Through collaborative and individual activities, you will gain a brief historical background, explore the current status of web design, and take a peek into what the future holds. You'll examine the relationships between goals, audience, content, and function of web sites. Moreover, you will learn how to effectively plan both basic and intermediate design elements, including typography, graphics, audio, video, and animation, in order to develop a web site that appeals to both client and audience alike.
This course will explore artistic and functional principles of design, the development process, working with a client, and the technical development of a final web product. The skills you develop in this course will expand your understanding of the Internet and digital data rights. This course takes a wide perspective and should not be confused with courses that focus on learning to use specific web page authoring software.
*This course may be appropriate for Gifted and Talented middle school students that meet all course prerequisites.*