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Some PWR Wrap-Up
Web Design Made Relevant: I hope that if I become more knowledgeable of the art of web design, then I may be able to market my abilities to different communities that I have associated myself with. I won’t divulge too much detail here as to not drive you all to the job market I’m looking to tab into ;)
Getting the Most Out of Social Media: I think the best way to make yourself relevant in any social media outlet is to recognize who you’re marketing your posts to; even if you just like to post random nonsense, there’s a specific market for that. Determine who wants to read what you have to offer and find a way to reach your audience through your words or the specific medium of media you choose ie: facebook vs twitter vs tumblr. Maybe diversify your accounts and separate your personal rants from a professionally formatted topical blog. Both may promote your character to two different audiences.
Javascript: I would like to be able to include some elements of Javascript in my final project, so I did some research on its definition and origin. Javascript is used primarily to provide enhanced user interfaces, for example; the picture gallery that I want to include in my site. Initially called Mocha, Javascript was created by Brendan Eich of Netscape and evolved into Livescript before finally settling on Javascript. The first version Internet Explorer to include Javascript was 3.0 released in 1996.
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Five Planes of User Experience: One Destination
Designers rarely create a website to use themselves, excluding all others. If you want the public to enjoy the intended function and purpose of your website, then you need to follow the advice given so very professionally here: http://www.jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements_ch02.pdf
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Stop Blogger Time!
Questions:
1. Is the ability to create a blog more than a talent? Can blogging be a learned teachable skill?
2. Can having a personal blog be a marketable trait or a source of income?
3. Based off of the average salary of bloggers, is blogging something that can be made into a career? Or is it just a source of additional income?
Joe Babbino
Project 8 Blogging
What is a blog?
According to Wikipedia A blog (a blend of the term web log) is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
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Is There a Public Services Market for Web Designers?
As someone who is learning the arts and intricacies of web design, I am curious who I will be able to market my potential talent to. After searching the web through several types of services offered by the website of private-sector companies, I noticed that there is a specific class of organization that may be under-utilizing the web. These people are our public service providers, such as fire departments, emergency medical services, and the military. As a member of the emergency service community, I would like to research the possibility of discovering a new niche market of web design. My research will include how these services could best utilize a web site, and whether or not the sites will be in enough demand to sustain a career in designing and/or maintaining them.
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HTML is CRAP
I’m not kidding, the four basic principles of HTML design can be broken down into Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity.
Contrast: Elements of your text (such as size, font, color) that sets it apart from other elements in your design.
Repetition: Although we frown upon repetitive use of words in our text, the repeated use of design elements within a website is encouraged. Users of the site will find that it is easier to find relevant information when the design elements are made standard throughout the page.
Alignment: Keep the elements of your site together. Floating text will often confuse a user and lead them on a chase to find the relevancy of your phantom element.
Proximity: Much like with the alignment, proximity is of equal importance. Make sure that all relevant information is kept together as not to confuse the user.
information found here
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CSS layouts
This site right here contains some great knowledge on the creation of a CSS layout for your website. Scroll down to find some great examples and user-content. The tutorials are knowledgeable and fool-proof.
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After the flooding of the Southern Tier, SUNY Cortland EMS was requested to provide Mutual-Aid relief to Harpur’s Ferry Volunteer Ambulance in the flood shelters and on campus. My crew had arrived there shortly before I had because of previous commitments I had made as Chief of the Department. Unfortunately for me, the only group picture of the night was taken before I had arrived so for my photoshop portion of my professional writing class I placed myself in the picture and sent it to the rest of my officers.
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PWR 209: Modifying yo' webpage →
I’ve actually used some of these links on my own projects / personal endeavors; namely the color wizard and mediacollege.com. Really simple to use tools and tutorials.
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Creating a webpage takes more than XHTML and CSS know-how. Here are some links about images, color schemes, typography, and video streaming that may be helpful:
Color schemer: easy to use color schemer. Helps you find colors that look good with one another and those that don’t.
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Web Design For Me. Also Dummies.
Not all of the following will apply to your website, and mine is still in the making but these links along with HTMLdog.com serve as the building blocks you need for prime usability.
Really basic and fun Color wheel: http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp
Six ways to improve your web typography: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/six-ways-to-improve-your-web-typography/
Great all-around web design tutorials including the creation / formatting of graphics: http://www.entheosweb.com/website_design/default.asp.
Streaming video: http://www.deliveryourmedia.com/articles-index.html.
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Why CSS?
CSS is a cascading style sheet. Much like XHTML, CSS coding provides the design, appearance, and overall style of your web page. XHTML provides the structure and content of the web page while CSS makes it look pretty.
