At the end of the course, I would like to go to university and complete my degree. I would also like to learn the following things that are not on the course, as I feel they will help me in the future;
PHP / Databases: Learning how to implement and control large websites using databases is something that would give me an advantage, when/if I study this at university.
Quark Express: This page layout software is more popular than Adobe’s PageMaker and is more widely used in industry. Not being able to use this may put me at a disadvantage.
I will have to fill in a UCAS form and research suitable universities that have the top-up degree course.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Holiday
Assignment Progress
iMe – I have completed most of my webplan for this assignment, the only thing left to do is design the look of the site. I am going to design the site in CSS, but I haven’t made any decision on the colour scheme yet.
Possible combinations and ideas include:
Pink and yellow
Orange and gray
Red and white candy stripe
The structure and layout of the site will not change, so I can produce the site in a number of different colours, using the CSS code to change the appearance.
CiSSy
I spent some time looking at the entries on the BBC website; this gave me a better idea of what is required. I will produce three different solutions for the specified task. The good thing about this assignment is the lack of a specific design requirement for the site. It can look and function in anyway, as long as it shows the BBC content in an easy to access way.
I have looked at the sites that are specified as examples of the sort of thing they are looking for and the element that seems to be on most of them is video. I will be looking to incorporate some sort of video playback into the site.
Culture Vulture
I have produced the essay based on my chosen cultural icon. The second part of the assignment is to produce a design that will be applied to an unknown lifestyle product. I am going to base this design on the works of Piet Mondrian. (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/mondrian.html).
The Biz
This assignment will be given back soon as it needs amending. There are a few things missing and the essays need a slight re-write in places.
I got all the work that I wanted to do in the holidays done, didn’t have to work much either which helped a lot.
Ta, Dale
iMe – I have completed most of my webplan for this assignment, the only thing left to do is design the look of the site. I am going to design the site in CSS, but I haven’t made any decision on the colour scheme yet.
Possible combinations and ideas include:
Pink and yellow
Orange and gray
Red and white candy stripe
The structure and layout of the site will not change, so I can produce the site in a number of different colours, using the CSS code to change the appearance.
CiSSy
I spent some time looking at the entries on the BBC website; this gave me a better idea of what is required. I will produce three different solutions for the specified task. The good thing about this assignment is the lack of a specific design requirement for the site. It can look and function in anyway, as long as it shows the BBC content in an easy to access way.
I have looked at the sites that are specified as examples of the sort of thing they are looking for and the element that seems to be on most of them is video. I will be looking to incorporate some sort of video playback into the site.
Culture Vulture
I have produced the essay based on my chosen cultural icon. The second part of the assignment is to produce a design that will be applied to an unknown lifestyle product. I am going to base this design on the works of Piet Mondrian. (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/mondrian.html).
The Biz
This assignment will be given back soon as it needs amending. There are a few things missing and the essays need a slight re-write in places.
I got all the work that I wanted to do in the holidays done, didn’t have to work much either which helped a lot.
Ta, Dale
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Bussiness as Usual
Hello all,
With the first assignment handed in I’ve been spending more time on “iMe”, “CiSSy” and the new assignment “Culture Vulture.
The key to these assignments for me is to make sure I don’t fall behind as I did with “The Biz”. The feeling of panic before handing an assignment in is not something I enjoy, but I put myself through it more often than I should. As a result of this I will be using the week off to complete work, and if possible get myself ahead of what I need to do.
A7 – iMe
The main part of this assignment is too produce a webplan for my portfolio site. This needs to be done as soon as possible and I will do it side by side with my CiSSy webplan.
I will update my blog with evaluation and insightful comments as per usual over the holidays.
Tasks to Complete
Webplan
Blog entry
A8 – CiSSy
I have completed the first draft of the essay for task one. This needs a small rewrite and a slight reorganisation.
After this it needs to be referenced and placed into the Pagemaker template.
A webplan needs to be produced for this assignment and I will complete this for after the holidays.
Tasks to complete
Task one essay
Webplan
A10 – Culture Vulture
This is the new assignment and the first task was to choose a design icon of the 20th centry to produce an essay on. The subject of the essay would be to prove that the subject is a icon and has influenced other areas of design.
The product I have choosen is the Mini and the length of the essay is a 1000 words.
Tasks to complete
Any other work I need to amend will de done over the holiday as well. Please feel free to leave any comments.
Cheers for reading, Dale.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
New Assigment
Hello,
The first assignment “The Biz” has been handed in and the next assignment “Culture Vulture” has been handed out.
The first task for the new assignment is to research three products or artworks that have had a large impact on 20th century culture, and produce a 1000 word essay based on this research on one of them.
The research into this has to be done carefully as choosing the wrong thing to write about will make attaining a 1000 words difficult
I have started the web plan for “iMe” and have written most of the first draft of the first “CiSSy” essay.
Thanks, Dale.
The first assignment “The Biz” has been handed in and the next assignment “Culture Vulture” has been handed out.
The first task for the new assignment is to research three products or artworks that have had a large impact on 20th century culture, and produce a 1000 word essay based on this research on one of them.
The research into this has to be done carefully as choosing the wrong thing to write about will make attaining a 1000 words difficult
I have started the web plan for “iMe” and have written most of the first draft of the first “CiSSy” essay.
Thanks, Dale.
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