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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Bethany Jorgensen

Bethany Jorgensen

Top 5 Tips for Creating Impressive Video Resumes - 0 views

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    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
Bethany Jorgensen

how to write a formal report - 0 views

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    This very descriptive document gives students all of the details necessary succeed in writing a formal document that meets the needs of the audience and purpose of the writer.
Bethany Jorgensen

What is a Digital Image Anyway? - 0 views

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    This is a very clear and informative article about how digital images are developed and where the pixel comes into play. It simplifies the terminology so it is easy to understand. This article relates very well with several of Manovich's principles of new media.
Bethany Jorgensen

Business Writing: Tips for Writing Meeting Minutes - 0 views

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    This website gives very useful information that will aid students in writing beneficial and productive meeting minutes after group meetings for projects. There are listed do's and don'ts and also ten questions that should be answered by the meeting minutes in order to capture all of the important meeting details.
Bethany Jorgensen

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

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    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.
Bethany Jorgensen

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

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    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.
Bethany Jorgensen

The 'Fair Use' Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material Is Acceptable - 0 views

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    This website is very helpful and lists uses that are generally considered to be fair use. These uses include: criticism/comment, news reporting, research/scholarship, non-profit organizations, and parody. In addition to these, there are rules listed to deem if a use if legally "fair use".
Bethany Jorgensen

How to Evaluate Your Blog - 0 views

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    This website gives very important guidance to learning how to self-evaluate your blog. The steps involved with evaluating your blog include: read your post, read it aloud, ask big questions, and lastly read it again. When reading it, silently or aloud, it is important to focus on what you like about the post and what you dislike. When reading it out loud, make sure the words create a flow that is easy for the audience to follow.
Bethany Jorgensen

21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic (Updated 2012) | SEOmoz - 0 views

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    Although this website is giving tips to an audience hoping to increase their blog's popularity, members of the TWC class may also find some of these tips helpful. There are several strategies mentioned that will make the WordPress blogs that are constantly used in this course to be easier to read, more organized, and more inviting to the intended audience.
Bethany Jorgensen

Presentation Design: Principles and Techniques - 1 views

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    This webpage describes how to implement repetition within a visual presentation. Many examples are shown and support the statement that says, "While contrast is about showing differences, repetition is about subtly using elements to make sure the design is viewed as being part of a larger whole."
Bethany Jorgensen

Alignment in Graphic Design - 0 views

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    This webpage describes Horizontal, Vertical, Edge, Center, and Visual Alignment styles to create a layout that is visually pleasing. It also says that good alignment is invisible, because viewers only notice when a page is not aligned correctly.
Bethany Jorgensen

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

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    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.
Bethany Jorgensen

The Principle of Contrast in Web Design | Tips - 1 views

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    This very informative blog shows readers several awesome examples of contrast. The images displayed very clearly highlight the use of contrast and are great for beginners in design to see. The end of the blog post says to "Remember that contrast is all about differences. If two elements are very different in nature, be sure to make their visual differences very obvious."
Bethany Jorgensen

D #2 HW #8 Writing Instructions - 0 views

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    This webpage is very helpful because it uses examples throughout the article and gives tips about each detail that clear instructions need. I also thought that the paragraph about layout at the bottom of the article was very informative and something that I will keep in mind when creating my own how-to instructions.
Bethany Jorgensen

D#2, HW#2-Highlighting & Emphasis - 1 views

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    This website gives examples of several common mistakes people make when trying to use emphasis. These issues can occur when the emphasis is more of overkill than beneficial, such as when emphasis techniques are overwhelming. Other problems include inconsistent emphasis and illogical function, meaning that there is emphasis on unimportant details.
Bethany Jorgensen

Composition and Design Principles - 1 views

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    This website was very informative and gave many examples demonstrating how to incorporate visual elements within page design. It also defines and describes design principles, many of which match up with the principles listed in Chapter 1 of our book on pages 12 and 13.
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