In this PDF file you will find a great source for all information there is to writing a formal report. It has these dandy graphs that illustrates the differences there are to formal reports and proposals. It also gives links to outside resources in finding more help with writing a formal report.
A formal report, as opposed to an informal one, is usually meant for an external audience. The readers will be someone in another company or organization. A formal report is often longer and requires more extensive research. A formal report can also contain a proposal.
This text mentions the four R's of planning: reason, receiver, restrictions, and research. The first step is to consider the reason for writing the report. Another thing to consider is which restrictions are needed. For example, is there a strict deadline for the report? Am I able to make graphs/charts or find appropriate images? Next, decide on research. Is the subject too broad or too narrow? This is where brainstorming can help. Finally, determine how to carry out research. What will my sources be? How easily can I access them?
The text offers organization suggestions and provides examples of the set up.
This is a good article that tells you how to find distinctions when writing an informal and formal report. Also, it give you guidelines on how to write a proposal that proceeds within our project. These article provides examples which are very helpful and easy to follow through.
This site covers some pros and cons of a video resume. While it can be too revealing too fast, a well produced video with effective communication can make a candidate stand out.
NPR does a great job at listing the benefits of using a video resumes as opposed to on paper. The big understanding is that video resumes stand out and can let the employer know just who you are.
This website is a perfect example of visual flow. It consist of 7 pages displaying the definition and images that explain the concept of visual flow. It stresses basic points such as making sure your text flow from left to right and the viewer's eyes should not slow down.
I liked this website it gives a good easy to understand definition of visual flow which is one of the important in overall flow , it gives some examples of images as well , with text and how to use flow for your audience.
- Layout and Artwork that Conveys Motion
By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com GuideFiled In:Web Design / HTML
Using flow in a design carries reader`s eye through out the page. Visual flows can be achieved in several ways such as perspective, curves, motion in images , faces etc.
On page one, visual flow is defined well. But there are great examples on pages 2-5 on how to use it correctly. Mostly focuses on how the viewers eye catches the prominence of the right elements. Achieving flow through a flawless scheme that leaves no snags or visual loss of the designs message.
This is a tutorial that shows examples of good and bad flow. Ways to achieve visual flow is through arrows, sequential images, perspective, gradients, size changes, curves, motion in images, and faces (especially the eyes).
This website explains the many routes that repetition can take in design. There are so many ways that a designer can place repetition but the overall concept is to make it in a way that it will look organized and strong. This will appeal to the audience and make it so they will continue to read it.
This web page does a good job discussing repetition and giving some examples. The site gives a couple of examples and goes into detail as to why those examples are shown, obvious repetition and no so obvious are discussed.
Repetition can come in many shapes and forms. They can come in color, lines, fonts and imagery. This website shows you through several examples of how to fit repetition into your own designs.
Here is an article about repetition in web design. This article utilizes screenshots of various web pages and analyzes how repetition was used and what effects it has on the overall feel of each page.
Repetition focuses on how elements of a design are used more than once throughout a design in varying ways. By using repetition a design becomes far more unified. This site contains 4 examples of sites that use repetition.
I like this article because it explains the principle of alignment very well. It uses web design examples and points out why alignment works in each example.
This site explains that even though alignment may be the simplest of the principles of design, it is also very important. It says that the main reason to focus on alignment is for unification. It then includes different samples of sites that have very significant alignment properties.
This site describes that even when aligned elements are physically separated, there is an invisible line that connects them, both in your eye and in your mind. Alignment is what tells a viewer that even though items are not close, they belong in the same piece. It then has 13 different forms of possible designs (business card, invitation, newsletter, etc.)
Asymmetrical
balance occurs when several smaller items on one side are
balanced by a large item on the other side, or smaller items
are placed further away from the center of the screen than
larger items. One darker item may need to be balanced by
several lighter items.
Smaller
areas with interesting textures (variegated light
and dark, or random
Value
refers to the darkness or lightness of objects.
