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This youtube video relates to Chapter 2 which focuses on the design process and the steps involved. Although this video is slightly different from the steps stated in the textbook, it kind of goes into more detail of the steps given in the text book and gives a nice visual of the steps involved in creating a webpage and how it will look on multiple media devices.

Research plays a big role in te design process. Research who your audience is, research the market, research the company's goal and the purpose of the design.

Serif is just a word that translates to "tails" on the letters. For instance, Times New Roman, which is pictured below, a popular font in most word processing programs, is a serif font.

I really like this resource because it goes beyond the what abstract is, might, or can be and delves into the actual processes involved in various abstract works. It provides a different angle to the topic. (Week 9, 11/30)

I wanted to know more about the use of grids and how often they are used in design so I found this website that helps designers with possible grid layouts. There is so much here to see and process that the website itself is set on a grid like design.

Really engaging! Broke down the process for me a little further.

Push 3 - I feel like this will be beneficial to completing my first project because it clearly states the purpose of technical writing and goes over various processes of planning prior to the initial drafting process

This is a rather lengthy article, but it provides good insight into why we write instructions and how to effectively do so. I think this article will help me with the project because I like thinking about the cognitive processes behind reading what is writtena nd I hope to incorporate some of the article's information into the project.

This writing instructions video explains the prewrite, Draft, revision and refining process of writing instructions.

Dives into how a person processes information on the web and how visual presentation is important for understanding and delivery. Push #2

Talks about the different ways visual hierarchy can help with learning and how it does so.

The reason I chose to bookmark this website is because it was written by another student who obviously went through the process of writing instructions. Ms. Wetherinton give states the do's and dont's of writing instructions and she puts in a way that other students can understand. I think that this will help me with project one because this page lays out very important and valid concepts that must be present in order to write effective instructions.

I like this web page because it describes how to write directions from a student stand point. It is obvious she has written directions before. Also, this page is more down to earth and easier to read than some pages. push #2

This is a good website that is ran by the government that talks all about copyright and the rules and regulations and the process for how to get a copyright. This is very good resource.

Government's copyright office.

Talks about the principles of gestalt and how it ties into psychology as well.