DESN 368
Wk 2 // Weekly Visual Notes
Web Design Fundamentals
Required
Objective
Create hand-written visual notes that capture key concepts, ideas, and learnings from each week's content.
Requirements
- Pages: 2–4 pages per week (5.5" × 8.5" each)
- Medium: Moleskine Cahier notebook
- Tools: Pen (any color that scans well)
- Style: Hand-written with visual elements (sketches, diagrams, connections, etc.)
What to Include
Document anything that helps you process and remember the week's material:
- Key concepts and definitions
- Quick sketches or diagrams
- Questions that came up
- Code snippets or structures
- Connections between ideas
- Personal insights or "aha" moments
- Resources you want to remember
Submission
- Scan your pages using a document scanner or scanning app
- Create a single PDF file (right-reading order)
- Name your file:
week-0-notes-lastname.pdf
- Upload to Canvas by Sunday at midnight
Tips
- Don't worry about perfection — focus on capturing ideas
- Mix text and visuals in whatever way helps you learn
- Use your own note-taking style
- These are YOUR learning artifacts
Grading
- ✓ Complete (2–4 pages with genuine engagement)
- ✓ Incomplete (less than 2 pages or minimal effort)
Inspiration
For examples and inspiration, check out Google's Sketchnotes Gallery or search for #sketchnotes online.