Week 01 | Course Orientation / Elements of Web Design

Tuesday :: 01.07.2025

Welcome	Course Introduction & Welcome Review of Course Syllabus and Calendar
Lecture	The Elements of User Experience
Reading	Meet the Elements (Jesse James Garrett)

Thursday :: 01.09.2025

Lecture	The Elements of Web Design
Project	Introduction to Silver Creek Soap Company Website Design Project
Lab	Competitor Website Research
Reading	Web Design Concepts for Non-web Designers
Resources	Project: Silver Creek Soap Company Website Design Lab: 01 Competitor Website Research

Week 02 | User-Centered Design / Figma

Tuesday :: 01.14.2025

Lecture	Understanding User-Centered Design: Research, Personas, Task Flows, & Wireframes
Lab	Creating Personas, Task Flows, & Wireframes
Resources	Class Notes: Personas, Task Flows & Wireframes Lab: 02 Creating Personas, Task Flows, & Wireframes

Thursday :: 01.16.2025

Lecture	Introduction to Figma: Functionality, concepts & interface. Working with Tools, Frames & Components in Figma
Resources	Class Notes: Introduction to Figma Design

Week 03 | Figma / Medium of the Web

Tuesday :: 01.21.2025

Design Lab	Working with Frames & Assets in Figma
Resources	Design Lab: 03 Working with Frames & Assets in Figma

Thursday :: 01.23.2025

Lecture	The Medium of Web Design: Features & limitations of designing for the browser.
Video	Co-Design, Not Redesign (Kevin M. Hoffman)
Resources	Class Notes: Understanding the Medium of Web Design

Week 04 | Web Typography

Tuesday :: 01.28.2025

Due	Silver Creek Soap Company Website Design Project Round One
Critique	Group Critique of Silver Creek Soap Company Website Design Project

Thursday :: 01.30.2025

Lecture	Web Typography: Fonts, Type Sizing, & Recommendations
Lab	Setting Web Typography
Project	Introduction to Escape Fiction Website Redesign Project
Video	On Web Typography (Jason Santa Maria) How to Choose a Typeface (Pimp My Type)
Reading	Refactoring UI (Adam Wathan) Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design: Process (Khoi Vinh)
Resources	Class Notes: Web Typography: Fonts, Type Sizing, & Recommendations Project: Escape Fiction Website Redesign

Week 05 | Grids

Tuesday :: 02.04.2025

Due	Silver Creek Soap Company Website Design Project Final
Lecture	Grids in Web Design
Lab	Revealing Grids in Web Design
Reading	Directing Grids (Excerpt from Art Direction for the Web by Andy Clarke)
Resources	Class Notes: CSS Grid Systems & Design Resources Lab: 05 Revealing Grids in Web Design

Thursday :: 02.06.2025

Design Lab	Home Page Grid Variations
Resources	Design Lab: 06 Home Page Grid Variations Figma Project

Week 06 | Prototyping

Tuesday :: 02.11.2025

Lecture	Prototype, Preview, & Dev Modes in Figma
Lab	Practice with Prototype Mode
Reading	Interface and Interaction Design (Jennifer Flemming)
Resources	Class Notes: Prototype, Preview, & Dev Modes in Figma Lab: 07 Practice with Prototype Mode

Thursday :: 02.13.2025No Class —  Snow Day

Week 07 | Escape Fiction Project

Tuesday :: 02.18.2025No Class —  Instructor Out

Thursday :: 02.20.2025

Due	Escape Fiction Website Redesign Project Round One
Critique	Group Critique of Escape Fiction Website Redesign Project

Week 08 | Web Navigation

Tuesday :: 02.25.2025

Due	Escape Fiction Website Redesign Final
Lecture	Elements of Web Navigation
Project	Introduction to Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project
Podcast	UX: Design For Space, Parking, Fly Fishing And The World (State of Wonder)
Resources	Class Notes: Elements of Web Navigation Project: Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign

Thursday :: 02.27.2025

Lecture	More on the Elements of Web Navigation
Lab	Analyzing Website Navigation Effectiveness
Resources	Lab: 08 Analyzing Website Navigation Effectiveness

Week 09 | Mobile / Usability

Tuesday :: 03.04.2025

Demo	Designing for Mobile in Figma
Lab	Comparing Desktop & Mobile Web Designs
Resources	Lab: 09 Comparing Desktop & Mobile Web Designs

Thursday :: 03.06.2025

Due	Strategy Phase Components of Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project
Lecture	Usability Testing: Methods & Practices.
Lab	Performing Basic Usability Testing
Resources	Class Notes: Usability Testing: Methods & Practices Lab: 10 Performing Basic Usability Testing

Week 10 | Final Project

Tuesday :: 03.11.202

Due	Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Round One
Critique	Group Critique of Round One of Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project

Thursday :: 03.13.2025

Project

In-class time to work on Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project

Week 11 | Finals Week

Tuesday :: 03.18.2025 @ 10:00 AM

Due	Final Version of Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project
Presentations	Oregon Bike Shop Website Redesign Project