Suckerfish Menu

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Exercise Overview In this exercise we’re going to make CSS-based dropdown menus. These aren’t average menus. They are rich menus and can contain anything-images, text, sign up forms, etc. This type of menu is strangely called a Suckerfish Menu. The original creators named it that because the concept was originally demonstrated on a site about […]

PXSTUDIO – Fall 2012
Course Schedule

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Art-341_Motion Graphics (Course ID: 6885) 1:30 pm – 3:20 pm / MWF (OP-1224) Course program: • Adobe After Effects CS5.5 • Adobe Flash Pro CS5.5 & Actionscript Art-201_Design Software & Process (Course ID: 6374) 3:30 pm – 5:20 pm / MWF (OP-1224) Course program: • Adobe Illustrator CS5.5 (Digital Illustration) • Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 (Image […]

Gutters

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Gutters are the gaps in between columns. They are there so text, or image, from different columns don’t run into each other. Gutters are seperate to the columns. Generally the columns we create, using Web Standards, are ‘divs’ which are given widths and positioned and styled using CSS. So, ideally, if we’re creating these columns, […]

“HTML Language Code Reference”

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Language Code The HTML lang attribute can be used to declare the language of a web page or a portion of a web page. This is meant to assist search engines and browsers. According to the W3C recommendation you should declare the primary language for each Web page with the lang attribute inside the <html> […]

Student ADDY & Student Work Published CQ2

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Reina Koyano’s poster campaign, “Yummy Girls”, was created in Art-421 VisComm IV, Advertising Design, class in Fall 2011. Her work was published in April 2012 in Creative Quarterly magazine, 27th issue. Also, it was selected and exhibited in Cross Connections 2012 International Design Exhibition in Belgium, China, Mexico, and the U.S. Student ADDY – 2010 […]

Project Timeline_P3/A-420: SP’12

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Project Timeline: 3/13 ~ 4/12 (4 weeks) 3/15: Study company websites, prepare the research paper, and check the sketches 3/20: Review the research paper draft and make a grid decision for <div> arrangement 3/22: Prepare the project brief (draft), sitemap draft, and complete the graphic design in AI 3/27: Complete the Craftmaster site homework and […]

What size should I make for my webpages?

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Actually, there is no height to a webpage if you plan to design a comprehensive website. The default height is “auto”. However you can force the page to have a real height by setting it to a fixed pixel height if your page doesn’t have too much content. If your page layout is static, you […]

Project-3: Communication Site / A-420

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Clear And Effective Communication In Web Design “Communication is one of the foundational elements of a good website. It is essential for a positive user experience and for a successful website that truly benefits its owners. All types of websites are affected by the need for good communication in one way or another. Regardless of […]

Project-2 DWWK Check List

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February 28: Please check the following three aspects of the project: A. Site management (root folder checking) • No PSD or AI files involved in the root folder • One image folder • Naming files: short file name / no space in the file names B. Validation for both CSS and XHTML C. Site completion […]