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Top 5 Tips for Creating Impressive Video Resumes - 0 views

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  • Don’t just create a video resume because you can, create one because it’s relevant to the job you want to do.
  • just reading aloud the contents of your CV is a waste of everyone’s time.
  • one-minute mark is ideal.
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  • Imagine your friends and family watching the clip. If the thought of that embarrasses you, then don’t submit it.
  • Be creative, but professional. Do not deviate too much from the demeanor you would have in the workplace
  • bloopers reel accompanied with credits, a clever way to show off your personality (and that you don’t take yourself too seriously).
    • Alex Portela
      Alex Portela on 11 Mar 12
       
      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.
    • Merlyn Reyna
      Merlyn Reyna on 16 Mar 12
       
      I agree, the videos are really helpful! 
  • 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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  • 2. Don’t Just Read Out Your Resume
  • 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!

    More Related Resources from Mashable

    - 4 Digital Alternatives to the Traditional Resume
    - Top 9 Job Sites to Bookmark for Your Career Search
    - 19 Resources to Help You Land a Job in 2011
    - 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube
    - 5 Tips for Aspiring Social Media Marketers

    Image courtesy of iStockphoto , oleg66

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  • 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!

    More Related Resources from Mashable

    - 4 Digital Alternatives to the Traditional Resume
    - Top 9 Job Sites to Bookmark for Your Career Search
    - 19 Resources to Help You Land a Job in 2011
    - 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube
    - 5 Tips for Aspiring Social Media Marketers

    Image courtesy of iStockphoto , oleg66

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  • Mark McLoone on 26 Mar 11
     
    This is the best website to find out ideas for creating your own video resume. It also shows what information should be incorporated or not.
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  • Daniel Throckmorton on 01 Jul 11
     
    Tips on making video resumes.
  • Alex Knab on 20 Oct 11
     
    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.
  • ivette munoz on 26 Oct 11
     
    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.
  • Daniel Flores on 26 Oct 11
     
    gives 5 tips on how to make a creative video resume
  • Raquel Cortez on 27 Oct 11
     
    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.
  • Brooke Iggie on 02 Nov 11
     
    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. 
  • gabrielle begay on 14 Mar 12
     
    Video resumes are becoming more and more popular so what makes it standout? This will give some creative ways to make that impressive video.
  • Heather Groen on 14 Mar 12
     
    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.
  • Bethany Jorgensen on 15 Mar 12
     
    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
  • Yajahira Bojorquez on 26 Mar 12
     
    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.
  • Paul Angichiodo on 10 Apr 12
     
    Here is a great resource for creating a video resume. It lists 5 tips and provides a sample video resume that demonstrates these things.
  • julian serventi on 25 Apr 12
     
    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.
natalie arellano

D#10 HW#6-Video Resume Tips - 0 views

jobsearch.about.com/...videoresume.htm

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  • A video resume is a short video created by a candidate for employment that describes the individual's skills and qualifications and is typically used to supplement a traditional resume
  • It's important to keep in mind that a video resume isn't going to get you a job. However, if can assist you in marketing yourself to prospective employers - if it's done right.
  • Video Resume Image © Suprijono Suharjoto zSB(3,3)Sponsored Links Free Resume TemplatesFree Resume Templates America's #1 Resume Templates.LiveCareer.com Free Resume TemplatesCreate Custom Resumes Quickly! Templates Based On Your Occupationwww.PongoResume.com Video to DVD TransferShare & enjoy your old video tapes Convert VHS, 8mm tapes to DVDwww.HomeVideoStudio.com zob();if(zs Job Searching Ads Resume Job Resume Samples New Resume Format Writing a Resume Video
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  • CareerBuilder, Jobster, and MyWorkster, have a section of your profile where you can include video.
  • Dress professionally in business attire, just as if you were going to an in-person interview. Keep your video resume short: one - three minutes. Look at the camera not at the desk or table below you. Don't speak too fast. Make sure there isn't any background noise and that the wall behind you isn't too busy. Practice what you're going to say ahead of time. Start by mentioning your name (first and last). Focus on your professional endeavors, not your personal ones. Discuss why you would be a good employee and what you can do for the company that hires you. Thank the viewer for considering you for employment.
  • Where to Upload Your Video
  • Don't expect your video resume to replace your traditional resume.
  • Tips to Help You Prepare a Professional Video Resume:
  • How to Promote Your Video Resume
  • Include a link to your video resume in your paper/online resume. Include your video resume or a link to it in your professional profiles on career networking sites like MyWorkster, Jobster or LinkedIn. Send the link to your networking contacts.
  • Video Resume Don'ts Don't mix your personal life with your professional one.
  • your own web site
  • chances of getting an interview
  • ask friends or family to review it
  • Lacey Preach on 25 Mar 11
     
