Darian Carson

Course Work Examples and Recent Classes

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Spring 2004

Animation 120

 

Description

My first class at Bellevue Community College and my first online class. Animation 120 covered animation principles, terminology, and basic concepts. We created five class projects (which are all linked below) and turned in drawing activities and a final sketchbook at the end of the quarter. We practiced traditional techniques of cel animation, stop- motion animation, 2-D Web animation using current technologies, and 3-D modeling and rendering. We learned to publish our animations for display on Web pages.
 

Skills

Photoshop, ImageReady, PremierePro, Flash MX2004, Swift 3D v.3, drawing for animation, use of FTP and compression concepts.

Frogger

Bouncing Ball

Hoth

Baby

3D Ball

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Summer 2004

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IDEV 111/PROG 109

 

Description

Internet Development 111 was an introduction to the fundamentals of databases, programming using javascript, and client-side concepts. We learned to use form elements and then to validate the information collected from forms using javascript. We learned about events and event-handlers, including roll-overs and click events. We learned very basic SQL and created a database that we learned to query using ColdFusion.
 

Skills

Javascript, MySQL, ColdFusion
 
 

WebMM 110

 

Description

Web Multimedia 110 was a survey course in multimedia concepts. We studied all aspects of authoring internet applications including gathering resources, writing HTML and scripts, using images effectively, creating streaming media presentations, and incorporating all of these components into a single presentation.
 

Skills

Browser compatibility, W3C XHTML standards, Copyright issues, Cascading Style Sheets, Frames, UNIX commands.

Three pages

This project was intended to show the differences in the way browsers display HTML, and also to demonstrate the differences in absolute positioning with CSS and tables with HTML. This project shows the same page coded three different ways: 1)Using Tables, 2)Using Style Sheets and absolute positioning, and 3)a Hybrid of the two approaches.
 

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Fall 2004

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Animation 121

 

Description

Animation 121 introduced basic principles of good design such as Balance, Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, and the use of color. We learned how to use typography to make sure our text areas were legible and readable. We learned the difference between raster images and vector graphics. I used Illustrator for the first time and found that I really enjoyed creating graphics this way. We learned how to use Photoshop to create graphics appropriate for television. We learned to create a simple banner ad and then animate it with ImageReady. We included this banner ad on a 'splash page' which we created using both Photoshop and Illustrator. Please see the links below.
 

Skills

Selection techniques, masks, adjustment layers, and compositing in Photoshop; Pen tool, using gradients, choosing realistic colors in Illustrator; optimization techniques for GIF and JPEG formats.

CorpCo

Splash Page w/gif

CorpCo Cafe

TV Graphic

Illustrator

 

IDEV 211

 

Description

Internet Development 211 focused on the client-side programming techniques that I had been introduced to in previous classes. I learned to use many types of events and event handlers, forms and form validation, the Document Object Model, querystrings, and cookies.
 

Skills

Javascript, HTML, CSS.

eSquared.com

This website was the culmination of three projects. We began by getting the design and company idea and then we added more and more functionality with successive projects. This site uses client-side Javascript programming to handle events, do form validation, and calculations on the products page. User Name: "George" and Password: "1" will get you into the site and allow you to visit the Members only pages.

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Winter 2005

Media 105

 

Description

I took this media class because I could not get any of the required classes for the certificate I am trying to earn. This class sounded interesting and turned out to be very useful and challenging. I enjoyed learning about storytelling and realized how difficult it can be to write a compelling script. I was enthralled by the history of typography and design. We studied design movements and the elements and fonts that were typical of the historical period. The final topic we discussed was very valuable to me--we discussed Web Usability and evaluated many web sites based on our studies.
 

Skills

I learned aspects of writing to sell and storytelling. I learned valuable 2-D design lessons from graphic novels and from historical design movements. I learned how important web usability is and how to create a home page that is easy to navigate.

GrapeNuts 1

GrapeNuts 2

GrapeNuts 3

Albertsons

PROG 111

 

Description

This class was an introductory programming class that was taught in the language C++. I decided to take basic programming so that I could reinforce some concepts I was afraid I was forgetting because I was not actively using them. There is value in knowing as much about computers as I can since they will be a large part of my future and a necessary tool to most any career path in the future.
 

Skills

Visual Studio, C++.
 
 

PROG 117

 

Description

This class was the server-side equivalent of the Programming 109 class that I took previously. We focused on learning how to create a dynamic database-centric internet site. I learned many server-side skills.
 

Skills

ASP.NET, webform controls and validation controls, C#, ADO.NET, CSS, HTML Visual Studio, reading and writing cookies, Debugging, database interaction, dynamically retrieving content from a database, using stored procedures, querystrings, using a session variable to determine if a user is logged in, binding data to webform controls.
 

don't give me that.com

This website was the culmination of three projects. We were given the company premise: serving wish lists, and we were required to come up with a company logo, design and color scheme. I created the logo in Illustrator. We added more and more functionality with successive projects. This site uses server-side ASP.NET programming to handle events, do form validation, and dynamically retrieve content from a database. Notice: the View Other Lists page is no longer connected to the database and so it will not generate a wish list. The functionality is there but the database is missing. The User Name: "Darian" and Password: "Buffy" will get you into the site and allow you to visit the Members only pages.

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Spring 2005

PROG 140

 

Description

The course name is SQL and Relational Database Programming. So far I have learned about database design, how to read an Entity Relationship Diagram, how to create a database and add data, how to query the database using SQL commands, and beginning Transact SQL programming.
 

Skills

Database design, database creation, entering data, retrieving data, MS SQL Server, Enterprise Manager, SQL Query Analyzer.
 

Fall 2005

Photoshop I

 

Description

My first quarter at Lake Washington Technical College, this class was all about digital imaging. We learned editing, retouching, compositing, and optimization skills that can be used for Web or Print projects. Our first project was to create a postcard for an existing company and to follow the company's branding style as closely as possible. The next two projects were to use a specific list of techniques and several images to create a composite image.

 

Skills

Photo correction, selelction tools, advanced layer techniques, masks and channels, optimization, retouching and painting with digital images.

postcard redecorate seasons

Postcard

Composite 1

Composite 2

 

Dreamweaver I

 

Description

The objective of this course was to learn how to create dynamic sites using the Dreamweaver application.
 

Skills

Site creation and maintenance, CSS, Tables, Layers, Behaviors, Forms, and Templates.
 

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