Introduction
DesignLab explores critical design approaches for Digital Humanities work through conceptual and applied work. Our goals for DesignLab include:
- Develop a foundation for imagining, scoping, managing, and developing our own web-based digital work;
- Learn to use design elements and concepts to review existing digital humanities work and to develop our own work;
- Learn ways of storytelling using web-based design and development approaches;
- Inspect and understand source code, as well as manage our own source code;
- Publish a personal portfolio and a modest prototype for your research project.
Schedule + Tracks
Date | Design Approaches | Web Development |
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09/21 | Intro to the Web Stack | |
09/28 | How + Why Design; Design Elements and Concepts | HTML: Describing Content |
10/05 | Accessibility and Inclusivity | HTML + CSS + Accessibility |
10/12 | Elements of User Experience | HTML: Structural and Landmark Elements |
10/19 | Strategy and Scope; Design Research | |
10/26 | Structure: Site Maps and Story Arcs | Approaches to Site Structure + Navigation |
11/02 | Skeleton: Wireframing Page Layouts | CSS Layout |
11/09 | Open Lab; 1:1 Meetings | |
11/16 | Surface: Color Mockups | CSS color, texture, background |
11/30 | Open Lab; 1:1 Meetings |