Large
flat areas without much detail can be balanced by
smaller irregularly shaped objects
Visual balance works in much
the same way. It can be affected not only by the size of
objects, but also their value (ie. lightness or darkness,
termed visual weight).
his is a very
tricky type of asymmetrical balance that often ends
up looking out of balance.
The
third type of balance is radial balance, where all elements
radiate out from a center point in a circular fashion. It is
very easy to maintain a focal point in radial balance, since
all the elements lead your eye toward the
center.
This website is a good example of balance because is shows diverse variations of balances;(Symmetrical (Formal) Balance
Asymmetrical (Informal) Balance Radial Balance ). Which gives the person reading a better understanding of the term balance .
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I really enjoyed this website for many different reasons. Most importantly, I liked it because it told you more than just what balance is and how it is used. It described why this happens by the color being drawn in your eyes and gives examples about darkness/lightness in black and white. It shares information with the book and shoes other examples how your eyes are brought to specific areas on a page.
I like this article because it clearly describes the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. It also discusses how colors, shapes, and textures can be used to create balance.
This website explains the main concepts of balance. In showing the distinction between symmetrical and an asymmetrical layout, this website acts as a basic guide.Visual examples are shown for a better prospective,This is my favorite site out of the 3 bookmarked.
This is the best out of the three that i found this week because it gives very good examples of formal and informal balance. It really helped me understand the design principle better.
Visual weight is the illusion of a visual element on the page, work, etc. The size, color and texture contribute to the weight. This theory gives more of a balance design in terms of art. Visual balance works by the size of objects and by their value. Symmetrically balanced is where visual elements are mirrored and are symmetrical. The don't have to be identical but they have to be similar in terms of number of objects.
This website was very useful! It provided a description of not only two, but three different kinds of balance. I like that radial balance was the third kind that was briefly mentioned but it was not in our textbook.
This website went over everything that was in this weeks reading and it was more in a condensed version on my opinion. Why i really liked this website than the other two i bookmarked, this one gave really good examples of the type of balance that was being discussed and also made it easier to understand.
Summary:
This website goes over the principle of design for balance touching on the topic of symmetrical balance which is basically what ever is done one side of a design you do on the other side, copy cat. Then it goes on to tell about asymmetrical balance win color, value, shape, position, texture, and eye direction.
This site explains that when something is symmetrical is has formal balance and when it is asymmetrical it has informal balance. Balance can become either balanced or unbalanced by color, value, shape, position, texture, or eye direction.
I like this article because it gives real examples of contrast. It shows images of how contrast applies to art which I think is helpful because it gives a different perspective. It also talks about what happens if you use too much contrast.
I thought this website was good because it provided a good definition of contrast. Also it illustrated various examples , while giving examples of the things to do when trying to create contrast.
I thought this was the best of my three because not only did it list the different ways we can use contrast but then it provided examples. Of all the sites I looked at this one had the most extensive use of contrast (aside from just color or size)
short page describing what contrast is and what it does as it pertains to design. gives a list of common ways for creating contrast:
* size
* value
* color
* type
* texture
* shape
*alignment
*direction
*movement
also gives examples of the effective use of contrast
This site describes that contrast occurs when two related elements are different. It talks about contrast in art is very important because it captures the person looking at it and makes it interesting. There are many different uses of contrast and this site shows different pictures.
This site is very, very helpful. It gives so much detail on emphasis. There are different lessons on emphasis. In each lesson there is an example of good and bad so it is a great site.
This site just gives us a deeper description of what a comprehensive is. Comps are the last part of the design process. This part of the process is what takes the most creativity and brings life to the project. Comps are very important in designs.
This website teaches why team writing is important in the process. It teaches people how to deal with different business discourses and may help them become better writers. It also teaches how to implement team writing in every day life.
Here is another good source of information on fair use, and it's "fairly" new. It's a book called "Reclaiming Fair Use" by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi. There are excerpts from the book at this website.
This is another example of how to collectively issue a useable formal report. The organization and structure flow depend on how everything is put together.
This website provides you with basic information on formal reports. It covers why formal reports are used and shows an outline for a formal report. This can be helpful in understand the purpose of a formal report.
