Thomas Wallace

Lectures and Resources

Mobile Web Development

Spring 2023 | IFSC 3342

Semester Wrap Up

Final Project due: 10:00am Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10am. Late Submissions will not be accepted. Submission should include the following:

  • Site URL
  • Digital Wireframes / Concept art for multiple breakpoints.
  • A brief description of the sites purpose and target audience.
  • Feedback you collected from at least 3 individuals and how you addressed the concerns / issues identified in that process.
  • 1-2 pages outlining the takeaways from the course. (What you learned, What you’d like to investigate further, ideas for improvement)

Please submit everything in a single email with subject: Mobile Web Final – Your Name.

Make sure the following assignments are linked from your home page. Remember that your course homepage should be styled, responsive and leverage CSS Custom Properties (variables).

  • Pre Assessment
  • Flexbox Froggy or Defense Screenshot (3/7)
  • Fluid Grid (Using Floats (2/9)
  • Fluid Grid Redux using CSS Grid (2/23)
  • Responsive Resume w/ Microdata (2/21 – 3/16)
  • Figma Prototype URL (3/14)
  • Bootstrap Rapid Prototype (4/4)
  • Responsive Images Demo (4/11)
  • Audio/Video (4/13)
  • Final Project

Web Hosting

Assignment

Continue working on your final project, be sure to bring questions to class for lab on Thursday.

Geolocation and Other Odds and Ends

Final Assignment Submission Guidelines

Final Project due: 10:00am Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10am. Late Submissions will not be accepted. Submission should include the following:

  • Site URL
  • Digital Wireframes / Concept art for multiple breakpoints.
  • A brief description of the sites purpose and target audience.
  • Feedback you collected from at least 3 individuals and how you addressed the concerns / issues identified in that process.
  • 1-2 pages outlining the takeaways from the course. (What you learned, What you’d like to investigate further, ideas for improvement)

Please submit everything in a single email with subject: Mobile Web Final – Your Name.

Make sure the following assignments are linked from your home page. Remember that your course homepage should be styled, responsive and leverage CSS Custom Properties (variables).

  • Pre Assessment
  • Flexbox Froggy or Defense Screenshot (3/7)
  • Fluid Grid (Using Floats (2/9)
  • Fluid Grid Redux using CSS Grid (2/23)
  • Responsive Resume w/ Microdata (2/21 – 3/16)
  • Figma Prototype URL (3/14)
  • Bootstrap Rapid Prototype (4/4)
  • Responsive Images Demo (4/11)
  • Audio/Video (4/13)
  • Final Project

Final Project Lab

Today should be spent working on your Final project. On Thursday we’ll explore Google Analytics.

Native Audio and Video

Assignment

On your course index page, provide links to working examples of both an Audio and Video implementation using HTML5. In addition, I’ll provide extra points if you to implement one of the many prebuilt video/audio players. Be prepared to discuss the implementation in class on Tuesday. Included on the page should be the url of technique you used.

Responsive Images

Assignment

Using your own images and breakpoints create a working responsive image demo using one of the techniques covered in class today. Please post the working demo to your course index page. Remember that I’d like to see this technique implemented in your final project. Keep that in mind as you work through the design of your demo.

Rapid Prototyping with Bootstrap

Using the visual prototype/wireframe you created for your final project, create a low-fidelity prototype of your homepage concept using Bootstrap. This should be built in your work environment and added to the workspace landing page you created earlier this semester.

CSS Preprocessors and Variables

Introduction to Web Frameworks

Assignment

Implement a demo of css variables  on your course homepage. Nothing complex required, I would just like like you experiment a bit.

Continue working on your individual project and prototypes. Remember, you should have a prototype design by next Tuesday. Review Bootstrap Documentation prior to class on Thursday.

Final Project Discussion and Resume Wrapup

Assignment

Over Spring Break complete the site project questionnaire and create a visual design prototype in Figma.

At this point you should have the following assignments linked from your course homepage:

  • Pre-Assessment
  • Custom Grid Assignment
  • Custom Grid Using CSS Grid – Feb 23
  • Flex Froggy or Flex Defense Screenshot
  • Responsive Resume Assignment – Should be linked by the end of Spring Break
  • Final Site Planning
    • Questionnaire
    • Figma Prototype – Due April 4, 2023

Site Prototyping and Final Project Overview

Assignment

Decide on the concept for your final project. This can be on any topic you’d like. A local business, a non-profit, a charity, an event you attend(ed), a state park, etc. This can be a new site or a redesign of an existing site.

You are to design/redesign the site using current web technologies and workflows covered in this course. As you consider your options, keep in mind that you have 5 weeks to complete this project. Be realistic about what you can create in that time frame given your skillset and time available. I am looking for a well-executed final product more than a large content-rich site. Focus on quality over quantity. Be prepared to pitch your ideas to your classmates on Thursday.

Before next class please watch through the following playlist that covers introductory concepts. You will use this tool to create the prototype of your final project.

