Monday, November 24th

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

Before Thanksgiving, I am going to hangout with my friends and just have a chill few days. For Thanksgiving, my whole family always goes to my grandmas house and we all have a huge meal. We go over there at around 4 and enjoy each others company and then around 6 ish we have a big dinner with all of the typical Thanksgiving food. We hang out there for a while (most of the night) and then the girls stay up and go Black Friday shopping at midnight! Then the next day my family and I put up all of our Christmas decorations. It is really fun and makes me realize how thankful I am for my family.

Wednesday, November 19th

Go out and look up a what all goes on a resume website. What can you find? Include an example image if possible.

There are many things that go into a resume, but let's keep in mind that every resume is different. Depending on what the resume is for, the information in the resume will vary. Below, I have listed the common necessities in resumes that you will most likely find in any resume:

• Name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
• Employment objective. State the type of work or specific job you are seeking.
• Education, including school name and address, dates of attendance, major, and highest grade completed or degree awarded. Consider including any courses or areas of focus that might be relevant to the position.
• Experience, paid and volunteer. For each job, include the job title, name and location of employer, and dates of employment. Briefly describe your job duties.
• Special skills, computer skills, proficiency in foreign languages, achievements, and membership in organizations.
• References, only when requested.
• Keep it short
• Avoid long paragraphs; use bullets to highlight key skills and accomplishments.

(information above credited to EDInformatics)

Resumes are easy to make and even though most resumes are the same, some might be different depending on what the person is making the resume for. 

Example Resume:

(Jonathan Miodownik: A Website for Noodling)

Tuesday, November 18th

Define 'User Experience'. What does it mean and how does it relate to web design?

User experience is the overall experience of a person using a product such as a website or computer application, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use (Google). There are five main categories involved with the overall experience: Usability, aesthetics, customer service, brand consistency, and personal impact.

Twitter is an app that I would personally say creates an overall good user experience. I have never gone wrong with Twitter, and it always works well. Yes, there are many bad apps or websites that create a bad user experience, but there are also good websites and apps that create an overall quality user experience, and it is usually because they follow those main categories of user experience. 

Monday, November 17th

Consider the quote below. What exactly do you think it means and how does it relate to Web Design?

I think this quote means that there is more to design than just the appearance of it. The design of something is how it works and and how everything is put together, not just what it looks like. There is way more to it than what meets the eye!

Wednesday, November 12th

Reflect on your learning this semester so far in this class. Think about the first day you walked in to this room until right now. What have you learned about Web Design? What have you learned beyond Web Design? Explain yourself.

I have learned so much from the beginning of this class. I didn't know how to do anything web design related at first, but know I feel like I am pretty skilled at it. I have learned also how to problem solve because when making websites, the answers aren't always going to be easy and you're going to have to problem solve on your own. I have also learned that making a website using HTML and coding and everything take a lot of work, so I see websites differently know and appreciate the work that goes into them more. I can't wait to keep learning!

Monday, November 3rd

Tell me about your weekend. Give me details and photos!

This weekend we went to State. We had the hardest pool and weren't predicted to win let alone even get to State in the first place. Even though we played well, we lost 2 out of the 3 games, not letting us advance into the next day. We ended up getting 5th, and it was a pretty bittersweet day. I got named t the All State team, which is nearly impossible to do unless you are on a top 3 team. I cried so much, some tears of sadness, some of anger, and some of happiness. Friday night when we got back, a bunch of the girls came over in Halloween costumes and we went to a Halloween party which was pretty fun. Saturday I spent the whole morning with Abby and Georgia and then the whole day/night with Abby and Erik pretty much. I got a present for my friend Blake, hung out, and got Freddy's with Erik. Then, Erik and I went to a haunted house and then went back again with our friends Abby, Haley, Cody, Brian, and Jared. Sunday I applied to American, cleaned my room and car, went to Jose's with my club volleyball friends, and then got my nails done.

Tell me about your weekend. Share pics!

This weekend was really fun. Friday after practice my friends from the volleyball team (Whitney, Abby, and Whitney) went to the Pink Out football game and had a great time. After the game Abby and I hung out with our friends Erik and John at my house. Saturday I had to work the sophomore volleyball tournament at 7:30 in the morning, but after I went home, slept, then got Chipotle with my sister since she's in town from college. I then went to my grandma's and then went out to dinner with my friend Blake at Winstead's and hung out with him for a while! Sunday my family and I wet to the Louisberg Cider Mill and then my sister, cousin, and I went shopping all day, and lastly I had volleyball practice at 8 that night.