Monday, May 19, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Reflection
I finally came to the end of my project and found that I am very pleased with the end result. I took so much time on it that I can be very proud of it.
The general concept is that people can visit my site and find relief over anxiety and any other problems. The first page is the home page where I just give a little background on what the website is for and a little outlook on what it is like to have anxiety. I made two pages full of my friend and I's bio. Each one lists off our favorite music to listen to when we are stressed or anxious, our personal history, our hobbies and jobs, and our biggest anxieties. This gives the viewer a little more insight on who they are talking to, and if they have any of the same anxieties they can talk to each one of us personally instead of just asking us both for opinions.
I also have a page of videos that I will hopefully be updating soon. I have two videos, one which is the video project that never loaded up on my webpage I made in class. The first video is a spoof on the the "home improvement" shows that have been terrorizing our televisions lately. The video is titled "The unprofessional way to decorate my patio." My friend, Jeannie, and I went around to Lowe's and target and got fun little tools to decorate the patio, and put it all together in one day.
There is also a podcast that you can check out, its me talking, pretty much about nothing, for about four minutes. I talk about a little scenario that I believed helped me through my anxiety, and told people they are not alone.
The website was fun to make, i really enjoyed creating it and I've received a few emails from people asking advice. Its always been pretty enjoyable trying to help people, and I have a knack for it, so making this website was fun to do. I am glad that I chose to take this class. I enrolled a little late because of scheduling issues, but it was well worth the stress in the beginning. Thank You Professor McCune!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Starting the Multimedia Project.
Starting the project was the hardest part. I could not decide what my website should be about and writing an about me and information was especially tough. I used iweb on my mac to make my website. I really just wanted a website that I would be satisfied with and not something thrown together at the last minute.
I spent countless hours choosing the right photos and graphics for each page. I really couldn't figure out how to use some tools, but after a lot of work and tutorials I figured out how to use all the tools.
It went well in the beginning and I had no complaints :)
