Final critiques (July 29 - August 5)
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Final critiques
Just a reminder that next week's class time will be a final peer critique of portfolios.
In preparation for in-class critiques please make sure to:
- Have your website ready in GitHub pages
- Bring a laptop (no tablets!)
- Bring a pen or pencil
- Arrive in-class by 12:25pm so we can start critiques promptly
Even if your portfolio is not your 'ideal' outcome, I recommend coming to class to get feedback on how you can improve it further. You already know the drill, good things happen for those who attend in-person peer critique sessions...
Once wrapped up with critiques we will be done for the term so you will be likely free to go by 2:20 pm this week. There are no labs this week (August 5-6th)!
Concerns with code
Outside of validator concerns, a number of the issues that came up were items that we have talked about in prior code tutorials:
<img>
elements need height/width- non-semantic use of
<br>
elements - alt attributes that do not describe
<img>
elements as if we did not see them - using fixed units such as pixels for font sizing
- form field without
<label>
, or<label>
not associated with form fields
Concerns with design
- responsiveness problems such as horizontal scrollbars appearing at small sizes and/or too much padding and content squish at smaller sizes
- inefficient use of space at desktop scales; for example the desktop site looks like a wider version of mobile website (no rearranging of content/space)
- no visual change of state on focus (keyboard navigation) for interactive elements
Concerns with content/UX
- a lot of repeated links (i.e. read more, click here, see details, etc.)
- unable to access 'complete' content — for example unable to access a project — as expected or appropriate for the site's context
- navigation or linking between pages is odd or confusing
Final grading
Once all final projects are submitted we will be working on grading. You will likely hear back from us next before August 19th about final grades.
Thank-you for your patience while we wrap up final grading.
What about P2 grades?
P2 grades will be released in the next few days. Just a reminder if you would like to review the project for feedback and/or if you have concerns with your grades please email Alfredo to arrange a time to meet and discuss. Matthew is unable to address grade concerns.
Coding quiz and Reading Reflection #4 grades will likely will be released next week. Apologies for the delays!
Questions or concerns?
Of course should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email Alfredo, email Matthew or message over the course chat and we will respond as quickly as possible.