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The wikipedia article on mediation

This is the wikipedia page to give a little bit more detail about web-safe colors

A Wikipedia style website for digital writing

A Wikipedia style website for digital writing

Although I know we should not rely on wikipedia for a whole lot of scholarly information, I do believe this wiki page is a very good glimpse into the history of computing and computing hardware.

Alignment is the adjustment of an object in relation with other objects (wikipedia). You are aware of left alignment (often called left justify) and right alignment. By alignment here, we mean the way every element is positioned in comparison to the other element

This is a Wiki page that explains what image editing is

Quick resource for information on image editing

Pathos

Explains more about the culture that has been created using the internet as a source of information and how communication has increased due to this phenomenon. It helped me draw connects to how we perceive the internet today and the history of the internet.

Reading Notes 9/11: Description of NP-hard problems. Text did not explain what NP meant.

We read "The Influencing Machine" this week by the author, Brooke Gladstone. I found this book to be an interesting take on things and wanted to know more about the author. I bookmarked this site because it gives details as well as links to Gladstone's work.

The wiki page on typography gives you every bit of information on the subject

What I really like about this link is that it is a fluid and in depth description and explanation for rhetoric's transition from the spoken to written word. In isn't just a simple definition, but provides a broader picture of rhetoric's evolution.

After reading this weeks assignments I was still a little confused on the study of semiotics, I bookmarked this site because it gives examples as well as links to words they use to explain the definition. This site was very helpful in understanding the study of semiotics. I also made this one my favorite as semiotics was the root of our reading assignment this week.

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.

Quick reference to emphasis in design.

about.com page on emphais

Goes beyond explaining emphasis and provides useful tips and ideas regarding the actual use of emphasis in varying levels of design. (Week 10, 11/30)

Here is a very informative article on perspective. It gives the history and an overview of perspective.

Article providing the history of WordPress and its features