WHAT I DID
This weekend I gave WordPress another try. It is very safe to say we are not even close to friends yet, however, we’re slowly but surely working our way there. I don’t understand his (yes, I’ve decided to consciously start referring to my class blog as an individual; no judgement please) setup, and why in the world he refuses to let me see what a Page looks like after I’ve altered it. He’s slow in loading, changes his background to a sickeningly bright purple without my permission, and seems to purposefully make my life difficult. Now I know this relationship is not just one sided. He probably hates how I lose my temped and yell at him and slam on the keys to try and make him cooperate, but hey, sometimes it just happens.
Anyway, we’re making some progress. I decided to change my Theme to Hemingway. This theme enabled me to use a photo that expressed a lot of who I am and where I come from – an image of the flag-clad avenue leading to the Maryland State House. Since I took the photo I also believe it stuck true to the “Authentically Kat” theme.
I decided to expand the boundaries of my site and add a Resume and Contact menu option. While the pages are still very simple, I thought they were important to include and would be good to build up in the future. The Resume Page has a downloadable version of my Resume and, hopefully soon, will include a scroll through version as well. The Contact Page has areas in which another user can insert their information and request to contact me. Once I have further developed what I already have I hope to add a Portfolio Page – for my future projects – and include the Digital Identity Project I created earlier on in class.
WHY I DID IT
Everything I did I did with “Authentically Kat” in mind. I wanted this website to stick true to me, my quirks, and what makes my digital identity mine. The aesthetic choices I made I simply made because in my eyes, they are what worked well together and what combined in a way that I wanted to represent myself to my fellow classmates and the public.
