Remediation: This article provides an extended definition of remediation in relation to new media. It also explains the double logic of remediation, which consists of American culture's desire to multiply media while erasing all traces of mediation through immediacy.
Discussion Board Etiquette: This video provides all of the essential guidelines of discussion board etiquette, such as the use of standard English grammar and spelling, the proper manner in which to disagree, the proper use of emoticons, and how to react to negativity.
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.
BoD Chapter 7: This site defines flow and provides techniques on how to control flow and achieve harmony in flow. It also contains some great visual examples with explanations.
Copyright: This book explains how to find copyright owners, request permissions, and keep records. It also describes fair use, public domain, and copyright infringement.
Email Etiquette: This site provides a lot of information on email etiquette. This page specifically gives a run down of all of the basics when it comes to proper email use.
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.
This is a great site for information on the principle of contrast because it organizes the methods of color contrast, size contrast, and alignment contrast. It includes examples for each and is extremely easy to read and comprehend.
This page will help me with Project #1 because it informs me on how to write instructions specifically on the web. It contains a lot of great information, including why knowing your audience is important, how to remain brief but be exact, how to select appropriate wording, and how to perfect the visual appeal of the instructions.
BoD Chapter 2: This page contains an outline of emphasis techniques to create visual hierarchy. It also includes links to more information on web design and links to templates for web publishing.
BoD Chapter 1: This page lists 21 formatting characteristics that are based on/ affected by your target audience. As chapter 1 states, deciding who your audience is and knowing about their demographics is one of the first steps in web design.