AUTUMN
2018
CLASS SYLLABUS
DAY/TIME/PLACE
Tuesdays Starting October 22nd |
DESCRIPTION
If you want your site to look and behave great on both mobile and desktop you'll need a responsive design. Bootstrap's industry-standard responsive framework comes with pre-built CSS classes and media queries that make building your mobile-ready site faster and easier than coding from scratch. In addition, Bootstrap has a number of available components like buttons, carousels, modals and more that are common user interface elements used throughout today's Web. You'll learn how to implement these common interface elements, and modify them to apply your own customized designs. You should be comfortable with HTML and CSS in order to get the most out of this course.
GRADING
Class participation - 20%
Homework assignment - 20%
Final project - 60%
RESOURCES
Books
There are no required books associated with this class — instead, we will use the wide resource library available from Web sites promoting and explaining Bootstrap use.
Course Handouts and On-line Readings as identified below and in class.
LINKS
Bootstrap Home PageBootstrap Examples Page
Responsinator
W3 Schools Bootstrap Page
Bootstrap CSS Full Link
Material Design for Bootstrap
MDB Card Examples
Bootstrap Themes
Font Awesome Icons
The Bootstrap Blog
TOPIC1
welcome to bootstrap
In Class:
- CSS Features for Responsive Design
- Mobile Layouts
- Content Management System Integration
- Downloading Bootstrap
- Work with a week one example.
Homework:
- Consider what Bootstrap is suggesting:
- Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
- Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
- Is this a reasonable claim? What exactly do you want out of a service that makes such claims?
TOPIC2
using bootstrap for websites
In Class:
- Mastering the Bootstrap Grid System:
- We start with a grid system for the smallest devices (see the result of our classwork).
- Notice how the container class works to provide reasonable margins for the page.
- Notice how we can nest rows inside of rows in the page.
- Notice how we hide columns within the page (example: hidden-md-down (or up)).
- We can apply styles to any or all of the Bootstrap grid's classes (and you can add your own).
- We can use a pattern of .pull-XX-direction (where XX is the size from grid and direction is left, right, or none) to move content around
- Add margin or padding using classes with .property-sides-size (m or p for property; t,r,b,l, x, y, a for sides; 0, #, auto for size - in rems)
- Consider the rem unit of measure
- Work with a week two example.
- Generate your own learning examples from the work we did in class.
TOPIC3
integrating and aligning gui elements
In Class:
- Work with a week three example.
- Work with dynamic text changes within the grid.
- Integrating buttons
- Working with modal interface components
- Working with other popular GUI components like forms.
- investigating other features
- Do Homework assignment 1 on responsive GUI design.
TOPIC4
designing basic cards
In class:
- Understand the data-toggle (modal, collapse, dropdown, tab) and data-target attributes of HTML5 that Bootstrap uses.
- Deconstruct card design into descriptive content types like text, lists, block quotes, and links.
- Manage headers and footers for use in multiple cards
- Use image overlays for attractive card designs
- integrate other content types in card components
- Work with a week four example.
Cards have rich content classes: Use a container with .card class Then subcomponents: .card-title .card-text .card-blockquote .card-link Multiple image-related classes: .card-img .card-img-top .card-img-bottom Special sections for cards: .card-header .card-footer .card-block .card-img-overlay List components: .list-group-item .list-group-flush Card styles: .card-inverse .card-primary .card-success .card-info .card-warning .card-dangerHomework:
- Work on your mid-class homework and final bootstrap project.
TOPIC5
gallery genre features
In class:
- Review popular gallery sites for attractiveness and user experience
- Work with a week five examples.
- Implement the carousel and other Bootstrap specific gallery support services
- Work on informative tables design
- Work on your final bootstrap project.
TOPIC6
managing changes to Bootstrap
In class:
- Examples of modifying the base Bootstrap Framework for presentation features.
- Inventory of all popular Bootstrap features available within the framework.
- Take a look at student projects.
- Work on your class project.
Turn in your project by 11:59pm on Dec 11th.