Introductory Questions

Miles Lee / Interaction Foundations / Fall 2019


  1. Provide your name, major, year in school (sophomore, junior, etc).

    2. Hi! I'm Miles Lee (they/them) and I'm a junior pursuing a BFA in Communication Design and minoring in Writing and Computer Science.


  2. Tell me a bit about your background and what prompted you to take this class.

    3. I took a Web Development class in Summer 2016 and loved it (I've also taken Codecademy's HTML/CSS class). I took a class called Visual Principles for the Screen last semester that taught me a lot about web design.

    I'm taking this class because it's required and I couldn't fit the Computer Science department's Web Development course into my schedule, but I'm excited to get back into it.


  3. Do you have any experience with HTML/CSS/JS? If so, tell me a bit about it.

    4. I coded a few multi-paged websites from scratch in my class using HTML/CSS, but haven't learned JS.


  4. Name one thing you hope to learn in this class.

    5. I'd like to learn how to increase the functionality of a website such as creating 100% responsive pages, implementing smooth transitions, collapsable menu bars, and other effects.


  5. Name one way you expect designing for screen to be different from designing for paper.

    6. I've designed for screens in Visual Principles for the Screen, but for this class I'll have to consider how feasible it actually is to create my website using HTML/CSS/JS while designing it (the limitations of the media and all that).


  6. Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective design. Explain your choice.

    7. I enjoy the design of Almanac's website because the information provided is easy to digest due to its placement on the page. The design elements (color, type, texture, placement) are supporting one another.


  7. Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective communication. Explain your choice.

    8. I think Q Life's website uses effective communication because it splits up information into digestable, easily distinguishable sections.


  8. Provide a link to a website you think works well. Explain your choice.

    9. Destination Pride not only looks good, it works well too. I like that the opening sequence quickly and effectively describes the use of the website while also reflecting its own content. I like the way it depicts information that can be hard to portray visually.