thanks to the 2012 Participants and their great work:

Ryan Byrne
ryanbyrnephoto.com

Kristina Collender
kristinacollender.com

Ciaran Cooney
ccphotographic.com

Jonathan Higgins
jonathanhiggins.ie

Feena Kavanagh
feenakavanagh.com

Deirdre McGing
deirdremcging.com

Claire Meagh
clairemeagh.com

Nikki O'Carroll
nikkiocarroll.com

Treasa O'Hanlon
treasaohanlon.com

Catherine O'Toole
hippointherain.com

Alex Sinclair
alexsinclairphotography.com
-or- cargocollective.com/alexsinclair

Irene Siragusa
comeandseemywebsite.com

Introduction:

You look at a hundred images online every day. What does it mean to view images via the web? How do you interpret their context when you see a picture on a website, compared with printed in a book or a magazine?

It is easy to make images available for public viewing on the internet. You can put pictures up on Facebook or Flickr in five minutes. So why bother spending a semester in a class on the subject?

How images are presented is critical to how the viewer interprets them. We will spend more time discussing the meanings that are generated through various types of presentation. Connotative and denotative, if you recall.

So the 'look and feel' of a site is important, but so is the structure of how you organise the information. What links will you use to lead people through your pictures? How do you make the structure clear and coherent?

User testing is a critical part of web development. You will use your classmates as the initial testing audience. Be prepared to present your images and ideas to the group and to offer constructive critque. ?

Spring, 2012
Class meets Wednesdays, 10am to 1pm