February 19: Images

Class Topics

• Intro to images on the web
  • Saving images for the web (jpg, png, svg, gif)
  • Alternative Text for images: Decorative, Functional, Complex
• Intro to basic layout
  • CSS Properties: float, clear
  • Considering Viewports: MDN Using the viewport meta tag
• Intro to Screen Readers (Voice Over)
  • WebAim: Testing with Screen Readers
  • WebAim: Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Accessibility

Homework

• Wireframes and HTML for Exercise 3
• Read WebAim: Alternative Text
• Read Use of Illustrations and Use of Photographs in AIGA Design Business and Ethics.