This website provides the information of what a formal report is as well as planning that may help one create a formal report. The website also provides specifics such as material to be included as well as what order that information should be included.
This is a great site to reference because there are real videos to check out as examples. The first one includes links to other short videos that are a part of this persons video resume.
In today’s highly competitive job market, creating the right video resume to accompany your traditional CV can make you stand out from the crowd. The wrong one, though, can make you a laughing stock.
1. Make Sure It’s Appropriate
3. Keep it Short
4. Don’t Be Afraid to Be Creative
5. Make Sure It Passes the Share Test
2. Don’t Just Read Out Your Resume
Don’t just create
a video resume because you can, create one because it’s relevant to the job you
want to do.
If you’re applying for a role in the online, media, social or creative
professions, then it’s more likely a decent video resume will have the desired
effect, i.e., getting you invited for an interview.
Don’t send a video resume to a more traditional type of company that won’t
“get it.” You might do your chances more harm than good.
Graeme Anthony, from the example above, is a public relations executive. His
cleverly thought out online content adds an extra wow factor to his already
outstanding experience.
2. Don’t Just
Read Out Your Resume
The whole point of a video presentation is to offer a potential employer
greater insight into you than a traditional resume can, so
just reading
aloud the contents of your CV is a waste of everyone’s time.
Use the video to help the employer get a sense of not just what you have
achieved, but what you are capable of achieving in the future.
“Tell them why you would be the right person to hire and what you can do for
them,” says Mario Gedicke, account manager at Mayomann.com, a video employment platform.
You can, however, highlight particularly relevant info from your resume.
“Focus on your experience and skill set (and possible education/training)
especially relevant to the position,” advises Tyler Redford, CEO of resumebook.tv, an online resume management system.
And if it’s appropriate and relevant to the job (as in the example above),
then don’t be afraid to talk about your passions.
3. Keep it
Short
“Keep your video resume short,” says Gedicke, who advises that a
one-minute mark
is ideal.
Redford agrees that a video resume should be “short and
sweet.” He suggests staying within two minutes.
“Keep in mind that recruiters would likely want to use the video resume as an
initial filter for applicants,” Redford says. “However, recruiters do not
typically want to use the video resume in lieu of a real, in-person
interview.”
Think of your video resume as your own personal teaser trailer. In the
example above, the clip is less than one minute and 20 seconds in length, while
the extra time is made up of a
bloopers reel
accompanied with credits, a clever way to show off your personality (and that
you don’t take yourself too seriously).
4. Don’t Be
Afraid to Be Creative
If you’re opting for a video resume, then go the whole hog and make it
spectacular. Be creative, whether that’s with the concept of your pitch, use of
humor, clever production values or brilliant editing.
However, stay classy. “
Be creative, but
professional. Do not deviate too much from the demeanor you would have in the
workplace
,” says Redford. Gedicke suggests this should extend to your
wardrobe too: “Dress professionally, just as if you are going to an in-person
interview.”
In the video above, James Corne creates a spoof AA-style confession, but
maintains a certain veneer and dresses like he was headed to the office. This
demonstrates creativity and humor whilst showing him to be a professional
person.
5. Make Sure It
Passes the Share Test
As with all online life, don’t put content out there that you wouldn’t be
prepared to see go viral. It’s unlikely your video resume will become an
overnight Internet sensation, but imagining that scenario is a good test to make
sure you could cope if it did.
Imagine your
friends and family watching the clip. If the thought of that embarrasses you,
then don’t submit it.
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If
you’re applying for a role in the online, media, social or creative
professions, then it’s more likely a decent
video resume will have the desired
effect, i.e., getting you invited for an
interview.
. Keep it
Short
3
If
you’re opting for a video resume, then go the whole hog and make it
spectacular. Be creative, whether that’s with
the concept of your pitch, use of
humor, clever production values or brilliant
editing.
