My introductory website was created using the BBEdit software. I decided that I wanted to challenge myself for this assignment, so I did not use any template. I started my html code the same way we learned to during the tutorial and researched techniques from there. I ended up relying a lot on the W3 Schools website and Youtube for explanation and guidance. My final product is the result of trial and error, as well as some compromise when certain features did not pan out the way I hoped.
I ran into the most technical difficulties with my “Photo Album” page. I tried several methods for layout of the photos and their captions, but because some were portrait and others landscape oriented, it was hard to find a visually satisfying solution. There were a couple of instances where an element wouldn’t work or appear on the webpage, and I couldn’t figure out why. Eventually, I would take a break and as soon as I came back, I figured it out. I realized that, personally, coding is not something I can do for long periods of time; If I don’t take a break, I get sloppy and miss a small, but important, detail. My vision for this website is somewhat similar to what I created. I tried to be realistic and “aim low” since I had never coded before, but I was pleasantly surprised by what I was able to accomplish. I envisioned a more modern and sophisticated website. I wish there were more options for fonts that would work on any device or computer; I think different fonts would have portrayed more of my original vision. The “Photo Album” was originally going to be in a gallery format with uniform squares in rows of three, but that didn’t work for the images I had. I think the photo page is what is farthest from my intended design, so if I were more advanced in coding I would try to reformat that page to be more appealing. I would try and find a better layout for the photos and make captions that appeared if you hovered over a specific image. I used several modes in the creation of my website. I used the linguistic mode throughout the site in headings, titles, captions, paragraphs, and buttons. This serves the majority of the community and is the most common way internet users interact with websites; This makes navigation of my site easy to understand since it is similar to others. I use the visual mode with the use of color, layout, and most of all photos. I tried to emphasize photos so that readers had something interesting to look at and got to know me better. The use of spatial mode will help users navigate my website quickly and easily. Gestural mode is not used other than in the photos. Aural mode is not used at all. If I had more time and skill I would try to implement the latter two modes more. I used color and font size to convey emphasis throughout my website. My hope is that this will allow readers to locate titles and information quickly. Contrast can be seen in the use of a white background and color text and photos this allows emphasis and an ease of reading text. This also ties into color. I chose fun, bright colors to try and convey a certain feeling of joy to my audience. As far as alignment goes, I decided on a centered alignment to give the pages a symmetry and balance. Altogether, I think my introductory website conveys a large part of my personality to readers, and is informative of who I am.
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AuthorAshley Harris is currently a Junior at Belmont University. She is majoring in Publishing with a minor in English Writing. She hopes to end up working at a publishing house in NYC, publishing books for children and young adults. She has an affinity for the Christmas/ Archives
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