    This blog is a good resource for tips on making an impressionable resume video. It provides samples of good quality resumes and gives you specific tips on what to do and how to dress. It also has examples of poor tapes that seemed like it was a joke. Overall a great blog site with helpful hints.
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  • Jessica Guzman on 26 Mar 11
     
    The what, where,how, who, why?
  • Amethyst Hehman on 27 Mar 11
     
    Great tips on video resumes. How to make them as well as why they help.
  • lydia cruz on 27 Mar 11
     
    Video resumes are different than a Typical resume because you're actually the one in front of the camera and speaking about who you are and what you do. This is a lot different and I would say harder then writing your information on a piece of paper. But the advantages of this are they can see you for who you really are and not what's written on a piece of paper. A disadvantage of this is that you have to make sure you pin point your audience is and that can be difficult at times. When writing something on a paper it's easy to address certain people but when you are actually in front of someone or in front of a camera you have to work a little harder to present yourself in the right way.
  • Roxana Sandoval on 27 Mar 11
     
    this website gives good tips on how a video resume would be helpful and tips on how to create a video resume
  • April Gallegos on 29 Mar 11
     
    This is a great resource that gives tips on video resumes
  • Bridget Esqueda on 25 Oct 11
     
    This website had a lot of information regarding video resumes. It had the basics, good tips, and great resources to other sites that can help you promote your video resume such as myworkster and LinkedIn.
  • samantha negrin on 25 Oct 11
     
    This website gives tips on how to act while on camera, what to wear, where to upload the video for the best outcome and how to promote it.
  • Damaris Bravo on 26 Oct 11
     
    This site provides helpful tips and how to create a video resume.
  • freda yamoah on 26 Oct 11
     
    This website talks about what video resume is about , how a video resume can help, tips that will help you prepare a professional video resume and how to promote your video resume by including a link to it in your professional profiles on career networking sites like myworkster, jobster or linkedIn.
  • anonymous on 29 Oct 11
     
    This site is helpful because it explains and link out to other sites on how to create a video response. It also explains how you can benefit from a video resume.
  • Rebecca Jordan on 30 Oct 11
     
    -dress nice -dont talk too fast -3 min max -rehearse -keep it to professional, not personal -remember to thank at the end -look at camara -include a link to a video resume at the end of real resume
  • Taylor Rowand on 07 Nov 11
     
    Tips about viedo resumes and how they do and dont help get you an interview
  • Leslie Lopez on 14 Mar 12
     
    This website provides useful information about video resumes. I liked that it provided tips that will help us prepare when making a video resume. The tip I thought was important was making sure to keep the video short. It also provided a list of "don't"s. I like that it mentioned not to mix one's personal life with the professional one. I thought this was important especially because we are googling ourselves as part of our HW for Deadline #11.
  • Merlyn Reyna on 16 Mar 12
     
    This website is very helpful when it comes to building up your resume.  It gives you tips on what you should include to have chances on getting an interview and what not to do.  It also tells you where to upload your video and how to promote your video.  
  • natalie arellano on 25 Mar 12
     
    This site list tips on how to create a resume video. Where to post your video resume. Also, why to create a resume video.
Shannon Ridgeway

How To Control Flow Within Your Web Designs - 2 views

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flow TWC301 design

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  • Visual design has a flow as well. You have something to communicate and you want your audience to take in different parts of your page. Some elements of the design are more important and you want to make sure they’re seen right away, and some elements of the design are best seen after having first seen a different part of the design.
  • Design flow (also referred to as movement or direction) is the way the eye moves or is led through a composition
  • Repetition in color, shape, and size create a path that can pull you to move in a certain direction.
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  • • Arrows – again it’s difficult not to visually follow the direction an arrow points• People/Faces looking in one direction – similar to arrows when we see a person facing or looking in a given direction, we tend to also look to see what they’re looking at.• Perspective – creates strong visual cues to follow. By it’s nature perspective creates a direction that begs to be followed. If all roads lead to Rome, you’re going to end up in Rome at some point
  • The large black circle in the upper left is the entry point into the painting. It’s the first thing you notice. It’s larger and darker than anything else on the page. It holds more visual weight than any other element in the painting.
  • Space can imply flow in a variety of ways. The space between elements creates paths of emptiness much like footpaths through a forest of garden. An element with visual weight calls for you to rest your eyes on it. Space gives you room to move around elements.
  • ivette munoz on 05 Oct 11
     
