Blog Post 5

I do not remember the upperclassmen’s presentations thoroughly enough to write about however I do have a couple websites I have been using for inspiration as I code mine.

Uptown Music Collective

The Collective is like my second home and family from back home. They recently updated their website to a look which I really like so I’ve been using that for general layout inspiration.

Awwwards

Awwards is a site focused on providing inspiration for web design. The thing I like most about this site is that, aside from its own layout, I can use any one of the sites on there for examples on certain things I want to try. (Also they have a great free font selection)

Blog Post 2

Time Tracker_-1uke71t

From the time tracker (and of course my lack of turning in assignments) I’ve realized I don’t spend enough time on school work. I spend too much time with friends doing whatever they wanted because I have too hard of a time saying no but after speaking with them about my issue they’re going to help me get everything back together hopefully. I’d also like to take this as a chance to thank you for going through my late work, even though I know I will not be getting full credit for it. I have not been the best student and will be trying my hardest to turn this around. Here is some of my work from high school that I’m proud of from my portfolio.

 

10/20

For each class ask yourself the following:

  1. My greatest strengths in Community in Action include: participating in class and contributing to discussion
  2. For greater success in this course, I need to: be better about the readings for each day in class

Computer skills:

  1. My computer skills include: Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Dreamweaver, Sublime text-editor, Microsoft Office Suite, and building computers
  2. I still need to learn:

Research & writing skills:

  1. My greatest strengths as a researcher/writer include: finding the information
  2. I need to work on these aspects of research and writing: putting my thoughts into words
  3. I learn best & accomplish most when: I work with someone else who writes down what I say

ACTION PLAN

Choose one class that you are struggling with or are not doing as well as you could.
Now make a list of 10 ways you could improve your performance in this class.

Community in Action

Work more outside of class, do the readings, do my homework the day I get it, get help from the professors when I’m confused, have my friends in that class help me out, go to my professors’ office hours, be more alert in class, take better notes,

Blog 4

The goal of this project was to use gestalt to create visual pleasing images within a certain geographical boundary. I achieved this goal by picking my images with strong and clear examples of gestalt.

I think the strongest aspect of this work was my choice to turn it into a dark black and white image. I think the weakest aspect was in the lack of detail where the lights are. Conceptually this would’ve been better to me if there were more cars coming, and technically it would’ve been better if I’d used an actual camera and not just my phone.