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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Daniel Throckmorton

Daniel Throckmorton

Top 5 Tips for Creating Impressive Video Resumes - 0 views

  • 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).
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    Tips on making video resumes.
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DD#11, HW#3: What's new, new media? - 2 views

  • Media constantly interact with other media by reproducing and replacing and making other changes
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      Project 1 replaces technical writing with a comic.
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D#10HW#5: How To Write A Formal Report - 1 views

  • A formal report is used to document the results of an experiment, a design, or to pass on any type of information in a formal style
  • abstract is the mini version of what the whole report will entail
  • Many people will not read the whole report but will read the abstract
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  • provides the reader with the required information so that the balance of the report can be understood in the correct context
  • discussion is actually the body of your report
  • summarize what you found and the conclusion you have reached
  • recommendations outline what you believe needs to occur based on your research, your findings, and your conclusion
  • list all resource materials
  • stay on topic
  • Headings work well to help keep your audience on track and they make the report easier to read
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Visual Movement - Flow in Web Design | Codrops - 0 views

    • Daniel Throckmorton
       
      This is actually the best analogy for flow that I've seen.
  • The image
  • is leaning toward the right
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  • the image of Andrea is facing left guiding the eye to the large, colorful title
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      This follows the reverse 'S' pattern that the book was talking about.
  • create a triangle
  • large orange circle grabs your eye as soon as you load the site
  • upper left to the lower right
  • little hidden arrows
  • shape, type and cold contrast to guide you where you need to go
  • blatant pointers
  • guide your users on a path through the site.
  • Lines, shapes, color, depth and hierarchy can all be used to guide the viewer from one point to the next
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D#6, HW#2 - Harmony In Design Part 2: Repetition » SitePoint - 0 views

  • consistency and harmony
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      I think it should be added that it also helps guide the reader through the page.
  • silhouetted pigeon images are repeated on three lines down the cover
  • immediately a sense of harmony
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  • repeat
  • That leaves room for individual illustrations for each cover, without losing the visual harmony that has been established through the series.
  • The orange and tan color scheme is repeated in the navigation and main drawing on the site
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D#6, HW#6 - License to Play Music in Public- Simple Advices to get started - 0 views

    • Daniel Throckmorton
       
      How many people know of restaurant employees using their iPod for music? Yeah, that's illegal :/
  • impossible task
  • what if someone wants to play a copyrighted song in public?
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  • he person needs to contact the copyright owner or the publisher and asked for a “public performance license”
  • planning to play music in public
  • monitor all public performances in a worldwide scope
  • public performance right societies
  • if you need a license to play music in public, you need to contact each of these public performance right societies
  • failure to secure public performance license can constitute a copyright infringement.
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A note for our Rhetoric on the Town assignments - Code of Best Practices in Fair Use fo... - 0 views

    • Daniel Throckmorton
       
      This means that for our Rhetoric on the Town postings, we can pick basically whatever picture we want :)
  • scholars may confidently invoke fair use to employ copyrighted works for purposes of analysis, criticism, or commentary directed toward those works
  • Did the unlicensed use “transform” the copyrighted material by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, rather than just repeating the work for the same intent and value as the original? • Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use? If the answers to these two questions are “yes,” a court is likely to find a use fair
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  • ANALYSIS, CRITICISM, AND COMMENTARY OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
  • the nature of the use, the nature of the work used, the extent of the use, and its economic effect
  • QUOTING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
  • USING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL TO STIMULATE RESPONSE, DISCUSSION, AND OTHER REACTIONS DURING RESEARCH
  • STORING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IN COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
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D#5, HW#6 - Optimizing Your Blog's Layout for Better Readability and Profits - 0 views

  • Creating Intuitive and Effective Navigation Options
  • very few things are going to be as annoying as not being able to find something on your blog
  • archive by date
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  • navigation by post tags and post categories
  • If you have a sidebar, you should keep it on the right-hand side
  • list of your past five to ten most recent posts
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    This website talks about the most important navigation options to have on your blog, which I am currently lacking.
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Improve Your Blog's Content In 5 Steps - 0 views

  • Re-read
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      Important
  • If you need to re-read a sentence more than once, rewrite it
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      Don't have to worry about this step.
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      Oftentimes I just rush through a blog post, but this page reminds me that I need to double check my blog just as I would any other type of assignment.
  • Write your blog entry
  • just get your thoughts down
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D#6, HW#6: 20 WordPress Tricks to Improve Your Blog - DesignM.ag - 2 views

    • Daniel Throckmorton
       
      Talks about useful plugins.
  • plugins that can provide added functionality that will bring new possibilities.
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D#5 HW#1 The Power of Alignment | Webitect - 1 views

  • adds to the organization and usability of a web page
  • an image can align with elements on the web page
  • Alignment
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  • One of these points of alignment is the corner of the walls
  • Not enough attention to alignment can make or break the beauty of a website design
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D#4, HW#1 - Principles Of Good Design: Balance » SitePoint - 0 views

  • Balance can also be achieved when one heavier person sits on one side and two lighter people site on the other side
  • In design we try to achieve a balance between elements because it is pleasing on the eye
  • Symmetrical balance is mirror image balance
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  • on this web site, the mobile phone image divides the page in two, with the blocks of text on either side balancing each other out
  • The red text above and below the title is balanced in color and size above and below the title
  • We can create an asymmetrically balanced layout by placing several small items on one side, and one large item on the other side
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D#2, HW#2 - Emphasis in Web Design | Academy - Sacramento - 0 views

  • The larger an element, the more emphasis it gets
  • more emphasis is placed on elements at the top of the page
  • users won't have to scroll to see it
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  • limit the number of colors on a single page
  • If everything is trying to stand out, nothing will
  • Because you can create plenty of Web pages for your site, you don't have to force a single page to do too many things
  • Knowing the hierarchy of a page will help you emphasize wisely
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D#2, HW#7 - How to Effectively write a tutorial | Richworks - 1 views

  • Tutorials are meant to teach people something new
  • Plan each step carefully
  • most succinct way possible
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  • balance the length of the tutorial with the amount of valid information transmitted
  • In order to keep the readers engaged in the tutorial, it is very important that you show them what you will be achieving by the end of the tutorial
  • What you are trying to explain in 5 to 10 lines can be neatly illustrated in just an image. Try to use as many images as possible
  • Use them wherever necessary and use them wisely
  • Take screenshots of every step you perform and document your every move
  • images with varying widths create some sort of a negative impression on your tutorial
  • explain why you are doing it and what are the advantages in doing so
  • In this tutorial, we will be learning to create
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10 Principles Of Effective Web Design - Smashing Magazine - 1 views

    • Daniel Throckmorton
       
      Refer to step 1: Don't make users think.
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      This coincides with the design principle of emphasis.
  • “keep it simple”-principle (KIS)
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      I prefer KISS - Keep It Simple *Stupid
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  • reduce the cognitive load
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      Coincides with the design principle of balance.
  • Users don’t read, they scan.
  • users search for some fixed points or anchors which would guide them through the content of the page
  • the less intuitive is the navigation, the more willing are users to leave the web-site and search for alternatives
  • the web-page should be obvious and self-explanatory
  • The only element which is directly visible to the users is the word “free”
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