Week 01 | HTML

Wednesday :: 04.02.2025

Welcome	Course Introduction & Welcome
Lecture	HTTP, URL, HTML, & a Brief History of the Internet Understanding the Syntax of HTML
Lab	HTML Anatomy Lab
Demo	Introduction to Text Editors, IDEs, & CodePen
Exercise	Applying HTML Structure to Content
Online Lecture	Introduction to Nova Understanding Browsers & Rendering Engines More on HTML: Common HTML Structures, Elements & HTML5
Resources	Class Notes: Introduction to HTTP, URL, & HTML Lab: HTML Syntax Lab Exercise: 01 Applying HTML Structure to Content Online Lecture Notes: Browsers, Rendering Engines, and More HTML

Week 02 | HTML

Wednesday :: 04.09.2025

Due	Applying HTML Structure to Content Exercise
Demo	Building Your First Web Page in Nova
Lecture	File Naming, Structure, & the Local Root Folder Creating & Managing Hyperlinks
Lab	Basic Website File Management
Exercise	Voices in Web Design Research
Lab Exercise	Creating Links in HTML

Week 03 | CSS

Wednesday :: 04.16.2025

Lecture	Web Color Primer Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets Coding CSS Selectors & Rules
Lab Exercise	Writing CSS Selectors
Project	Introduction to Personal Website Project

Week 04 | CSS

Wednesday :: 04.23.2025

Due	Voices in Web Design Research Exercise
Lecture	Introduction to Web Typography CSS Layout Properties for Type Working with Google Fonts
Lab Exercise	Applying CSS to Type
Exercise	Working with CSS Typographic Properties
Project	Introduction to Personal Website Project Templates
Video	My Life in Typefaces (Matthew Carter)

Week 05 | Web Imagery

Wednesday :: 04.30.2025

Due	Working with CSS Typographic Properties Exercise
Online Exam	Exam over all demonstrations, readings and exercises (Due by 9:30 AM)
Lecture	Raster Image Optimization for the Web
Lab Exercise	Image Optimization
Online Lecture	Coding Imagery for the Web: Inline & Background Images.

Week 06 | Web Imagery

Wednesday :: 05.07.2025

Due	Personal Website Project (5:00 PM)
Lecture	SVG Artwork & Icon Fonts
Demo	Working with FTP servers and FileZilla
Lab	In-class time to work on Personal Website Project

Week 07 | CSs Layout

Wednesday :: 05.14.2025

Lecture	Intro to CSS Page Layout: Understanding the Box Model.
Demo	Understanding .outerwrap and .innerwrap
Exercise	Working with CSS Layout

Week 08 | CSS Layout

Wednesday :: 05.21.2025

Due	Working with CSS Layout Exercise
Lecture	Introduction to CSS Flexbox
Exercise	CSS Layout with Flexbox
Project	Introduction to Web Design Challenges Project
Online Lecture	Using CSS Layout Techniques to Arrange a Web Page
Game	Flexbox Froggy
CodePen	Flexbox Demo Collection
Reading	A Compete Guide to Flexbox (CSS-Tricks)

Week 09 | CSS

Wednesday :: 05.28.2025

Due	CSS Layout with Flexbox Exercise
Lecture	Introduction to HTML Forms: Syntax, function, & data submission.
Demo	Structuring HTML Forms
Exercise	Creating HTML Forms

Week 10 | Web Hosting

Wednesday :: 06.04.2025 @ 11:00 AM

Due	Creating HTML Forms Exercise (11:00 AM)
Exam	In-class online exam over all demonstrations, readings and exercises
Lecture	Web Hosting & Domain Names Introduction to Content Management Systems & WordPress

Thursday :: 06.05.2025 | Portfolio 2025

Portfolio Show

3:30 PM–7:00 PM in Building 2 Student Center

Week 11 | Finals Week

Wednesday :: 06.11.2025

Due	Web Design Challenges Project (12:00 PM)
Lab	Optional help session for work on Web Design Challenges Project (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)