    I liked this article the best. It discuses flow within web designs and it covers all the basis for smooth flow for people that are trying to create their own web page. It covers what design flow is and gives an image example of how flow flows within a graphic design. The author states that it is important to create an entry point, "something that stands out from everything else so that most people look at it first". The author also gives advice on controling flow within a design by using arrows, people or faces that look in a certain direction, and perspective. Using space to control flow is something that I found interesting the author states that "varying the space between a series of elements can be used to create rhythm and motion".
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  • Daniel Flores on 05 Oct 11
     
    a good site that shows how to improve web design with flow
  • Ariella Gabino on 05 Oct 11
     
    This website does a great job explaining the importance of flow in your design. It also gives great examples, mainly of we pages most of which are blogs. I thought this could help us improve our blogs also it is great for those of us who are visual learners to get the importance of flow by all the examples shown.
  • Heather Groen on 18 Feb 12
     
    This site includes several visuals to supplement the presented material on using flow in page design. The primary elements are most important and are intended to be seen first. Other elements are best viewed after the primary element. This hierarchy can be established through flow. An entry point is something that stands out from everything else so that the audience will look at it first. Obvious directional cues include arrows, people/faces looking in one direction, and perspective. Repetition and space can also be used to create flow.
  • gabrielle begay on 22 Feb 12
     
    I found this website to be very helpful when it came to discussing flow and how to achieve that. Besides talking about using visual cues to guide the readers eyes, using space to control flow, and creating harmony using flow, it also gives examples of various websites that have demonstrated good flow of design.
  • gabrielle begay on 22 Feb 12
     
    Control the way your eyes moves through a design by starting off with an object that will catch the viewers attention. How to control the flow oif your design by using visual cues to guide the eyes in that direction. Creating space to control flow and also creating harmony using flow.
Leslie Lopez

Deadline #10- HW#6- Video Resumes-How to: Create a Video Resume | OEDb - 0 views

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  • Some companies refuse to view videos upon attorney advice, as these visual accounts might open the door to discrimination based upon your appearance, ethnicity, and race. Other recruiters are simply lazy or too hesitant to use different technologies in their search for the right person for the job. Either way, your video might end up in the garbage despite all your best efforts.
  • A video resume can get you face-to-face with that employer far faster than your print resume can in many instances. Plus, if you can't make it across the country for a face-to-face interview, a video can help bring your face to the employer.
  • Danielle Chivers on 25 Mar 11
     
    This is a great how to guide for video resume. It discusses equipment needed, what to consider before you shoot, creativity, time, legalities, production, editing, when to avoid the video resume, and editing.
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  • Victoria Burch on 27 Mar 11
     
    This site provides information on how to create a video resume as well as when to avoid it, and when to use it.
  • Caitlin Burke on 26 Oct 11
     
    Explains what you need to create a video resume and how to do it.
  • Heather Krieger on 27 Oct 11
     
    D#10, HW#6-- The website is FULL of information on video resumes. It covers things from the equipment needed and how much it costs, to the time needed, and even when to use one and when not to! Really great information.
  • Charles Gunder-Heier on 27 Oct 11
     
    This is the best site i found for video resumes because it gives you really good how to steps to make one and make it good. 
  • Briseida Aguirre on 02 Nov 11
     
    This website show many details on how to create a video resume that can be followed step by step to accomplish this.
  • Leslie Lopez on 14 Mar 12
     
    Very good website! A lot of information about how to create a video resume. What I liked about this is that it even provided information about the equipment that is needed to make one! It also covered the legal aspect of video resumes which the other two sites that I found did not. You have to have a consent form for every person that is in your video and this is good to know. It also states when it is important to avoid using a video resume.
Paul Angichiodo

6 Ways to Create Emphasis in a Painting - 0 views

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  • Rachel Bryson on 26 Aug 11
     
    This website, although directed towards artists, is still very useful for anyone trying to create visual emphasis. The ideas are the same for either, whether you paint it or piece it together. The part I like best is that it shows specific examples and how and why those work. There are also links that lead to similar concepts on how to make things visually appealing.
  • Paul Angichiodo on 26 Feb 12
     
    Here is an article about creating emphasis in your work. Even though the article is aimed towards painting the same basic principles can be applied to anything. It gives visual examples with each tool for creating emphasis in your work.
Delaney Hensley

