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 […]
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Blog Post for September 22, 2014
by sarahfy • • Comments Off on Blog Post for September 22, 2014
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 2 Begins…
by Jenna • • Comments Off on Project 2 Begins…
Today in class we picked out our multimodal websource for our next project. Thankfully, I got to class on time so that I could get my first (and only) choice: Creativist. Creativisit is a website that allows even the most technologically stupid people (me) to create a story in one of many fashions. One of…
Project 2 Interface Choice
by Hannah Avery • • Comments Off on Project 2 Interface Choice
The Interface that I chose for my project is the Easelly site which allows you to create and share visual ideas. I personally love graphics that pop off of the page so I thought that this site would fit well with my interests. I love how you can make the infographics colorful and personalized for […]
Infogram
by steph14vt • • Comments Off on Infogram
I will be working on infogram for my project 2, and I’m quite excited about it! I was immediately drawn to this tool because I adore infographics. My favorite project as a Professional Writing student is a Pokemon infographic I created in Designing Documents for Print. I enjoy this type of document because of its […]
Dipity
by lesmccrea2014 • • Comments Off on Dipity
When I started looking through the different tools, I wanted to find something that could be used in various ways or for various purposes, rather than something that could only produce one outcome. Dipity was one of my choices because I thought was a novel idea for a way to bring together different sources to […]
interrogate an interface
by Ashley • • Comments Off on interrogate an interface
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 […]
The One With Project Two
by alibowker • • Comments Off on The One With Project Two
I decided to pick Storybird as my interrogate an interface because it looked interesting to me. In Storybird the author creates their own story using photos available on the website adn adding text. The author can create a multi-chapter book, a picture book, or a poem. I thought this would be a great interface to […]
9/22/14 – Canva
by Rebecca Robertson • • Comments Off on 9/22/14 – Canva
For my Project 2 I chose to analyze Canva, an online graphic design tool. I was drawn to Canva because it advertises itself as an easy graphic design program that allows anyone to become a designer. It has a library of stock photos, fonts, and other free graphic design tools. Users can choose a layout and […]
September 8th Summary
by Matt Elliott • • Comments Off on September 8th Summary
What I Did I’ve tweaked the color scheme and messed around with getting appropriate links to show up as well. I messed about with page arrangements a bit but this theme seems to have some unusual restrictions as to which widgets can go where. Why I Did It The blog currently has an affect that […]