May 03, 2026  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GRA 2600 - Web Design


Credits: 3

This course is an introduction to the concepts of professional web site design using Industry-standard website development software. Students will learn the basics of web design templates, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), image creation and manipulation as well as preparing documents, illustrations, and images for the web. Emphasis will be on site design and management, aesthetics, page development and construction. User Experience Design process will be explored and user needs in relation to designed interfaces. Students will be introduced to the world of user-centered design. The four design principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity will be discussed and utilized to create a web site using authoring tools as well as the skills acquired in the prerequisite courses.

Prerequisite: GRA 1101  or CSC 1271  or permission of the graphic design program coordinator/chair
Prerequisite/Corequisite: none
Corequisite: none
Elective Code(s): CRTY, LART
Course Fees: Supplemental Fee Level 2
Previous GRA* 260