Presentations
You will present the apps you created on Friday.
Which ones do you like and why? Would you use an app like this? Why or why not? Would you pay for an app like this? What would be a fair price?
Now it’s on you!
You have a little over a month to make something really cool and/or work on something you really want to learn more about. Why not give it try?
Working on your own or in a group of 3-4 people (no more, please!), you can dive into any of the following topics. You can either play around and do tutorials or work on your own or in a group to create a product or a concept for a product (new game, app, or website).
Gaming
Coding
Apps
Visual Design
Blogging
Websites
Your resources (create, wireframe, follow tutorial, etc.):
Apps
Dreamweaver CS6 (use mobile template)
FluidUI.com (create design concept)
AppData.com (see top apps)
Flat UI design kits (for icons and other graphics)
Touch Develop (app creation tool)
appery.io (also see appery.io article)
Games
Mobile game app with App Inventor
Unity (open source game platform)
Game Salad (this is a free download so if you’re interested let me know and I will have to install it)
Game Maker Studio (another free download)
Coding
Hack (created by Facebook and what Facebook is built on, similar to PHP)
JSDares.com (JavaScript)
JavaScript tools and resources
Websites
Notepad ++
Flat UI design kits (for icons and other graphics)
Smashing Magazine (great for resources and inspiration)
20 web design tools to check out
Visual design
Adobe CS4- I have laptops that have Adobe programs like Photoshop and Illistrator installed on them. If you want to use one of these to do some design work let me know.
Check out some free graphic design programs
Collage makers (be aware that some are not free)
Animatron (create animations and interactive images)
Fotor (photo editing and collages)
Blogging
What to do?
Do you want to create something, maybe an app, game or website?
Do you just want to learn some new things and spend some time with tutorials?
Maybe you want to do a little of both?
If this is overwhelming then I can help you choose something to work on.
I have taken the time to curate a ton of resources for you and I really want you to have the chance to explore what you want and to learn more about something that really interests you.
Now is NOT the time to do homework or projects for other classes! If it seems that you are not taking advantage of the opportunity to work on projects of your choice then I will give you assignments of my choice.