GRDSN 122: Design Tech III
Project: Online Newsletter
Performance Objectives: (Things you will be able to learn...) and Criteria: (This is how well it has to be done...)
Instructions: Select a score for each outcome below based on the following scale...
0= Clearly does not demonstrate competency.
1= Demonstrates basic understanding of competency.
2= Demonstrates clear understanding of competency.
3= Demonstrates competency with clarity, uniqueness and depth.
4= Demonstrates competency at a professional work level.
1. Design a navigation structure for the online newsletter that flows easily, is user friendly and invites interactivity
0 1 2 3 4
2. Develop cross platform authoring in the web site to avoid browser incompatibility by...
- selecting common web colors
- using html code that works in various browsers
- making your web page fit within the live area of both Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers using a monitor size of
1024 x 768
0 1 2 3 4
3. Design images to take advantage of Run Length Encoding / Compression by...
- creating artwork that has horizontal changes in color. This will create a more compressed image (small file size).
- creating artwork that has large areas of flat color
- creating non-complicated line art and non-dithered images
0 1 2 3 4
4. Create small file sizes so web pages load quickly for the online newsletter by...
- reducing the number of colors when possible (using the web, adaptive or exact palettes when saving gif files)
- using compression / quality controls to improve file size reduction when saving jpeg files
- cropping images tightly
0 1 2 3 4
5. Uae CSS div tags and properties:
- Create a layout with div elements
- Edit CSS rules to adjust the layout
- Use the float property to control nested divs
- Use margins and padding to affect element placement
- Define HTML tag selectors and descendent tag selectors
- Create pseudo-class selectors
- Add and modify selectors to meet specific design requirements
0 1 2 3 4
6. Create background tiles, patterns and/or full screen backgrounds that add interest and load quickly in the online newsletter
0 1 2 3 4
7. Use Web Tools in your browser
0 1 2 3 4
8. Create web pages that are 180k or less for quick download
0 1 2 3 4
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