Of all the tools related to graphic design that I’ve seen this week, Piktochart seems like the easiest tool to use. Before we signed up for our tools, I was interested in doing Piktochart because I liked the tool so much. I like how it has templates that you can use and change to how […]
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Canva
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The tool that interested me the most today was Canva. It was appealing because I often want to create documents for flyers or something and I do not know how to work with InDesign well. I am interested in it because it looks easy to use and it looks like a simplified version of InDesign — […]
soundcloud
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From today’s presentations, Soundcloud was the most interesting tool to me. I thought it was an interesting take on music sharing and listening to music. I love music. I use iTunes and YouTube, and I have a Spotify account. Spotify is a useful tool, but it’s a little different than Soundcloud. I like that while […]
peer review and continuing on
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What I did Most of the work I did was to start writing out my web essay. I wrote out the introduction page, the first impressions page, and the interrogating the basics page. I took screenshots and incorporated them into my text. Why I did it I did these so that I would have concrete […]
beginnings of my web essay
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What I did Today, I focused on starting my web essay. To start, I made subpages on my blog for each section of my project. I made pages for First Impressions, Interrogate the Basics, Affordances, Constraints, and My Slipp. After deciding on the organization of my web essay, I started arranging my thoughts and filling […]
exploring Slipp
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Today I focused on working with Slipp and seeing how it worked. I worked through the Designer Analysis and filled out the various sections of that sheet while I explored (the document is attached). I downloaded the app and right away noticed a major constraint. The app frequently cancels out. I had to wait 15 […]
gifs
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http://www.gifyoutube.com/gif/ZKkyj3 The first person I thought of when making a gif was Emma Stone. She makes the greatest faces when she acts, and they’re hilarious. Since I love food and Emma Stone, I wanted to capture this clip of her saying “Yum” from Easy A. The way she says it with her facial expressions is perfect. […]
memes
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interrogate an interface
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For this project, I chose Slipp. Slipp is a website and app for smartphones. It is focused on creating an easy to use and understand format on smartphones. Slipp was created because everyone is on their phones all the time, but no site is designed for this reality. Slipp uses images, text, and navigation strategically […]
adding the finishing touches
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What I did In the final stages of making my site, I made a few changes and added a few features. First, I made the headings in my blog posts and on my site information page larger. For my final site, I wanted to add something extra to take my blog to the next level. […]