Advice!

My advice for new students next year would be to not fall behind. Keep up with all your homework and class work and you will do well! Also, ask if you need help!

Favorite Websites!

My three favorite websites were done by Moira Allen, Alex Holmes, and Abby Talley. I enjoyed Moira's website because of all the pictures she had taken. The outline of her website was very interesting! I really liked how Alex did his navigation bar. It looked like he drew the pictures and then scanned them onto the computer. Abby's website was directed towards something specific. I liked how she talked about fashion, since she seemed very interested in it!

My Website!

Please visit my website at http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~apatters/

Actually making the website was easier than I thought it was going to be. Certain parts of the website I found more difficult than others but overall, I did not find this assignment too difficult. I mainly used Expression Web to design my website. I am most proud of my family and friends page because it turned out well as far as how the pictures were arranged. I need to change some of my pictures on some of my pages since there pixels became distorted and are not clear. But I think that is an easy fix. My biggest technical challenge was making sure that my navigation bar worked correctly with the hotspots. My biggest design challenge was making sure that my tables were evenly spaced on my page. I plan on showing my parents and friends my website. I am sure they will be impressed! For my final project in my seminar class I am planning on making a website and I am definitely glad I learned how to do it in this class.

Pictures That Lie

I choose to take a picture of the Statue of Liberty and combine it with an American flag to represent what the United States of American stands for. I found both the Statue of Liberty picture and the American flag on Stock Exchange. To manipulate the picture, I cropped out the background for the Statue of Liberty and placed it on the picture of the American flag. Then I changed the hue and saturation for both images, and decided to add text. I thought the text would add a symbolic reminder of what our Founding Fathers wanted for this country. I decided to manipulate this photo because with the war going on, I thought this was an appropriate way of trying to remind all Americans just how lucky we are that we live in a country of freedom. I don't see that this manipulation was harmful because this picture helps to reiterate what freedom is and how all Americans should be happy for the privileges we have.

The article I choose to analyze was titled "Presidential Physiognomies: Altered Images, Altered Perceptions". The main purpose for this article was to see whether altering Presidential photos would change whether society viewed them as either more capable to run the country or less capable. Studies found that when certain parts of the faces were changed, people did respond positively to each President, saying they were more capable of being President. To me it is very interesting that just changing the face of someone can change how another person views them. This article relates to the picture I manipulated because it demonstrates how people can change their views just by seeing something they haven't seen before. The picture I manipulated can help reach someone on how lucky they are to be living in America.

Keating, Caroline F., Randall, David, Kendrick, Timothy. "Presidential Physiognomies: Altered Images, Altered Perceptions." Political Psychology 20.3 (1999): pp. 593-610. Web. 12 April 2010.

The Importance of HTML Code

All web designers should know how to use HTML code so that they understand the basics of web design. If someone just goes straight into a web designing program such as Expression Web, they are going to be limited as to what they are able to do on their website. They won't be able to understand basic steps since they have not learned the essentials to coding for a website.

Powerpoint Presentations

My two favorite PowerPoint presentations were done by Abby Talley and Alex Holmes. Both of their layouts had simple colors, but were affective for their topic. On Abby's presentation, I enjoyed her topic choice, since I was very unfamiliar with Disease Control. Her delivery and speaking was very well done. For Alex's presentation, I enjoyed how he used images and stacked them on each other. He also did a very good job of using animations.

Making the Best PowerPoint Presentation

Here are some tips for making sure you have made an efficient PowerPoint presentation:
1. Keep the slides simple. To much on one slide can be distracting.
2. Use graphics and charts. These can help visual learners and put your information in a different perspective.
3. Have transitions in your slides. This helps add to the quality of your presentation.
4. Include notes on each slide. Notes allow you to be able to deliver a solid presentation.
5. Choose fonts wisely. Have readable information that is big enough for everyone to see.

Somethings that I find annoying are when there is to much going on in each slide. I get distracted and can't focus on the main idea. Also color is good, but too much color can really hurt a presentation.