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Merlyn Reyna

DD#11, HW#3: What's new, new media? - 2 views

  • Remediation can be complete or visible.
  • New Media constantly justifies itself by remediating old media
  • The viewers received the meaning immediately because the object came from their "real" world; it is not representative of something abstract
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    This website gives an explanation about remediation and new media.  It also gives an explanation of how remediation is defined by predecessors like the television, radio and or old media like journals.  Media can interact with other kind of media by reproducing and replacing and making other changes.
Merlyn Reyna

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

  • chances of getting an interview
  • ask friends or family to review it
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    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.  
Merlyn Reyna

http://www.pearsoned.ca/highered/divisions/virtual_tours/northey/sample_chapter_9.pdf - 1 views

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    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. 
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D#8 HW#4 Five Principles of New Media - 0 views

  • 1. Numerical representation: new media objects exist as data
  • 2. Modularity: the different elements of new media exist independently
  • 3. Automation: new media objects can be created and modified automatically
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  • 4. Variability: new media objects exist in multiple versions
  • 5. Transcoding: a new media object can be converted into another format
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    This website is very interesting because it talks about the five principles of New Media.  It provides images as examples and it explains how each principle is composed and the content the images have.
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D#8 HW#1 Team Norms - 0 views

  • The team must pay attention to the content (or goals or outcomes expected).
  • These team norms or ground rules are established with all members of the team participating equally.
  • How team members will be responsible and accountable for moving the project forward and accomplishing the goals.
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  • How team members interact with and communicate with each other,
  • Practice being open-minded.
  • If you commit to doing something – do it. Be accountable and responsible to the team.
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    This is a good article about the norms on a team work.  Each member of the team has to be committed to do their own part and pay attention to the content.  This article also includes how member should interact and it provides guidelines for the group to follow.
Merlyn Reyna

D#7 HW#4 Working in Groups - 1 views

  • Talking in groups can help overcome the anonymity and passivity of a large class or a class meeting in a poorly designed room. Students who expect to participate actively prepare better for class.
  • Ways to break down the task into smaller units
  • Encouraging Ideas
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  • Observing
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    This source is very helpful, it provides  skills in how to get started, show group leadership, and how to focus on your work.  Gives tips on how to notice dynamics of the group, how to collaborate, and how to share ideas in order to participate and interact with the group. 
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D#7 HW#6 Respecting Copyright - 0 views

  • Copyright and Fair Use, inform the students that the expert speaker is an attorney that helps students and professors at a university to learn about the ethics and Fair Use guidelines of copying digital information such as music, movies, or web content for school.
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    This is a good example of how copyright is explained.  The comic shown in this article is very cute and original, gives us an idea of how we can copyright without knowing. 
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Does Your Design Flow? | Van SEO Design - 2 views

  • Through good flow you can lead the eye from element to element
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    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. 
Merlyn Reyna

D#6, HW#6: 20 WordPress Tricks to Improve Your Blog - DesignM.ag - 2 views

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    This article is good because it provides tutorials on how to improve your blog.  For example, there are descent free magazines themes or you can build your own.  Also it gives techniques for seo and plug ins.  
Merlyn Reyna

D#6 HW#6 Examples of Creative WordPress Sites - 0 views

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    This is a good website on how you can design your wordpress with different animation and gives you tips on how to improve your blog.  This is a good website because it provides a lot of themes that I personally haven't seen before.  
Merlyn Reyna

D#6 HW#1 Using Repetition and Patterns - 0 views

  • repetitive pattern can give the impression of size and large numbers
  • capture the interruption of the flow of a pattern
  • Broken repetition might include adding a contrasting object (color, shape, texture) or removing one of the repeating objects
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  • consider your focal point
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    This is a good website of how repetition is used.  Even though it is not clearly in the book, it focuses more on repetition in photography by emphasize and break-it.  Emphasize repetition can give impression of size and large numbers of elements in one picture.  Broken repetition can include contrast object or a focal point between the repetition objects in a picture.  
Merlyn Reyna

