HW Assignment #6 (Due May 6)

READING

For next week's class, please read the following two articles. The first article is the same one that appeared in an earlier post. It goes into a little more detail about diagramming websites. After our class discussions, it should be mostly review.

The second article is a great short summary of wireframes. It explains what they are, what purpose they serve, and how they fit into the design process.

There is no written homework due for the next class, but you should be prepared to discuss and apply the concepts in these two articles.

Site Diagrams: Mapping an Information Space
by Jason Withrow
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/site_diagrams_mapping_an_information_space

The what, when and why of wireframes
by James Kelway
http://userpathways.com/2008/06/26/the-what-when-and-why-of-wireframes/



Due Date:
6 p.m., Wednesday, May 6

Mapping Sites

Two useful links for our class discussion tonight. The first is an article from a site (Boxes and Arrows) that's a great resource for topics related to information architecture. The second is a Web 2.0 application that's attempting to take some of the pain out of diagramming sites.

Site Diagrams: Mapping an Information Space
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/site_diagrams_mapping_an_information_space

WriteMaps
http://www.writemaps.com

HW Assignment #2 (Due February 11)

READING

For next week's class, you'll be reading the following two articles, both published in 2005. They address two topics still very relevant to Web development in 2009: Web 2.0 and Ajax.

What Is Web 2.0
Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software
by Tim O'Reilly
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
by Jesse James Garrett
http://adaptivepath.com/ideas/essays/archives/000385.php


WRITING

Assignment #2

Description:
The written part of your assignment is to make a list of at least 10 key terms from the two articles that you think are important to understanding them. Provide short definitions for each of the 10 terms (these can include company names or products), citing any sources you use to help you define them.

After you've written the terms and definitions, write a short description of how you researched these terms. You can use one term as an example, or you can explain your research process in general. I'm curious to know if you go to a particular search engine first, or if there are other resources you use. Do you often use more than one source?

So, that means the written assignment has two sections:
A. Key terms with definitions
B. Short explanation of research process

Format:
Typed, double-spaced Word, PDF, or text document with 12 pt font size. (I strongly prefer .doc files to .docx files.)

Submission Guidelines:
Email as an attachment to jneely@citytech.cuny.edu or infodesign.jn@gmail.com with "HW Assignment #2" as the subject line.

Please include your name and assignment number in the body of the document.

Due Date:
6 p.m., Wednesday, February 11