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Pros and cons of video resumes

different ways to change your font when trying to design

additional web design ideas

Basically what the title says. Sort of a guide to alignment.

History of alignment, why should you care?

Contrast including link to tool that analyzes foreground and background color's contrast in terms of color blind and black and white  screens.

Talks about the importance of one type of digital writing, weblog, and how it is being used to talk about topics among users

"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.

A Wikipedia style website for digital writing

A Wikipedia style website for digital writing

simplified explanation of Creative Commons and breakdown of the six international licenses

Course webpage

Digital Writing homepage

English 307 Homepage

Not only does this article help us stay informed about the events that are taking place in Syria, but it also demonstrates that the access to the Internet really is more than turning on a computer. A vast network is necessary to keep connected to the area and when this network becomes interrupted it can cause an entire city, even some of the biggest, to lose their connection to the online world.

This podcast features two women discussing additional media and online writing. They talk about using photos and videos as additional media.

This website displays 50 great examples of websites that use abstract designs on their pages. These pages are great inspiration for any designer interested in utilizing abstract designs. Abstract designs are unique and memorable making them perfect for web pages.

This website shows 18 different examples of websites that effectively use emphasis to make the color green pop out. This is done for stylistic and symbolic reasons for each of these various websites. I especially liked this because green happens to be my favorite color.

This link is for our 2nd projects. If you are looking for a couple tips on how to proceed, check this page out.

After the reading this week, I book marked this site because it describes effective repetition design principles for web designers. I thought not only was this related to our reading but also to the new media concept in the class

Article on repetition that can be used in web design.

This website explains how effective use of repetition can aid a website design. If used properly, repetition can add an element that helps tie the entire design together. Repetition is very useful principle of design that can add a lot to websites.

This site tells you how to have individual page templates,how to use a static front page,and how to have multiple headers and footers and sidebars

BoD Chapter 5: This site explains the definition, the history, and the benefits of proper alignment in web design. Furthermore, it provides step by step advice on how to achieve proper alignment and links to more sites for further information.