1. Thesis Presentation IV – Fall Midterm Review NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II week 14 :: a

2. NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 14 :: a :: in-class example  Web Design Practices  http://www.webdesignpractices.com http://www.webdesignpractices.com  a site devoted to helping designers understand what design practices are currently in use on the Web—and aims to gather research about the usability of commonly-employed design practices.

3. NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 14 :: a :: today’s agenda  FIR - the Fahrner Image Replacement technique  http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fir/ http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fir/  http://www.stopdesign.com/articles/replace_text/ http://www.stopdesign.com/articles/replace_text/  http://phark.typepad.com/phark/2003/08/accessible_imag.html http://phark.typepad.com/phark/2003/08/accessible_imag.html  Anchor tags (to link to specific sections of a page)  Today is a working day  Fix your bugs

4. NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 14 :: a :: if you think you are finished  make sure your site validates  make sure your site works on all browsers & platforms  convert your site from html to xhtml  validate it again  consider the following:  optimizing your code  how can your code be “cleaner”  is there any unnecessary repetition of code?  will multiple css files clarify your code?  optimizing the interface/usability of the site  does your site have multiple means of navigation?  bottom text nav? breadcrumb navigation for sub pages?  do all images have alternate text and/or alt tags?  what is “odd” or simply not working in your design? could it be fixed? how?  update your sitemap  work on “cleaning up” your sketches for your portfolio entries  consider working on your flash site for Art 257

5. NewMediaArts art 249 :: interface design II :: week 14 :: a :: revised schedule Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 11.2111.2311.2811.3012.512.7 Lesson: FIR - the Fahrner Image Replacement technique, anchor tags NO CLASS – OPEN LAB WORKING DAY Optional Lesson: time permitting, we can go over multiple layout options and how to set them up. FINAL critique - web site due FINAL - portfolio presentation WORK DAY