Author Archive for Ariana

Meme

                            I chose to create a meme that related to what a student at Virginia Tech may face during their everyday schedule: weather. My audience is any student and possibly faculty member at Virginia Tech. I think this could be effective, because […]

Assignment #2

Today, I chose Piktochart as my focus for Assignment #2. I knew I wanted to choose a resource that dealt with infographics, because I enjoy creating them in my free time. However, I typically use programs like InDesign and Photoshop to create these visuals. But, I wanted to see if there was a tool that […]

Day 6: Finishing touches

What I did For the finishing touches on my blog, I went through all my pages to make sure I hadn’t missed any glaring mistakes. I also read through everything I had written to correct any grammatical or linguistic errors; I spent most of my time refining my blog until it felt clean and complete. […]

Day 5: The final edits

What I Did Between last class and now, I uploaded all of my portfolio items and examples.  In order to upload documents, I used the tool Scribd, which allowed me to import my documents for free, and embed it into WordPress. Why I Did It I did this to take my blog to the next […]

Day 4: Updates

On Monday, I made the decision to focus my blog as a professional portfolio and resume of sorts. I’m hoping the extra effort and depth will bring my site to the next level.  What I did I added many pages, including one for my graphic design, my writing examples, and my resume  I completed my […]

Day 3: Multimedia Scavenger Hunt

1. VT Odyssey newspaper – V, L, S, G 2. Maybelline Mascara –  V, L, S 3. Twitter App – V, L, S, G, A 4. Gamma Phi Beta Notepad – V, L, S 5. Planner – V, L, S 6. Class of 2016 Pen – V, L, S 7. PCI Communications Thumb-drive – V, […]

Day 2: Design

What I Did Today, I made a few more changes to my overall webpage. I have updated and added 2 static pages: an About Me page and a Site Information page. In the About Me page, I included another profile picture and a short blurb about me and the reasoning behind the blog. While I […]