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DESN378: Code+Design 2 Winter 2026

Wiring Up the Nervous System. Sense. Respond. Adapt.

22 students 11 weeks 5 hours/week:in-class 10 hours/week:at home
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Week 6: The Blueprint

"What happens when the page moves with you?"

Curriculum content for this week is coming soon.

What you'll learn

  • Design a complete scrollytelling site in Figma with 5โ€“7 sections, each mapped to a metaphor chapter and JS concept
  • Set up Figma variables with semantic tokens and light/dark mode
  • Explain how GSAP ScrollTrigger ties animation progress to scroll position
  • Use ScrollTrigger's core properties: `trigger`, `start`, `end`, `scrub`, and `markers`
  • Define parallax and identify how different scroll speeds create the illusion of depth
  • Build a basic parallax effect using GSAP ScrollTrigger in CodePen
  • Apply DrawSVGPlugin to animate SVG strokes tied to scroll position (via tutorial)
  • Analyze scrollytelling as a design pattern โ€” understanding how scroll controls pacing, attention, reveal, and meaning