Garden Design -- The Role Of Emphasis Plants In Creating A Composition > Dry Climate Ga... - 0 views

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  • unity, diversity, simplicity, balance, scale and emphasis. This article focuses on the last of these elements – emphasis.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      emphasis is important in all types of design including floral design.
  • It can be powerful, such as in the case of a strong contrast, or gentle and subtle, such as where a group of low growing grasses emerge from a mass of prostrate ground covers.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      longer grass or flowers that show over a field of short grass are the primary point in landscape because many gardeners create emphasis on flowers because they are different colors and pretty:)
  • An emphasis plant can differ in some of its characteristics such as size and shape from the rest of the plants in the group
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      like in an advertisement some words or images are emphasized by their size, color, or shape as described in chapter two. These are different ways to emphasize plants or other important things.
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  • In fact the less attributes in which the emphasis plant is different, the stronger the contrast is likely to be.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      (like accents and contrasts) if all words (or plants) are emphasized then the important things could get lost and nothing will be emphasized, or stand out more.
  • While color contrast, whether created by flowers, fruit or foliage, is an obvious factor determining the emphasis potential of a particular plant, I’ll give a few examples of plants whose shape and form make them ideal candidates for this role
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      colorful images can create emphasis, like colorful flowers.
  • This term includes real grasses, that is plants belonging to the family Poaceae, (Graminae) and plants from other botanical families that have a grass like habit.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      each plant has their own role in different cultures and create their own contrasts.
Julie Keith

Layout :: Create Your Poster :: Creating Effective Poster Presentations - 0 views

www.ncsu.edu/...CreatePosterLayout.html

TWC301 balance ASU writing asymmetrical symmetrical

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  • Julie Keith on 25 Sep 11
     
    DD# 4 HW#1 Although this is a short reading on not just balance but writing/creating an effective poster I thought it was a very good one and gave some great ideas to follow. For example, we are taught to read from top to bottom and from left to right and you shouldn't go against the grain when creating your poster.
Bethany Jorgensen

Design Notes: Asymmetry (D#4, HW#1) - 0 views

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  • Bethany Jorgensen on 30 Jan 12
     
    This webpage is dedicated to giving tips and tricks to creating "perfect" asymmetry within a design. When trying to create asymmetry do not put any text or object in the direct center or corner of the page. Also, make sure to start with a few large objects and keep them different proportions for added interest.
Jordin Mitton

The 5 Basic Principles of Design: Alignment - 0 views

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  • Alignment creates a sharper, more ordered design. Aligning elements allows them to create a visual connection with each other.
  • Jordin Mitton on 09 Feb 12
     
    This website has a good basis of what alignment is and why you should use it. It states that alignment creates a sharp and more ordered design. It also says how alignment helps to have a more organiziation and order with your design elements.
Bethany Jorgensen

The Top Ten Methods to Create a Successful Work Team - 0 views

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  • Bethany Jorgensen on 22 Feb 12
     
    Of the top ten methods listed, I believe that creating a common, shared team goal, and promoting interdependency are the two most valuable methods to work as a cohesive group. This page gives many details about each method that can improve teamwork and the ultimate project that the team is working on.
Leslie Lopez

Deadline #8-HW#4- the digital age / Numerical Representation - 0 views

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  • Leslie Lopez on 29 Feb 12
     
    I thought this small webpage was very useful! I wanted to focus on the five differences that Manovich mentions. This one focuses on numerical representation. It summarizes the two main categories: the digital code created mathematically and the digital code created with an algorithm.
Jordan Johnstone

My List: A Collection on "Definitions of Rhetoric or Rhetorical" (TWC,301,RHETORIC) | D... - 1 views

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  • Jordan Johnstone on 12 Jul 10
     
    All three websites both describe rhetoric as a persuasive and effective form of speech. The use of rhetoric is when you want a favorable outcome in your favor. Through logos, pathos, and ethos rhetorical persuasion is possible. One website goes into more depth than the other two about what logos, pathos, and ethos is. Logos is the use of induction, pathos is creating an emotional link, and ethos is being viewed as trustworthy. This website explains how it is better to be open minded and create shared opinions, because then both sides can have something to agree on if they both have different views on the main topic. The Webster definition describes how this style of communication is ancient and dates back to the 14th century. Rhetoric can be performed with both speaking and writing persuasively. Free dictionary explains how rhetoric is more about the end result and not so much the process getting there.
Shannon Ridgeway

