Your midterm project is to create and implement an interaction design for a website about a personal subject matter. Some examples are:

• an important place that you've lived or visited
• a friend or family member that you love and respect
• an event that was important to you
• an idea that is an essential part of who you are
• a hobby that you enjoy participating

You should allow the subject matter of your website to define the visual elements of your design. Look for a metaphor that might capture the essence of your site. Your subject matter cannot be a website portfolio of your art.

Your midterm project should demonstrate the following skills:

• HTML that is:
• coded by hand
• nests tags
• uses proper tag syntax
• shows consistency
• HTML Tables (including a table within a table)
• Optimized gifs and jpegs
• Applicable design principles learned from reading, Web presentations, class, etc.
• Include a rollover and either an image map or an animation
• Total page size less than 150k (html and graphics combined)
• Above the fold design fits 800x600 browser window (760x420)
• Tests the same in IE, Safari & Mozilla on MAC OSX

Your midterm project grade will be based on this:

• Applying the skills listed above (50%)
• Implementing an easy-to-use, clean navigation(25%)
• Your ability to integrate yoru subject matter and design into a visually and emotionally compelling experience (25%)

All project must be uploaded to your FTP account prior to the day of the midterm critique.