Resume (Mobile View) Lab

Assignment

Complete the styling of your mobile-first resume and post a link on your Github index page. Be prepared to begin working on your tablet view next week. We will do a bit of show and tell in class on Tuesday to see what you came up with. Good Luck!

Additional Reading

Resume Design – Mobile View

  • Debrief CSS Grid Implementation of the Fluid Grid Assignment

Microdata Resume Demo

Begin working on your mobile-first prototype. We will continue to work on it in class on Thursday but it should be close to completion by the end of the week.

CSS Grid and Resume Design and Discovery

In Class Coding Activity

  • Clone (Make a copy) your responsive grid assignment from last week.
  • Rename the copied directory css-grid-exercise-1
  • Add a link to your course homepage
  • Using CSS Grid, Rebuild your fluid grid.

Once completed begin research on a web based resumes and visually characteristics you’d like to include in your implementation. Next week we will begin design work on the Mobile View of this project.

 

Mobile First Design and Introduction to Schema

Introduction to Media Queries

Assignment

Read: Mobile First Design

Please review today’s codecast. Make a copy and experiment. Try implementing a few queries on your course index page.  Please bring questions to class with you on Tuesday.

If you have a resume please track it down and bring a digital copy with you to class on Tuesday. Over the next few weeks, we will be designing a grid-based, responsive resume with microdata support. This will be a multi-stage project with several graded components. It is imperative you have something to build around. If you do not have anything I will provide a template you can work from that contains minimal information.

Fluid Grids

The Flexible Grid

The Future of the Grid

Assignment

Read Chapter 3 in Responsive web Design

Create your own grid-based page using the sample HTML we generated in class. You should use different dimensions and gutters for this assignment. Use the approach we covered in class to make sure you understand the process. Please upload the assignment to your hosting. Be sure to link it up from your workspace index. If you need a bit of help here is the general workflow…

  1. Create a directory structure and base HTML. You can use the HTML from the codepen along with boilerplate if you like.
  2. Generate a Grid ( Experiment with Different Tools )
  3. Implement grid on the sample html file using pixels
  4. Convert to a percentage-based grid
  5. Publish and link the assignment from your course index.

In preparation for Thursday’s session, please thoroughly review this article on CSS Media Queries 

Grid-Based Design

A Comprehensive Introduction to Grids in Web Design

Assignment

In the remaining time today, begin working on generating your own static grid example. We will convert this to flexible grid in Tuesday’s session.

  1. Create a directory structure and base HTML. You can use the HTML from the codepen along with boilerplate if you like.
  2. Generate a Grid ( Experiment with Different Tools )
  3. Implement grid on the using the sample html generated in class.

Chrome Inspector and Grid Based Design Principles

During today’s scheduled class time I’d like you to continue review the Chrome Inspector toolset and select a feature to highlight/present to class on Tuesday.

In preparation for next weeks sessions, please read the following articles and familiarize yourself with the grid-related terminology.

Assignment

Style your course home page. At a minimum you should have styled typography and color scheme.

Web ARIA, Chrome Tools and more

Your assignment for the day is to review to content from the Chrome Dev Tools Documentation. At a minimum, I’d like you to be familiar with the content covered in the following sections (Overview, Elements, Accessibility). Be prepared to demo a tip or trick you learned from the exercise in class on Thursday. We will be leveraging these skills throughout the semester so it is imperative that you learn how to use this tool. Feel free to complete the remainder of the sections depending on your level of experience with the tool. The second link also contains some valuable information. Feel free to review it as well.

https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/

https://www.keycdn.com/blog/chrome-devtools

HTML5 Review

Setting up our Work Environment

Pre-Assessment Lab

Today I will work through the pre-assessment in an in-class demo. Please use this opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification on specific concepts and ideas.

Publishing Your Work

Assignment

Please have your pre-assessment posted to your course homepage by Thursday, January 26th.

Mobile Web 2023

Review Course Expectations

Introduction to the Virtual Classroom

We will be using a broad array of tools to support this course this semester. If you would like to familiarize yourself with these feel free to do so. I will explain and do walkthroughs with the tools when we begin to use them.  You are welcome to go ahead and create your accounts (they are all free) but make sure to keep track of your credentials.

  • Codepen.io – Codecasting Service for Lectures and Reference
  • Gitpod – Cloud-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • GitHub (Student Pack) – Code Versioning Repository for submitting assignments
  • Gravit.io – Cloud-based Vector Imaging editor
  • Figma – Cloud-based Interface design tool

Additional Tools

Skills Review

Assignment

Begin work on the skills pre-assessment. This is not a test. Just an opportunity for you to review key concepts to make sure you are at a good spot to proceed this semester. This is a pass/fail assignment. If you attempt it you will get credit. Next Tuesday we will review your work and publish to github. If you want to do your work in gitpod.io be sure to setup a new public repo.If you need assistance with set up we will cover in class next Tuesday. I’ll include instructions if you want to set up on your own.