TWC301: Multimedia Writing

hey austin:) i think your vedio is very interesting. i like how you start the beginning off with like old school photes the end it with the computer stuff. but can you tell me why you choose those particular pictures i am really curious:)

this one is my favortie because when you look at it it looks like alot but in reality its very easy to understand and find what your looking for. they use alot of the same font throughout the webpage just different sizes. theres plenty of white space and everything is organized.

The home page of the Wall Street journal is a site that I think has adhered well to the good use of design principles we have discussed. Certain elements (location of links, tools, etc) are consistent, repeated no matter where your in-site browsing leads. It is always a simple matter to return the home page, and the content, though varied in topic and section, are placed and located in instantly comfortable page areas. The use of color and contrast to delineate different sections draw the eyes right where they need to be, and the fusion of advertising and written content is fused seamlessly. This website is nearly overflowing with all manner of content, yet the design and appearance of the home page is neither cluttered nor confusing. I believe this is an excellent example of the successful use of C.R.A.P. design elements.

Yahoo has been around for the longest time in the online world so naturally their layout is one not to be touched. C-Contrast- does a great job of moving articles to attract attention to the center of the page R- Repetition- the site keeps the same theme of headers throughout their articles and pages A-Alignment- text is aligned to the left hand side P-Proximity-different types of news clusters are separated by boxes and space

C- A. V. Club use the large image at the right of the screen to display the importance of the article compared to the smaller ones underneath it. R- On the navigation bar, repetition is use to show the different pages of the blog by changing the color but keeping the same font A- The web page uses left justification on each on of the columns. P- At the bottom of the page they separate the sites information links from everything else.

C-Contrast- Album reviews are listed as cover icons while listings for different areas of the website are located in a toolbar along the top of the page. R- Repetition- Pitchfork decides to change up the hyperlink scheme to red but remains consistent with it throughout the entire site. A-Alignment- All text is aligned to the left hand side of the article. P- Proximity- Different article features are displayed in box-shaped areas that keep the type of article in the same location.

C-Contrast- Separates the different product listings on the left hand side with boxes in a teal shading. R- Repetition- All links listed on the webpage are consistent being blue and all descriptions and headings retain the same size respectively. A- Alignment- All product descriptions are aligned to the left hand side of the images. P- Proximity- Products similar to recent search queries are separated by a decent sized distance.

Contrast: focal point is an image of a laptop, aligned to the left with its description to the right. Gives a lot of empty space around it to make it your main focus. Besides the focal image other images pop against the black background. Repetition: Menu items are linked blue at the top of the page. Smaller unimportant items linked blue and smaller at the bottom. Alignment: Everything is aligned to the left in each group. Proximity: Under focal point are 4 groups with category titles that you can click to enlarge to see different related aspects of the site.

This website is a very good example of how to design a website. Everything is very aesthetically pleasing, and follows the CRAP principles.

I think this link is the best representation of CRAP because it is simple and very appealing to the eye. Contrast: A lot of white background. Large focal Image and set to the entire left side of page. Louis Vuitton large and bold. Repetition: All text is brown and in capital letters. Less important items are not all capitalized and smaller. Alignment: To the left Proximity: Each location is grouped into correct continent. Each group is given appropriate and equal space in-between.

This is another good website that uses the CRAP principles. Everything is consistent, and it is very pleasing to the eye.

i think that this is a really good example of virtual cultures because it is one of the fasted growing websites in the world. it allows people from all over to share there thoughts and share pretty much whatever. it also allow companies, famous people, etc. to make them self known and allow them to grow there buisness.

Tessa Briley's blog.

I love your introduction and your admission of your affair with wool. I feel like I should have been eating a cookie and respond in unison with "Hi, Tessa." :)

The reading briefly discussed the "social isolation" in the cyber world. This leads to people saying whatever they want, no matter if it is nice or, more especially, harsh. This also leads to what is now termed "cyber bullying." This link I found is about net etiquette and saying just because you aren't face to face with someone, does not give you the right to be harsh.

This article discusses about the communication in online dating versus the communication of dating face to face. This shows how the internet has altered the way of dating on a new level.