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JayDax website is developed by a husband wife team, (John and Shelia Chapman) http://www.jaydax.co.uk/lastsupper/lastsupper.htm Rhetorical Analysis: This is a painting of the Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. The purpose of this painting is to depicting the scripture in the Gospel of John 13:21,, in the Holy Bible. The targeted audiences are people who are Christians, artist, bible and historian scholars. Understanding the individuals in the painting are biblical, namely Jesus Christ in center of painting establishes a portion of the targeted audience, and the fact that it is a well known painting of Da Vinci establishes the art and historian scholar audience. Design Analysis: The painting is very good example of visual weight. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical balanced are use. Jesus is centered as well as the arch in the center of the table and the apostles are depicted on both sides of Jesus using symmetrical balance. When examining the table setting of the food symmetrical balance is used. Other examples of symmetrical balance are the rear windows, the gridded ceiling. All of these examples convey the definition of symmetrical as history, dignity, and formality. Asymmetrical balance in seen in the arches, one side is colored in and on side white space is used providing contrast and visual weight. Although the panels on the wall are symmetrical the contrast used on the left side provides an unequal, asymmetrical, balance.

A great summary of flow in web design with great real examples of how it works!

This site has a thourough description of flow and a handful of webpage examples.

This site is very thorough and detailed and offers information on visual and verbal flow, how to used white space, and using flow to create harmony and unity in the design.  The site also show effective use of flow in web design

This video on you tube gives a couple of explanations and examples of positive and negative space. It helped me better understand the material because I was able to see the examples and hear the voiceover explain what the negative and positive space is.

This video on you tube gives a couple of explanations and examples of positive and negative space. It helped me better understand the material because I was able to see the examples and hear the voiceover explain what the negative and positive space is.

Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons: A Youtube video assessing the impact of fair use and its cultural impact -- specifically, the impact of art upon other artists and how referencing and sometimes even imitating other works of art has helped shape art and culture as a whole. The video shows various examples of artworks that have used each other as references and is a good way to understand the importance behind this.

book on digital writing

Definition: It is a means of interfacing with ideas and with the world, a mode of thinking and expressing in all grades and disciplines.

Summary: Digital Tools of Digital Writing Definition-Digital writing is more than just a skill; it is a means of interfacing with ideas and with the world, a mode of thinking and expressing in all grades and disciplines.

"But digital technologies also have made it easy to "write" in all sorts of new ways. We can use more modes and resources, such as image, sound and video. We can remix the work of others -- with and without permission -- and share what we create more easily than ever before. And people do, all the time, and for all sorts of compelling reasons." This link explains the uses and importance of digital writing and why it matters in education -- correlation to the Jenkins reading.

Summary: Expresses the importance of Digital Writing. Digital writing is collaborative and coordinated must have technology in order for it to exist. DW: a written form of expression that shapes success for individuals and groups

This article explains digital writing through an educators point of view. Saying that writing has been "radically transformed" due to technology. The educator, Jeff Grabill, also explains the meaning of digital writing in his words.

Bolter and Grusin's theory of remediation brings yet another way of thinking about new media and answering these questions. For Bolter and Grusin the specificity of new media, their "newness," lies in the way they remediate older media.

Video Resume This article lays down some important information about being successful when producing a video resume. Some the tips include the elements of the resume itself, where to upload the video, how to promote your resume video, and the do's and don'ts of a video resume.

"A video resume is a short video created by a candidate for employment that describes the individual's skills and qualifications and is typically used to supplement a traditional resume."

The how to and a few tips for video resume

According to J. David Bolter and Richard A. Grusin their theory on the topic is the characteristics of new media and its continuous remediating media outlets such as television, radio, journalism and other old media. Remediation also spreads out and takes two different forms to explain it, such as immediacy and hypermediacy in its media form."

New Media: This is Wikipedia's definition of new media, in which accessibility and interactive abilities are prominent factors. This page provides a history and definition of the term and includes the various uses and effects of new media.

Defines new media and has links to further define key words in definition. Links you to our scholars write about new media, even Manovich.

"New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century which refers to on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content." This is a quick and easy resource to reference new media.

This is a really good video about what new media is and what it means to us in general terms.

This man really displayed the importance of new media. He accurately defined the material and was extremely persuasive with his view on the critical nature of it.

This man really displayed the importance of new media. He accurately defined the material and was extremely persuasive with his view on the critical nature of it.

"The Berkman Center's mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions."

This is the top 10 simple steps to create and manage online professtional identity

 These steps will provide you with enough encouragement to build up your brand and use your online identity for self-promotion, and to gain a little well-deserved recognition. << This resource assists with creating and managing a personal identity online.

You probably know what Photoshop disasters look like, but your photos can benefit from more subtle and elegant touch-ups. With these tools and techniques, you can sharpen, texturize, re-contextualize, and remove tourists, among other problems, from your shots worth saving. << This source gives 10 image editing tricks!

Remediation is used in music to refashion live versions of media. The live version is recreated and multiplied, creating a studio and synthesized final version of the product.

This website provided a great run down on the book Remediation and the theory behind it. It was a great supplement to the reading and really helped me further my understanding of it. Remediation is something that is constantly going on around us, and is very important to understand. It is the driving force for the progress of our media.

A lengthy discussion of new media, how it's defined, and its implications.

Chapter 1 of Design Fundamentals is all about trying to define new media. This site's main function is to help people have a better understanding concerning communications throughout the internet. New media is constantly being redefined because technology and forms of communication through technology are constantly evolving and developing. This site helped me not only understand better what is considered to be new media today, but can help me in the future as new media evolves and the definition changes.

"in the age of social networks and Web 2.0, we become the agents of our own undoing. And therefore, discussions about identity must be fashioned with a subtler clay. At every juncture-morning, noon and night-we redefine our own identities"

"Writing today is pervasively and generally digital: composed with digital tools; created out of word, image, sound and motion; circulated in digital environments; and consumed across a wide range of digital platforms." This is a good link describing the significance of digital writing.

This website gives a phenominal overview and summary of what value is in design and what it can do. There are also deisgn theories explained, along with helpful definitions within value and color.