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wk 0 // weekly visual notes

Web Design Fundamentals · Spring 2026

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Objective

Create hand-written visual notes that capture key concepts, ideas, and learnings from each week's content.

A Focus for Thursday

Read and maybe(take notes) on one of these four articles about the journey ahead in web development.

Required Reading: 

Code is Clay
https://campedersen.com/code-is-clay?utm_source=cassidoo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=happiness-is-a-choice-that-requires-effort-at


Optional Readings

  1. Why Learning to Code is So Damn Hard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230630111131/https://www.thinkful.com/blog/why-learning-to-code-is-so-damn-hard/
    Written by the founder of The Odin Project - a realistic view of what's ahead.
  2. Wikipedia: Web Design
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design
    Understanding the breadth of the web development profession.
  3. Front-End vs Back-End vs Full Stack Web Developers
    https://www.udacity.com/blog/2020/12/front-end-vs-back-end-vs-full-stack-web-developers.html
    The different paths and roles in web development.
  4. Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning How To Code
    https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/things-i-wish-someone-had-told-me-when-i-was-learning-how-to-code-565fc9dcb329/
    Advice from someone who's been through the journey.
  5. The Power of Believing that you can Improve
    https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve
    Carol Dweck researches "growth mindset" — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems.

Requirements

What to Include

Document anything that helps you process and remember the week's material:

Submission

  1. Scan your pages using a document scanner or scanning app
  2. Create a single PDF file (right-reading order)
  3. Name your file: week-0-notes-lastname.pdf
  4. Upload to Canvas by Sunday at midnight

Tips

Grading

Inspiration

For examples and inspiration, check out Google's Sketchnotes Gallery or search for #sketchnotes online.