WDM1141 Digital Typography
Students will identify five typographic clues used to indicate hierarchy and and design XHTML/CSS pages demonstrating each of those methods
Students will identify six methods typographers use to indicate paragraph breaks and design XHTML/CSS pages demonstrating each of those methods
Students will use XHTML/CSS code to create different types of hierarchy and paragraph breaks
Students will identify requirements of Midterm Exam
Turn in Homework
Hierarchy
Group Activity
- List and define typographic clues you can use to indicate text and document hierarchy
- What specific XHTML/CSS tags can be used to provide these clues?
Individual Activity
- Download this text file;
- Create 3 different HTML files with the text content from the file
- Use different HTML/CSS tags to present a different hierarchic style in each HTML file
Paragraphs
Group Activity
- List and explain 6 typographic techniques used to define paragraph breaks (page 126 in textbook)
- What specific XHTML/CSS tags/methods can be used to create paragraph breaks
Individual Activity
- Download this HTML File;
- Create 3 different HTML files with the text content from the file
- Using only the CSS Paragraph Selector included in the head of the document, format different styles of paragraph breaks for each HTML page.
Due This Week
- Read pages 120 - 147 in textbook
- Complete Reading Summary 3
- Complete Homework Exercise 3
Due Next Week
- Complete XHTML/CSS Hierarchy Assignment
- Review Midterm Study Guide
- Prepare for Midterm