Shelby Edlund

Hello
Taken at the Ocean Cube Exhibit, 2020.

Psychology major, Communications Design minor


So I Decided To Take A Web Design Class at Parsons...

I hope to become not only comfortable, but confident in using code to execute impressive digital content and HTML pages. I wanna use the skills in this class to improve my own digital creative and professional portfolio.

I write songs as a hobby and I want to be able to design digital content to promote my work and hopefully build a creative portfolio website in the future. I hope this class will emphasize how to cultivate effective design through programming.

As a psychology major and aspiring psychologist/psychiatrist, I hate the layout and aesthetics of most clinical psychology and therapy provider websites. They are all so ugly, stale and sometimes lack proper information clients need. I want to be able to improve the user experience and raise the overall design quality in this space, which desperately needs an upgrade in terms of design aesthetic exploration and important aspects to optimize layout like the importance of accessibility for various users.


Date DuePercent
Week 2Website Analysis5%
Week 3Midterm Worksheet (8 Steps)5%
Week 3Responsive Mockup5%
Week 3CSS Selection Exercise5%
Week 4Grid Exersize5%
First Quarter Assessment25%
Week 5Responsive Wireframe5%
Week 5Code Portfolio Front Page5%
Week 5Midterm Floats & Grid Quiz5%
Week 6Typography Poster 5%
Week 7Current Topic Website5%
Week 8Portfolio: Class Presentation5%
Second Quarter Assessment 25%
Week 9Final: Worksheet5%
Week 10Final: CSS3 Collateral5%
Week 11Super Mario! CSS3 Animation5%
Week 12Final: HTML/CSS5%
Week 12Final: Modular Navigation5%
Third Quarter Assessment25%
Week 13Final: Multimedia5%
Week 13Final: Alternatives5%
Week 13Final: Peer Review5%
Week 14Final: Forms5%
Week 15Alternative5%
Final Quarter Assessment25%
Week 15Final: Presentation10%
Two assignments dropped:-10%
Total:100%