IT 240 Web Design

Generally Useful Web Design Links

HTML Validator: W3C Markup Validation Service (free)
CSS Validator: W3C CSS Validation Service (free)
Tutorials: W3Schools Online Web Tutorials (free)
Colors: Color Advice: My Favorite Websites for Learning About Color.
Lorem: Lorem ipsum generator.
Images: GIMP Image Manipulation Program (like PhotoShop but free)   User Manual   Grokking the GIMP
Sound: W3S Howto   Audacity, Cross-Platform Sound Editor (free)
Video: W3S Howto   DVDVideoSoft (free)

Winter 2011 (Don Colton)

Class runs from Jan 5 to Apr 6, 2011, with final exam on Apr 7 or 8.

Catalog: IT 240. Web Design (3) (1FWS) Concepts of multimedia design and creation for the Internet using web programming tools to develop web pages.

Textbook: Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML Author: Elisabeth Freeman & Eric T Freeman Paperback: 658 pages Publisher: O'Reilly; 1st edition (December 2005) ISBN-10: 0-596-10197-X, ISBN-13: 978-0-596-10197-8 Suggested Retail Price: $39.99 Amazon Price: $20.15 (2010-11-15) See also Head First Labs.

Student Project Links
General Announcement Emails
Syllabus (4p pdf)
Google Books version of the Textbook This is a preview. Some pages are omitted.

Other General Information

Prof Colton Campus Website   Don Colton Personal Website
BYUH Online Course Catalog entry for IT 240
BYUH Academic Calendar Can I still drop the class?
BYUH Final Exam Calendar What day is my final?

Quizzes and Gradebook Requires BYUH NetID and password.

IS2: The CIS department provides a web-hosting environment for student projects.
IS2 account creation (requires BYUH netid)
IS2 account rules, the dos and don'ts
Password Advice, how to pick a good one (to be added)