Welcome to Web Design 1

Dennis Plucinik
Parsons The New School for Design
PSAM 1128 A CRN 7046

Your Teacher

1. Dennis Plucinik - dennis.plucinik@gmail.com
2. I'm a Lead Front-End Developer at Huge, Inc.
3. I've worked for agencies, design firms, startups, and Fortune 500 companies like Disney, Target, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, GE, Pepsi
4. I studied at SUNY Buffalo but am mostly self-taught

Class Objectives

1. Design websites using Photoshop
2. Develop websites using HTML, CSS & JavaScript
3. Understand how the industry works

Class Rules

1. Speak up if you don't know something
2. Be respectful
3. Don't be late

Class Structure

This is how we'll spend our time each class.

1. Lecture // 20 - 40 min.
2. Live code examples // 20 - 30 min.
3. Homework // 40 - 60 min.
4. Q & A / Discussion // Whatever's left, as needed.

Today's Checklist

1. Cover sylabus
2. Introduce ourselves
3. Quick assessment survey
4. Start homework

Assessment Survey

1. Have you ever build a website?
2. Have you ever written any HTML?
3. Have you ever used Photoshop?
4. Have you ever used Tumblr?

Ask Google, Then Ask Me

But seriously, please ask me anything.

Questions?