Does Your Design Flow? | Van SEO Design - 2 views

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Flow TWC301

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  • Flow is the way your eye moves or is led through a composition. While most of us will naturally move from one element to another in our own fashion, a designer can control to some extent where the eye moves next.
  • Verbal Flow – the path taken when reading text on the page Visual Flow – the path taken when looking at images and graphics on the page
  • To make copy easier to read you can: Develop a consistent typographic style across your site – Be consistent with your use of font size, face, and color Choose a font for your copy that is easy to read – Your copy is not the place for a fancy font Remember the principle of proximity – Place headings close to the text they refer to, captions close to images. Organize your text elements so it’s clear what goes with what Watch the width of columns – Don’t make columns to wide or too narrow as each hinders reading Develop a vertical rhythm in your type – Use consistent line heights and vertical margins and paddings
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  • Again a consistent typographic style and a grid-based layout help maintain the pattern and strengthen the flow of your site.
  • Many images have a direction. An arrow, a hand pointing, a face looking in one direction. Your eye will speed up or slow down depending on the direction it was moving when it fell on the image.
  • Use the direction of images to control the the speed and direction of flow Create barriers when you want to reverse the eyes direction Create open paths to allow easy movement through your design Use contrasting colors and shapes to pull the eye
  • Assuming a left to right reading direction as in English, the natural visual flow for people will be a backwards “S” pattern. You can alter that natural pattern with the images you use, where you place those images, and how images, graphics, and text are mixed on the page.
  • Through good flow you can lead the eye from element to element
  • Kyle Redding on 17 Jun 11
     
    A page on teaching what design flow is and how it works. Teaches you how to keep the reader's eye and make them follow the 'flow'.
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  • Colleen Urban on 17 Jun 11
     
    This website gives great advice on how to show flow in a website.
  • Karla Freeman on 19 Jun 11
     
    Interesting take on flow in design. Definitely worth reading. I like the information and felt that this could be very helpful in creating pages.
  • Alex Knab on 28 Sep 11
     
    This is a great website that illustrates how important flow is design. It was my favorite of all the pages I visited It gives a great definition of design flow, as well as the 2 kinds of flow (takes examples straight out of Basics of Design). It then goes on and explains how to improve your verbal and visual flow in your work.
  • Jennifer Greenhalgh on 02 Oct 11
     
    This in-depth website shows how to improve your website using the flow to create a more readable page.
  • Heather Krieger on 04 Oct 11
     
    D#7, HW#1-- This is a great website when discussing visual and verbal flow like the book with Chapter 7. Firstly, it explains what visual flow and verbal flow exactly are so that you know where you're starting off, which I really enjoy in a website. Then, the website gives you visual examples of how to improve your current design or document.
  • Briseida Aguirre on 05 Oct 11
     
    This website is good because it gives you a scenario of something you can relate to then it gives you an explanation of both visual and verbal. Then it gives you suggestions on how to improve your work that has to do with visual and verbal flow .
  • Merlyn Reyna on 21 Feb 12
     
    Flow is the way the audience's eyes move through out the design. Its a lead from one element to another. Verbal flow is more like a path that leads you to the next reading text on a separate page. This article is really helpful way to improve "Flow" and provides examples for flow. 
  • Jordin Mitton on 22 Feb 12
     
    This is a good website to help you understand what flow is and the different types of flow. It talks about verbal flow and visual flow. It also goes on to explain how to improve your verbal flow and your visual flow.
  • Bethany Jorgensen on 22 Feb 12
     
    This webpage incorporates more details about many key aspects of flow that were also mentioned in chapter seven. There are tips to improving visual and verbal flow within a page and also how to add flow across an entire site involving many pages.
freda yamoah

D#6HW#6Everything You Need to Run a WordPress Blog | Vandelay Design Blog - 0 views

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  • freda yamoah on 28 Sep 11
     
    This is a good resource that will help you create and customize a theme, create template and teaches how to write a simple wordpress pluggin.
Raquel Cortez

Part I: Elements of Design D3, Hw#1 - 0 views

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  • Raquel Cortez on 06 Sep 11
     
    This website give some good information on value, color, shapes, lines, and dimension when creating contrast. It also explains the importance of choosing the right contrasting colors and how to creating a mood or feeling in your design.
julian serventi

Creating S.M.A.R.T. Goals - Top Achievement - 0 views

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  • julian serventi on 18 Apr 12
     
    Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. These words create the basis of the S.M.A.R.T. goal. By taking all aspects of the S.M.A.R.T. goal into account, the goal can be determined to be either worth the effort or not. These guidelines, allow for one to set goals that are within reach.
Mckell Keeney

