Watch Gordon, Olivia. “How the Internet Was Invented | The History of the Internet, Part 1” for class
Read Krug, Ch. 6 for class
Read Fenton & Lee, Ch. 7 for class

How do infrastructure and navigation help us understand how the web works? How does it help us understand how to navigate webpages? How do these structures help with building communities? What advice do Fenton & Lee and Krug give us about these two topics?

What are some of the ideas these readings say about moving from a technology-centered view to a human-centered view? What is usability and what are the design principles that we should stick to when designing UI (User Interface)? What about in website writing? What do Fenton & Lee say about the ways writing can help you convey your message more clearly? How do these two areas (usability and writing) come together in web design?

February 10th:
Read Fenton & Lee, Ch. 6 for class
Read Yeung, Ainsley. “Dark Pattern Design: It’s Downright Unethical & Irresponsible” for class
Read Nakasima, Ryan. “Google tracks your movements, like it or not” for class
Read Halper, Evan. “Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in” for class
Read Miranda, Leticia. “Thousands Of Stores Will Soon Use Facial Recognition And They Won’t Need Your Consent” for class

• What are 5 things you learned from these readings about dark patterns and privacy?
• How do you see this impacting your everyday web use?

Read Anderson, Chris, and Michael Wolff. “The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet” for class
Read Krug, Chs. 4 & 5 for class
Read Fenton & Lee, Ch. 9 for class

• From the Anderson and Wolff article, has the web become a place where business giants own all? As the dream of a free and open web no longer exist? Was it ever free and open anyway?
• Fenton & Lee talk about sensitive messaging how will you make your website messaging user-friendly?
• What useful tips will you use to help your web writing from Krug Chs. 4 & 5?

Read Fenton & Lee, Ch. 3 for class
Read Krug, Ch. 3 for class
EXTENDED DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29th at 3PM

• As we move towards personal website creation in the course, what are your goals for your personal website? Using Fenton & Lee’s chapter, what are some of the types of goals you should have? What is a rough draft of how you want your site layout designed?
• What are some website conventions you are really grateful to have? What are some of the conventions Krug tells us about in chapter 3?