Category: Project 3: Interrogate an Interface

Checklist Observations

Checklist Observations: 1. Cover all areas of analysis in my essay: Yes, I have incorporated analysis on all of the categories in my web essay. I want to expand more on the design choices/modes of communication part. 2. Include well integrated screenshots: Yes, I have incorporated screen shots into my web essay. I think that I need…
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Project Presentations

I liked the tool Audioboom because i’m very into music. I’ve always made my friends CD’s since I can remember, so I would definitely use it to share music with my friends. Overall, the presentation was good and the tool Audioboom seems useful.

Day 1 Presentation: Pearltrees

The tool from today’s presentations that interested me the most was Pearltrees. That was actually my first pick of the interface that I wanted to base my project on. I think that Pearltrees is a really cool concept, as it is really similar to Pinterest, and I am an avid Pinner. This is a tool…
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Peer Review Activity

What I Heard in Peer Review:  Grace informed me that I had all of the required pieces, but could do a better job of specifically stating what design choices fell into what categories (emphasis, contrast, alignment, organization and proximity) instead of simply stating that the interface contained all of those design aspects. She also said…
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Screenshots

What I Did… Today I started taking screenshots of Meograph for both my presentation and my web essay. Why I Did It… I wanted to capture as much as I could visually capture in order to really guide my audience through my web essay and presentation in a way that made sense. I think that…
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Drafting Web Essay

What I Did… Today I began drafting my web essay using the Writer/Designer analysis questions as a guide. I decided that I was going to break up the essay into four different sections: General Overview & Rhetorical Analysis, Design Choices & Modes of Communication, Affordances & Constraints, and Presentation & Conclusion. I took all of my…
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Independent Work – Friday March 6

What I Did… I spent my 50 minutes of independent work getting familiar with Meograph. I read through all of the information that the website contained and started trying to develop my own mix in order to really understand how the tool worked. I decided to make a mix about my travels with my family,…
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Project 3 Tool: Meograph

I choose to analyze Meograph, a site that allows customers to create a video focused on their brand that they can then embed into their own websites. I was attracted to this tool because it is a brand marketing tool, and I want to pursue a career in digital brand marketing. Therefore, this tool could…
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Interface Choice

The tool I chose to work with for project 3 is digital vaults because it seemed legitimate when I checked it out the other day. What drew me to this interface was how well the website was developed. It seemed very professional, easy to use, and the topic of historical archives sparked my interest. I […]