Homework:
Start your midterm!
Topics to choose from, yes you will have to research the topic and cite sources beyond Wikipedia(it is a midterm):
Syrian refugee crisis
NYC refuse: trash, recycling and compost
School to prison pipeline in America
Voter disenfranchisement in America
A narrative about a character(s) you've created
I will also hear compelling arguments for complex and thoughtful topics.
You'll need to blog a bibliography for the site if you choose anything but the narrative option.
Read before starting your homework:
http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/design/learning-to-wireframe-10-best-practices
http://vanseodesign.com/web-design/golden-section-proportions/
Create and blog for next week:
Quick wireframe sketches 10-20 per page.
Start photoshop mock up of all three pages, if not finish it, because then you have to code it.
Tutorials to help you:
Photoshop:
Resizing images: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DtpVtPTf3Xs
Resizing layers: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9X0MEdO06w
Smart objects: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cH12mxFhOog
Shape tool: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbOiho4BEuc
Opacity( transparency or alpha, aka how see through): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKzCP2cFU0
In depth photo manipulation(not required): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vB2prjFwmWA
Illustrator:
Logo design(16mins but a good one): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=93bP0-fZnZA