application – Writing and Digital Media Class Blogs http://fall14blogs.tracigardner.com Blogs by Students in the Fall 2014 Section Tue, 05 May 2015 17:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 Blog Post for September 26, 2014 http://fall14blogs.tracigardner.com/2014/09/26/blog-post-for-september-26-2014/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:09:31 +0000 http://sarahfy.wordpress.com/?p=132

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]]> In class today, we discussed the popularity of memes in convey sarcastic inferences about society through a combination of images and text.  After taking a look at some common images and the types of messages they convey, we were asked to create out own.

The two memes that I created below are about the frustrations of being an accounting major.  The humor in them should be fairly easy to understand, but likely would be funnier to other accounting majors.

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Meme

 

I created these memes on memegenerator.com and was frustrated by the limitations of the application.  In the first image, I wish that the font was slightly smaller on top and larger on the bottom.  In the second image, I wish that the text was more proportional to the amount of blank space.


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]]> Today we officially started Project 2.  At the beginning of class, we raced to pick our topics from a list of suggested applications.  After sorting through the sample of applications, I decided to focus my attention on Piktochart, PicMonkey, or Visme.  When Piktochart was chosen, I decided to select Visme as my topic for this project.

Visme is a application that combines information, graphs, and artwork to convey content to an audience.  Visme can create content in a variety of manners specifically focusing on presentation, infographs, animations, and banners.  I was drawn to the multiple applications that this product provides.  The introduction video, shows the versatility of the site and provides an array of creative ideas for sharing content.  I appreciate that Visme acknowledges there are several ways to address and engage with an audience to share content with them.

I’m sure I will be writing more about the platform, but check it out at http://www.visme.co/.


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