presentation – Writing and Digital Media Class Blogs

Blog Post for October 17, 2014

sarahfy — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:00:44 +0000

In class today, we learned about a variety of online platforms that allow users to create and export personal presentations, videos, infographics, and images. Today I was impressed by the multitude of affordances offered by many of the platforms. I was the most impressed with Infogram. The site was one of the platforms that I had considered interrogating, and appeared to have more affordances than the Visme platform I interrogated.

Blog Post for October 13

sarahfy — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:00:31 +0000

In class today, we started presenting the interfaces that we have been working on.

I presented in the middle of class. My presentation did not go as well as I was hoping. The Visme presentation did not fit on the projection screen. I did not say all the notes that I had on my notecards and focused more on the design and modes used on the site as a rhetorical design.

Though my site had many constraints I liked Visme better than the other sites presented. I appreciated the 750Words and Sound Cloud because they seemed to have the fewest limitations and restrictions. However, I do not fall in the intended audience for either site. I was not a fan of Masher or WeVideo, after learning more about them. My personal experience with PicMonkey and its predecessor Picnic have frustrated me. Creativist and Comic Master seemed utterly pointless to me. The sites are effectively time drains that fail to operate for an audience. I did not see the applicability in sharing the designs made on any of the sites.

After writing this review, I wish that I had focused more on the positive of the site I interrogated. Visme’s key attributes are it’s intuitive usability, multitude of customizable options, and share-ability through generating a URL, embed code, PDF, or print.

Blog Post for October 3, 2014

sarahfy — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:57:30 +0000

Today we began working in class on our second project. I choose to interrogate the interface visme.co a presentation platform.

What I Did Today

I had already started creating an infographic, but switched to a presentation because it will be easier to present. I outlined my presentation and created the basic slides and headings. Working with visme.co to create the presentation gave be a better understanding of the platforms affordances and constraints.

Why I Did It

I decided to start working on my presentation, so that I would have it done in time to present. As I explained above, I additionally decided to use the platform I am interrogating for my presentation to help me understand the website more.

Blog Post for September 22, 2014

sarahfy — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:49:42 +0000

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/.