Princeton University
Visual Arts Program
VIS 208, W-o-r-l-d-w-i-d-e-w-e-b
Mondays, 1:30–4:20 pm
Spring 2026

This course focuses on graphic design for the World Wide Web. Much of graphic design today happens online. Design provides a voice that can cut through the noise, but does so best when concretely aware of its context. The immediacy and speed of social media compared to the relative slowness of a website can make the World Wide Web feel like an anachronism. This might also be its strength. Students will learn to hand-code html, write css, and use basic javascript to develop personal websites which link together and form a collective web. Student design work is guided through class assignments, readings, and discussion. No particular experience in design or programming required.

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