Intro Questions

1. My name is Sean Kim, I am a senior majoring in Political Science and Communication Design.
2. I was raised in New Jersey, but I have lived in LA for the past 8 years. Living and studying in Saint Louis has been a great experience, and I hope to become a lawyer one day. I want to take this class because I want to have a basic understanding of what it takes to make websites!
3. I have no experience with HTML or CSS, I have very light coding experience. I took a computer science class in highschool, and my political data science class required me to learn R.
4. I want to learn how to code in HTML or understand how it works.
5. Designing for a screen is different from designing for a physical book because screens are interactive and allow users to swipe, tap, scroll, and navigate through content in different ways.
6. Google - is an example of effective design because its function is straight to the point and is not overly complicated. It's simplicity makes the user depend on their creativity and want to explore.
7. Patagonia - The photograohy and layout of this website tells a story and really shows us the quality and care for these clothes.
8. The NY Times - Functions very closely to a regular paper newspaper but you have access to basically an unlimited amount of stories that would not be possible by paper.