Intro Questions

Provide your name, major, year in school (sophomore, junior, etc).

My name is Lucia, I'm a Communication Design major, and I'm a junior.

Tell us a bit about your background and what prompted you to take this class.

I'm more interested in the illustrated side of design, but I've already had instances in which I needed the knowledge to build a website. I took a course that taught basic HTML/CSS and I enjoyed it, so I'm hoping to further my skill.

Do you have any experience with HTML/CSS/JS? If so, tell us a bit about it.

I took Visual Principles for the Screen with Laurel. We did a lot of website prototyping on Figma, but here's a link to a website I actually built (my first time using JS): Visual texts. It's been a while though.

Name one thing you hope to learn in this class.

I hope to learn more about hosting an actual website. I've never been able to figure that out.

Name one way you expect designing for screen to be different from designing for paper.

It will be difficult to place different design elements on the page. It sometimes becomes confusing how to get something exactly where you want it.

Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective design. Explain your choice.

Bauhaus imaginista. This website has a nice grid and interactive elements.

Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective communication. Explain your choice.

Wada Sanzo | A Dictionary of Color Combinations. Simple interface that tells you what the website is about then allows you to explore the color combinations.

Provide a link to a website you think works well. Explain your choice.

riiso. I use this website a lot and it doesn't let me down.