Over the course of several weeks, students work through a multi-phase design and development process, beginning with brainstorming and site planning, followed by wireframing, content development, visual design, and coding.
The final projects reflect each student's unique creative direction—ranging from personal portfolios and resumes to case studies, tutorials, event promotions, and small business websites. While the structure of the course provided key technical instruction, students were encouraged to take ownership of their project goals and user experience, resulting in a diverse collection of websites that demonstrate not only their design thinking and technical skills, but also their ability to plan, iterate, and problem-solve independently.
We're proud to present their work, which represents the culmination of their efforts in both design and code!
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I see the skills I've learned in this class helping me in the future by improving my ability to work with code. Having a better understanding of HTML and CSS will help me down the line for web development and design in general. With web development and graphic design I'll have more freedom and versatility with my work. I'll also be able to express my ideas better. I'm thankful for the experience and how much I've learned through this course.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I can see my skills from this class benefitting my future by improving my brainstorming process before my projects. While a lot of skills from this class will transfer to my major, a skill that will help in all of my classes is my brainstorm process. Rather than jumping into the project and feeling overwhelmed, I learned about the steps to make my work easier. Creating wireframes, research, optimization, sketches, and drafts all helped my project develop over time and experiment with new ideas without feeling overwhelmed.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I see my skills benefitting a lot from this class. I always wanted to see what it would take to make my own website. I learned that it is a lot of hard work, however, the more I mess around with it, the better I will get. I feel confident enough to try again and create something new and improve my skills more. This was a great class and I can't wait to look through everyone's websites!
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
So with the class, I encountered a world I didn't know—the blend of design, programming, and art was something that surprised me a lot. I had been studying technology-related things for a long time, which are very structured and have almost no design or art, but here I discovered something that, despite personal challenges, I was able to complete the final site, something I am very proud of. I believe that with the knowledge I acquired during the class, it has given me more than just discussing a site; now I can take an idea and bring it to reality. It is a work tool that I truly value.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I couldn't imagine that I could ever create a website that ended up being so delightful and fun. I can see myself designing websites like this all day long. I had so much fun doing it. I feel I have a knack for development and know that I will take this knowledge into future classes and into the workforce. It would be my dream to build aesthetically pleasing websites in a genre I'm most interested in. Working for Studio Ghibli would be a great start! That is the dream.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
The purpose of me taking this class was to help me develop the foundations of front-end web development, and to improve my understanding and coding skills. The benefit this class brings has been to help build my confidence at web design. This will benefit me because I want to use these skills to help non-profit dog rescue groups update their websites so that they are more professional.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I had a lot of fun working with HTML5 and Dreamweaver this semester. I can definitely see myself going on to make more sites in the future whenever it feels necessary. If I ever decided to pursue anything different from graphic design, then site-building and coding in general would definitely be on that list, especially since I know so many people I could rely on to help me further this as a potential career path.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
The web design skills I learned will help me maintain and improve my flower shop website in the future, and I will use them for my future work.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
This class really inspired me to pursue Web Design as a potential career path. I plan on taking the Intermediate Web Design next semester, so I definitely think much of the concepts and terms that we learned in this class will apply to the next. I also think the notes that I took and the projects I've worked on in this class have created a solid foundation for learning Web Design going forward.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I am taking intermediate web design next semester, so I am very excited to use all these basic foundation skills and add to them in January! My dream job is to be a web developer and I definitely see these skills benefitting me in future classes and careers.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I believe my skills from this class will benefit me greatly in the future. I feel confident in my ability to create a functioning and good-looking website, and I think this will be a useful skill for myself and others. I know so many people who want a website for their art, business, or side hustle, and now I can help them. I can also use this for myself, especially in portfolio work or freelance.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I plan on learning more about JavaScript and maybe even UX/UI design. I think this class gave me a good foundation to build upon and now I'm really excited about where I could go with it.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
This class gave me the opportunity to explore design in a way that was practical and applicable. I think the ability to create and manage my own website is something I'll use for personal and professional reasons. It also taught me a lot about planning and organizing content for users.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the coding aspect of this course. I can definitely see myself building more websites, maybe even taking on some freelance work for artists who need a portfolio. This skill is super valuable and I'm glad I took the class.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I enjoyed working on my final project and seeing how everything came together from wireframes to live site. I think this will be very helpful when applying for internships or showing clients my process and skills.
How do you see your skills from this class benefitting you in the future?
I now feel confident creating my own website from scratch. These skills are something I can add to my resume and use to present my work professionally. It's exciting to be able to control every part of your online presence as a designer.