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9/8/14 – Canva work continued

What I Did Today, I worked on adding more to my Web essay. I’ve completed a first draft of my web essay, but it could still use a little bit more information, especially on constraints. I also started editing my pages. Why I Did It I want to get a first draft of my Web […]

Monday October 6th

What I Did: I started doing the “Interrogate the Basics” page for Project 2.  This involved looking at the various modes of communication on my interface, and analyzing it for its effectiveness.  I also included a video at the end detailing the process of searching, playing, and using action buttons on a specific audio file. […]

Monday, October 6th

What I did Today I simply worked on my PowerPoint presentation for CodePen. I added a lot of examples of products made using the interface, with attempts to comment on its affordances first. I’ll get to limitations later. Why I did it I want to be prepared for my presentation next week!

Supposed to be 10/6, But also actually 10/7

What I Did I made a decision! I decided what navigation technique I will be using, and how I’ll work this whole thing into the WordPress blog. I have also started my presentation, and getting all my pages in order on my WordPress blog. Much like the blog posts that I managed to miss because […]

Supposed to be 10/3, But actually 10/7

What I Did I will confess that I have no idea what I had done at this point. I think I was starting to work on my Writer/Designer Analysis. Why I Did It Mostly because I was told to, however, I recognize that using something like the Writer/Designer questions really makes it easier to put […]

Continuing with Project 2

What I Did: I began to screenshot different images for my project. I wanted to make sure that there were lots of images to pick from to make the project stand out. While taking photos I also got to see even more features of the website that I had not seen before. Why I Did […]

Project 2 Update

Today I made my PowerPoint Presentation. I used the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions form that I completed last time to guide me in my slides. I created a slide for each category and took screenshots. I edited screenshots to highlight specific parts of the website that demonstrate a particular category of analysis. In order to display […]

Working on Project 2

What I Did Today, I finished creating my first story using “Storify.” The story features the late Redskins safety Sean Taylor and the premiere of his documentary on the NFL Network. By finishing my first story on “Storify,” I can now begin to dissect and interrogate the interface of the website. I also began preparing […]

10-6-2014

What I did: Today I wrote more on the Writer Designer/Analysis questions and played around with the tool. I began to take screenshots and organize them in my notes. Why I did it: I think that filling this out as I go will help me as I write the essay. It will be a resource […]