Week 1: 1/25

In a typical week there would be activities to do before class on Tuesday. This week we will do these in class. 

Note, that I record our class sessions, but I only post them on a page that has privacy controls so that only members of our class site can see them. If you miss the first class and want to see the recording, make sure to go through the Accounts page to create an OpenLab account and request membership to our site.

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Introductions (course)

We wills start with an introduction to the class and me. For the most part we will go through these pages:

• Getting Started – including the Syllabus
• Accounts

During this part of the class we will go through creating accounts at a number of different sites. CREATING ACCOUNTS is IMPORTANT. Almost all of this class can be done in a web browser (appropriately) and you need these accounts to access the tools and content needed for the site.

Introductions (you)

For this part of the class you will go into breakout rooms and start to get to know each other.

Activity 2: Portfolios

We will spend a lot of the course working on your portfolios (both as responsive web sites and using a static site generator named Eleventy). To kick things off and get our heads into web design, you will split into groups and look for a good portfolio.

Were to find portfolios

Here are some sites and direct links to portfolios:

• https://www.ruhsona.com/ (BMCC alum)
• https://renzoesposito.com (BMCC alum)
• https://mikhailwilliams.com (BMCC alum)
• http://zaradrei.com/
• https://www.verachen.me/
• https://www.brandonviney.com
• https://www.marco.fyi/
• https://www.elsaamri.com/
• https://danielautry.com/
• https://portfolio.adobe.com/examples/

Components of a Good Portfolio

Be prepared to talk about how the portfolio you chose has the following:

1. Makes it clear what kind of work the person does (design, web dev, illustrator etc).
   1. Ideally, you should also know who their audience is (clients, employers, customers etc).
2. Shows examples of work and process.
   1. What is the example
   2. What were the goals/deliverables
   3. What the person did (credit others if applicable)
   4. Their process in working on it
   5. software/tools/platforms used if applicable
3. Gives you a sense of the person
   1. something to show their personality and help you remember them like: picture of them, unique visuals, unique style of writing, bits of personal info.