Class Dismissed
It seemed to end as quickly as it began. 3 months can go by in the blink of an eye. Unless of course you're waiting for chase season to begin. I submitted grades for my Spring Web Design Class yesterday. What a great experience.
Overall I was impressed with the students ability to rally at the last minute in preparation of their final presentations. And watching how the individual students manage the "end off school year" stress was both entertaining and nostalgic. I remember it well.
Endicott College isn't exactly SVA (my alma mater) but there were some great students (there are some great professors at EC). This class was a mixed bag of various majors so there wasn't a strong "design" focus. The class was more of a survey of web publishing in general. For the most part the entire group had zero experience with the web. So I was able to get them grounded with the concepts of "standards based" web design right from the start. There were no old habits to break. It was all from the ground up. As a testament to the beauty of CSS, this group was managing style rules and laying out pages in no time.
I've signed on to teach Advanced Typography in the fall � required course for Visual Communications majors � and I cant wait. While I've enjoyed a successful career in Web publishing, print design and Typography are a passion. The course will be entirely focused on creative problem solving rather than technology. I'm really looking forward to it.