Core 1 Interaction, Section H

Our class consists of...

• Anna Brown
• Yunqi Chen
• Chandana Chordia
• Valentina Donoso Abuawad
• Bradley Duley
• Angela Jung
• Alicia Kim
• Min Kim
• Karen Ko
• Guoman Li
• Elin Nakayama
• Mateo Perez
• Eric Shin
• Meera Sunil
• Serena Wan
• Taichi Wi (instructor)
• Serena Zheng

This list may change up to the first day of class.

During our time...

• We'll think slowly.
• We'll search for an understanding of programming that is meaningful, generative, and grounded in its nature.
• We'll practice the fundamental languages of the web and learn their histories:
  • HTML, which gives information its structure
  • CSS, which defines its appearance
  • Javascript, the engine that makes it dynamic
• We'll work from experimentation, history, and observation, while respecting different perspectives, values, and ways of knowing.
• We'll offer observations and questions, make space, and support each other in communication. Although the class operates in English, we should not treat English as a better means of communicating, but a bridge for us to communicate.

We can define more shared goals in conversation throughout the term.

Syllabus

Syllabus (Google Docs)
Contains objectives, assignments, and policies shared across sections of the cohort.

Lectures and Class Materials

Demo Library

1. August 30, 2022: File Names
2. September 6, 2022: HTML
3. September 13, 2022: HTML & CSS
4. September 20, 2022: CSS Intro
5. September 27, 2022: CSS Layout and Flex, Github
6. October 4, 2022: CSS Animations, Github Pages
7. October 11, 2022: CSS Media Queries
8. October 18, 2022: Midterm
9. October 25, 2022: Javascript Intro
10. November 1, 2022: Javascript Basics
11. November 8, 2022: Javascript Events
12. November 5, 2022: Loops

Read & Watched

• Four YoU, Talk by Olia Lialina from 07/13/2022
• Paul Ford, "What is Code?"
• Frank Chimero, "The Good Room"
• Laurel Schwulst, "My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge. What could yours be?"

Tutors

Tutor Specialists are available for one-on-one assistance, in-person at the Design Lab, to help Communication Design students learn how to code. Students can find the details from CD App > Make & Remake

"Harmonic Collection"

Pick a theme to explore for the duration of the semester. Each week, you’ll design and code an entry to a collection that explores this theme. At the end of the semester, you’ll deliver a website that houses 11 programmed entries. The website container is part of the design, as well.

Your theme should be open-ended enough to encourage a range of content, but specific enough to inspire a sketch each week for twelve weeks. Example themes: your daily commute, "solitude", or interesting words you came across this week.

References (Google Docs)

We'll discuss the project more throughout the semester. You can find more info on the project in the Syllabus