Category: Web Design

  • Michael Booth talked at InfoCamp 2013 about why you should use HTML5. Michael is a developer at Microsoft for over two years. He says that HTML5 is great for a lot of different projects. Because it’s easy to learn, it’s a widely known “language.” (See Why HTML is Not a Programming Language.) Its strengths: content creation, content…

  • Assignment: Re-design International Karate Federation of Kitsap Phase 1 of Web Design 1. structure information with user-centered considerations (Site Map) *Research the competitors (Links) and content (html) International Karate Federation – Honolulu, Hawaii. The main organization is located in Hawaii. Karate for Women in Seattle – Feminist Karate Union  Seattle Branch   2. communicate style and function Branding (style Tile) Version…

  • I recently went to New York and I had a great time there. It was a time of thinking. The end of summer approaching. My first summer as a certified graphic designer (I just graduated in June) and I felt a little bit like I was going to a Mecca of design. I walked a…

  • I was at a coding jam session at Greenlake Forza last night with Paul Nissen, Seattle Central Creative Academy code-helper (for the lack of a better title). It turns out the kids at this year’s Web Design Bootcamp are getting schooled in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). When they asked for help, I kind of shrugged, like what?…

  • Site map for portfolio website Today, I am getting organized for my portfolio reboot. It has been a month since I graduated graphic design school and I had only one interview with potential employers despite meeting with three recruiters. I think that having more projects on my website (I currently have nine) will be better…

  • Assignment: Make up an App, make 8-10 screens. Make a killer presentation and a landing page. Phase 1: Research Phase 2 of App Design– Wireframes I had a moment of clarity last night when I realized that this app is not incredibly realistic and I am happy about that. I wanted to make something forward…

  • Assignment: Make up an App, make 8-10 screens. Make a killer presentation and a landing page. Phase 1 of Web Design 1. structure information with user-centered considerations  *Research the competitors (Links) Five Best Tablet Drawing Apps. 7 Free Drawing Apps for your Students and Kids ( iOS ) ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.  2. communicate style and…

  • Assignment: get a job Phase 3 of Web Design: Iterations Katarina Countiss. Playing in CSS: Remember The Order of Margin/Padding Shorthand with TROUBLE | CSS-Tricks. It’s clock wise from the top or TROUBLE: “The trick is that thefirst four consonants in the word are the first letters of Top, Right, Bottom and Left.” I really like adding error…