However,
stay classy. “
Be creative, but
professional. Do not deviate too much from the
demeanor you would have in the
workplace
,” says Redford. Gedicke suggests this should
extend to your
wardrobe
too: “Dress professionally, just as if you are going to an in-person
interview.”
In
the video above, James Corne creates a spoof AA-style confession, but
maintains a certain veneer and dresses like he
was headed to the office. This
demonstrates creativity and humor whilst showing
him to be a professional
person.
5. Make Sure It
Passes the Share Test
As
with all online life, don’t put content out there that you wouldn’t be
prepared to see go viral. It’s unlikely your
video resume will become an
overnight Internet sensation, but imagining that
scenario is a good test to make
sure you could cope if it did.
Imagine your
friends and family watching the clip. If the
thought of that embarrasses you,
then don’t submit it.
Digital
Marketing Job Listings
Every
week we put out a list of
social
media and web job opportunities
. While we post a huge
range of job listings, we’ve selected some of
the top digital marketing
opportunities from the past two weeks to get you
started. Happy hunting!
As
with all online life, don’t put content out
there that you wouldn’t be
prepared to see go viral. It’s unlikely
your
video
resume will become an
overnight Internet sensation, but imagining
that
scenario
is a good test to make
sure you could cope if it did.
Imagine your
friends and family watching the clip. If
the
thought
of that embarrasses you,
then don’t submit
it.
Digital
Marketing Job Listings
Every
week we put out a list of
social
media and web job
opportunities
. While we post a huge
range
of job listings, we’ve selected some of
the top digital marketing
opportunities from the past two weeks to get
you
started.
Happy hunting!
This was the best and my favorite page that I found on the topic of video Resumes. It goes through 5 simple tips to making a successful video resume and gives an example of each of those 5 tips. The tips are making sure its appropriate, Don't just read out your resume, Keep it short, don't be afraid to be creative, and making sure it passes the share test. A great source and a great page.
This article discusses 5 tips for creating a video resume and it gives a video resume example that best fits that specific tip. The first tip is to make sure the video resume is appropriate by making sure its relevant to the job you are applying for. The second tip is not to just read out the resume but highlighting specific information in the resume that is relevant to the postion you are applying for. The third tip is keep it short by staying within 2 minutes. The fourth tip is to be creative and the last tip is not to create a video that would bring shame to yourself.
This website gives five tips for creating effective video resumes. The five tips are extremely helpful to those looking to create a video resume but aren't sure what should be included or where to start.
DD10 HW 4 This website provides five different ways to ensure video resume success. The videos apply to what they are talking about and then there is a brief written explanation.
According to this article, making a video resume can be a challenge. It offers five tips from "pros in the know," plus actually sample video resumes. The first tip is to make sure a video resume is appropriate. A video resume may be acceptable for certain professions and wrong for others. Secondly, do not just read from the resume. The point of a video resume is to present some additional insight into your character and capabilities. Next, keep the video short, around one minute. Four, don't avoid creativity; let your personality shine through. Finally, if you wouldn't want your family or friends to see the video, then don't submit it.
The top five tips to create an impressive video resume are:
1.Make sure it is appropriate
2.Don't just read your resume out loud
3.Keep it short
4.Don't be afraid to be creative
5.Have several peers edit it before sending it out
I really like this website gives good tips to create a good video resume. You really have to think on making it appropriate, and not just read out of the resume, also keeping it short. Another tip was also to be creative and make sure it passes the share test. Really good tips, and has a video for each and good explanation.
The information found on this website will help to create video resumes that stand out yet are appropriate. The website gives 5 tips through videos to help you such as, making sure it's appropriate, not just reading out your resume, keeping it short, creative, and making sure it passes the share test. With these tips, one would be able to create a video resume that is to the point and sticks out as well.
I was really excited to find an entire blog about new media. This is a great resource for the future. So glad we have Diigo to save all these great resources.
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Although this initial site doesnt have a lot of information first hand, it is a great place to start. It gives you resources to many different articles and other information from people about New Media!
Mckell Keeney on 28 Apr 12This is a blog post that gives specifics on how they communicate and collaborate through Google Docs for writing together.
