready
- Jakub Mysiak
- Xander Rosendale
- Patrick Skoglund
- Truman Smurr
- Alexander Stockdale
- Kevin Thomas
- Nick Trevino
- Alexandra Woods
Successful Past "Six and Six" Projects
- Example #1 - Vanessa Grass
- Example #2 - Alex Manella
- Example #3 - Matt Siek
- Example #4 - Lindsay Kummerer
- Example #5 - Ameilia Mazur
- Example #6 - Beth Sadowski