D#5 HW#1 The Power of Alignment | Webitect - 1 views

  • using the lines, shapes, and contrasting colors of the image
  • designers used images, color contrast, and features of their respective websites to create an interesting and effective use of alignment
  • beauty for all viewers
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    This website is very helpful when it comes to explaining alignment.  Even if you have other good elements going around your picture/website, it might look cluttered and there can be a bad use of alignment.  This website gives you examples of how to use proper alignment in pictures and on a layout by using the lines, shapes, and contrasting colors.  
Merlyn Reyna

Alignment - How to Use Principle of Alignment in Page Layout - 0 views

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      Alignment design creates order, organize page layout elements, it groups items together and creates visual connection.  
  • draw attention to a specific element on the page.
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Balance- Principles of Design: Balance - 1 views

  • Our eyes are drawn by color.
  • Symmetrical balance is mirror image balance
  • 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.
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  • 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). 
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    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.
Merlyn Reyna

D#3 HW#1 Contrast and Meaning - 0 views

  • The function of contrast in defining meaning can be explained by comparing fundamental opposites: dark/light, soft/hard, fast/slow.
  • every element on the page you’re designing has to be positioned, styled, sized, or otherwise distinguished in accordance with its specific importance and place in the overall communicative objective.
  • ontrast helps lead the reader’s eye into and through your layout.
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  • Contrast is everywhere and a part of everything we see, do, experience, and understand.
  • Contrast is just one component of design fundamentals.
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    Contrast defines hierarchy, understanding relationships to convey a message.  It is used to hand in hand with the principle of emphasis in order to keep its emphasis.  Every element must be positioned with style, size, and distinguished with a specific importance.  This article gives an idea of how contrast is typically used by giving examples.  
Merlyn Reyna

D #2 HW #8 Writing Instructions - 0 views

  • Don't expect homeowners to know what a terminal bud is unless you've told them.
  • Keep sentences short and vocabulary easy.
  • Make sure the steps are in the right order
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  • Use active, command verbs.
  • Use illustrations and diagrams.
  • Make sure you haven't left anything out.
  • Additional suggestions:
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How to Write Instructions (with pictures) - wikiHow - 0 views

  • A set of instructions should help a reader accomplish a task quickly, efficiently and successfully.
  • Observe someone performing a task.
  • Stop after each step and record every detail.
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  • Address the reader using "you" or "your."
  • Begin a sentence with a verb. Limit each step to one main idea.
  • Keep sentences short and simple
  • Revise again.
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    To write instructions we have to know our audience, Write each step, observe someone performing a task, stop after each step, revise and try to record every detail.  This page is simple giving out a list of how to record a set of instructions although it does not have a lot of examples.
Merlyn Reyna

D#2, HW#8: How to Write Instructions Clearly | eHow.com - 0 views

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      Simple rules are good because you don't want to confuse the reader
  • Use short specific sentences for each step
  • Picture yourself performing each step.
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  • Include any warnings in a special section that the reader will not miss
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Design Notes: Emphasis - 2 views

  • It is important for a designer to know how to control the attention of someone viewing their artwork
  • It is important for a designer to know how to control the attention of someone viewing their artwork.
  •   CONTRAST The objective of contrast is to produce maximum visibility
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  • There is usually a focal point, a place where the action begins
  • Bright colors are more attractive (attract attention) than dull colors.
  • Where you place objects is important.
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    Emphasis is more visually interesting and making what you're trying to control more interesting than others.  It is also the attention of someone viewing an artwork, design or website.  Emphasize on weather you want to attract your audience the most, maximize the visibility of your focal point. This website gives explanation of how emphasis is used in art.  
Merlyn Reyna

D#1 HW#13 - 0 views

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    Emphasis simplifies the reader's task and helps picks out essentials in the message. It also proceeds with the design and decides what is important.
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