Contrast - Use Size to Create Contrast - 0 views

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contrast TWC301 design

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  • Mckell Keeney on 31 Jan 12
     
    Free online lesson on how to create contrast on a page.
Micheal O'Neil

Create Flow using the liquify tool - 0 views

www.sigtutorials.com/...liquify-tool.html

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  • Micheal O'Neil on 23 Feb 12
     
    This website explains how to utilize photoshop to the fullest. It covers the liquify tool and how it adjusts the flow in your images. It describes the process by creating a signature.
julian serventi

English Online - Writing Skills - instructions - 0 views

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    • Franz Ferguson
      Franz Ferguson on 31 Aug 11
       
      This brief outline of whats to come is actually pretty helpful. 
    • Franz Ferguson
      Franz Ferguson on 31 Aug 11
       
      Like the author said that I got this from, thisis a very interactive way to learn how to right instructions, and its not super dry and boring. 
    • Franz Ferguson
      Franz Ferguson on 31 Aug 11
       
      By giving examples of the right and wrong way on how to make instructions, I personally found it easier to understand what I was trying to accomplish because of it. 
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    • Franz Ferguson
      Franz Ferguson on 31 Aug 11
       
      Again another quality example of the right way to do things and the wrong way which is how I learn best. If I can compare something the wrong was to the right way then I find I create less errors. 
    • julian serventi
      julian serventi on 19 Jan 12
       
      Because this site is somewhat interactive, it allows you to explore different aspects of creating instructions. For the most part you want to keep your instructions clear and create a somewhat demanding tone.
  • Tessa DeBell on 03 Feb 11
     
    Another simplistic site, but great tips for wording. Also some interactive quizzes after the instructions.
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  • Kelly Corbett on 31 Aug 11
     
    This will help me in the first project because I can easily refer to their examples and decide if my instructions are correct or not. I like that there is user interaction with this website, it keeps me engaged, rather than just reading text.
  • Franz Ferguson on 31 Aug 11
     
    In the following list, click to put a tick beside the statement if you think it's important when writing instructions - leave it blank if you don't (you can click again in the box to change your mind). This is the form of the verb which tells you to do something.
  • natalie arellano on 18 Jan 12
     
    -main features of instruction are. -examples of well written and not so good instructions
Ariella Gabino

D#2 HW#2 - 3 views

www.writedesignonline.com/...emphasis.html

layout emphasis focal point contrast

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  • intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      intesity is a good word to describe what is emphasized. in art usually your eye goes to one impressive point that is more important than others.
  • Certainly emphasis does not make a work appealing to everyone, but without a focal point or emphasis you may be looking at a big pot of stew
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      this is an example of "limiting the amount of content" writing can become a big confusing "pot of stew" like art.
  • placing it in off center to the left or right and either above or below the center line adds to the interest of the piece by giving the viewer introductory or supporting information
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      placement of focalpoints is important because a persons eye likes to flow across art and other medias.
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    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      these pictures all have main points that your eye goes to first because they are emphasized with color or images.
  • Value brings out the differences among a foreground that is in your face, a midground that may serve as the focal area or simply support, and a background that may be miles away
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      things in the foreground are emphasized by being bigger and the things in the backround are secondary objects.
  • Your eye goes to the brightest colors, but also to designs on an angle
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      bright colors are a good way to emphasize important things. The eye is attracted to bright colors the quickest.
  • You can use color, shape, line, texture, value, space, and or form in a way that distinguished one element or area from the whole to focus the viewer through the piece.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      many elements can help distinguish important words or images. having dark colors with light colors is a good way to create a contrast.
    • Delaney Hensley
      Delaney Hensley on 02 Jun 11
       
      COOL EXAMPLE
  • anonymous on 15 Jun 11
     
    For those interested in abstract art and photography, this is a great page. It covers the principle of emphasis by providing excellent examples of art.
  • ivette munoz on 28 Aug 11
     
    I really liked this website because it showed how emphasis is necessary for artist creating paintings! Emphasis not only applys to composition and graphic design but also in art!
  • Ariella Gabino on 31 Aug 11
     
    This website is more about art and paintings, but is a very good example of emphasis and focal points. The page gives good examples on how to create a focal point from focal area, color dominance, value contrasts, visual movement, difference, and shape. Each section has different paintings from various artists but very good examples and ideas of how to lay out things and where the person observing will focus according to your layout.
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