How to use value in desktop publishing, also covers the basics of what value is as an element of design

Another great site used to explain what shape is and how it is used in Web Design

A great site that follows the reading of our book and gives descriptions of what shape is with regards to an element of design

Gives a legit list of software available to make your presentation the best it can be with regards to the use of media to enrich the value of your presentation

Tips on how to use social media for good in your presentations

Not only covers the line element of design, but several elements of design to help me in the future and past readings!

This site gives an overview of what Cloud computing actually means to the user. This was helpful to me because nowadays everyone uses cloud computing and it also helped go in a little more detail than chapter 4 of The Computer: A Very Short Introduction

This website not only covers several aspects of Computer Imaging, it describes illusionary space and even gives a visual of the difference between illusionary and flat. Visuals always help me to better understand the material being taught.

This video is an interview describing Spychips, a book about RFID tags. This book goes into detail about RFID tags and gives a better description of what Chapter three of The Computer: A Very Short Introduction gave.

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.

In Chapter one of the text, the topic of raster versus vector images is touched upon. I chose this website because it dives a little further into the topic of which type of image you should use. This site is helpful because it is very clear that you should use vector images for logos and illustrations and raster images should be used for digital graphics and digital photography. Knowing when to use each type of imaging is critical when beginning a project.

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.

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