Class Portfolio Version 1

Due: Week 4

Description

A website that will showcase all of your in class and homework assignments. The visual design of the site should be clear and uniquely yours.

Requirements

Basic Requirements

• The portfolio will have sections (such as assignments and projects). Your portfolio should consist of several pages (versus one long list of links). Example structures are available for you to use as a starting point.
• Individual assignment and project descriptions and links (assignments and projects are individual sites separate from the class portfolio). Include the description of the assignment and information about how you created it (what was your approach? why did you make the design decisions that you did?), a link to the actual assignment, and any further information required by the assignment or that you wish to include. If it is a project you must have a screenshot.
• Full and consistent navigation on each page. The actual projects and assignments do not need global navigation, but the sections for them do.
• Pages must be valid XHTML.
• No functionality errors (for example, no broken links).
• Customized CSS and design (if you use one of the templates you must alter it).

The basic structure for your class portfolio is pretty much outlined by the requirements. And if you use the example files as a basis you have the foundation built. What you might want to start thinking about now is the first thing you would want someone to think of when they see your class portfolio. Is it that you are creative? Artistic? Intellectual? Fun? Whatever descriptive word you come up with, start brainstorming visual elements to support it (such as colors, images, layout, etc.)

Course Objectives

This project supports the following course objective:
Demonstrate an understanding of the underlying concepts behind, and be able to create, interactive projects using current production technologies.

Additional Resources

A grade checklist is used to see that the basic requirements were met. Optional templates are available. If you use a template you must make considerable changes to make it uniquely yours (most of the changes will be in your CSS file, but you should also add your own images and content). You are welcome to use the link below for a starting point with the understanding that you must add a considerable amount of your own markup, design, and organizational thought to them. Do NOT just use it as-is. XHTML template