Design your own domain, or, if you already have one, conduct an experiment in digital avant-garde scholarship or poetry (see Alternative Assignment below)<\/strong><\/p>\n Your final exam is not a test of anything but your own vision and creativity. Your task is to design and build your own Domain, building a website that you may use for the rest of your time at Davidson (and after) as a way of communicating your interests and accomplishments to the public. This is your chance to begin a narrative about who you are and what you\u2019ve done at Davidson\u2014including but not limited to your work in this course. If you already have a Domain that is drastically outdated or unsatisfactory to you, you may also conduct a major renovation.<\/p>\n The goal of this assignment is for you to build a website that you can expand, develop, or fully renovate as you go through life. You are always learning and changing, so your website should grow and change with you. This is YOUR DOMAIN, so the site should reflect WHO YOU ARE.<\/p>\n Download and read the articles on website design\u00a0available on the Readings<\/a> page: “Principles of Information Architecture,” “Information Architecture Guide,” and the excerpt from Steve Krug’s\u00a0\u00a0Don’t Make Me Think.\u00a0<\/em>Review the slide presentation I showed in class\u00a0UX Design: Basic Principles<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and Instructional Designer Sundi Richard’s slide presentation\u00a0<\/em>Designing Your Domain<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0If you are really interested in good design, you may also enjoy exploring\u00a052 Weeks of UX<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n To design your own domain, you need to choose a content management system (CMS).\u00a0Here is a list of some of the more popular CMS on the web:<\/p>\n There are many others, but\u00a0I recommend WordPress<\/strong><\/span> because there is such a large community of practice at Davidson and beyond, with many free plugins<\/a> available to allow you to add functions and customize your site. I can also help you with WordPress.<\/p>\n Study and evaluate<\/strong>\u00a0one website running your chosen CMS. You can start by looking at the Examples above. Think about and answer the following questions:<\/p>\n Drawing upon what you learned from the readings about website design and your own evaluation of a specific sample site, sketch a wireframe for your own website (see the reading on Information Architecture). Make sure your wireframe include all the elements in the rubric (see Step 5).<\/p>\n Your website should include the following elements:<\/p>\n The following elements are optional:<\/p>\n If you are stuck or overwhelmed, you may find it helpful to explore other Davidson student domains, including (Sundi Richard’s slides, linked above, include links to other student sites):<\/p>\n *You may also install the CMS at the domain level, if you want your website to correspond with the URL for your domain.<\/em><\/p>\n You should have permission for all images you use. Search\u00a0CreativeCommons.org<\/a>\u00a0for images in the public domain and make sure you abide by any copyright restrictions or citation guidelines provided with the image. Use the caption area to cite the source for any image you didn\u2019t create yourself, regardless of whether the original source requests a citation. You can also link the image to its original source. But a link alone is not a sufficient citation, as links tend to fracture over time.<\/p>\n Having a domain requires some housekeeping, so you should periodically check your websites to update WordPress and any plugins and repair any damaged files.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Your goal should be to produce a simple, well-designed website that is:<\/p>\n Davidson College policies prohibit any student receiving credit for the same work in more than one course. If you have already designed your domain, you should do an alternative project:<\/em><\/p>\n While everu experimental project will be different, each should contain the following elements:<\/p>\n Thanks to\u00a0Dr. Jakub Kabala<\/strong>, assistant professor of history, for sharing his digital studies assignments and allowing us to crib from them. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions for this assignment. Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification. 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Conduct an avant-garde experiment in digital art or poetry. <\/strong><\/h5>\n
Make something new and host it in your domain.<\/strong>
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