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ART 331R Module 4: Digital Sketches and Exploration
First digital drafts of graphics visualizing 100 weeks.
ART 331R Module 3b: Project on Visualizing Quantity
Ideating ways to show visualize 100 weeks in various forms. The final format of the project will be a long, scrollable, Pinterest-style image.
ART 331R Module 3: Final Poster
Showcasing the final version of my instructional poster on calligraphy.
ART 331R Module 2: Poster Design and User Testing
An instructional poster on how to write in calligraphy, tested with real users.
COMM 130 Project 9 Portfolio
A portfolio of my semester projects, utilizing Scribd.
COMM 130 Project 8 Brochure
A trifold brochure for a fictitious tile company.
COMM 130 Project 7 Web Page
A web paged based on a previously designed logo. This was a beginning exercise in HTML and CSS.
COMM 130 Project 6 Stationery
Matching stationery and business card with a custom logo.
COMM 130 Project 5 Logos
A project designing a logo for a fictitious remote tech support company called iChat. Includes logo versions in color, grayscale, and white-on-color.
COMM 130 Project 4 Montage
A photodesign project to demonstrate good photography and image editing skills, as well as the ability to pull a color scheme from a photo and use it in a poster.
COMM 130 Project 3 Photodesign
A photodesign project to demonstrate good photography and image editing skills, as well as the ability to pull a color scheme from a photo and use it in a poster.
COMM 130 Project 2 Event Ad
Color ad to promote a fictional fundraiser.
COMM 130 Project 1 Flier
Grayscale flier to promote a leadership conference for graduates and graduating seniors.
COMM 130 Intro Video
Welcome COMM 130 classmates (and the instructor also)! Below is my intro video. Enjoy!
B 250 Lesson 12 Weekly Reflection
This week, we discussed Google Analytics and link building in class.
B 250 Lesson 11 Weekly Reflection
Social media can be a great tool for businesses. It allows you to monitor public discussions about your brand, identify opportunities or problems, interact with potential customers. And it allows customers to spread word-of-mouth information about you.
B 250 Lesson 10 Weekly Reflection
Happy Thanksgiving! This week was landing pages and SEO.
B 250 Lesson 9 Weekly Reflection
This week, we covered Return On Investment (ROI), linking AdWords and Google Analytics to track conversions, and optimizing our ad campaign.
B 250 Lesson 8 Weekly Reflection
This week, keyword quality and Google Analytics were the names of the game. We talked about increasing a keyword’s Google quality score by increasing CTR, ad relevance, and landing page quality. And my site now has Google Analytics set up and linked with AdWords.
B 250 Lesson 7 Weekly Reflection
This week, we chewed through a lot of material on writing ads, specifically in the context of Google AdWords. The basic idea is to include keywords and information that targets only people interested in actually buying your stuff. The more precisely you can hit that target, the better.
B 250 Lesson 6 Weekly Reflection
This week has been spent setting up a Google AdWords search campaign and identifying campaign keywords to use.
B 250 Lesson 5 Weekly Reflection
We covered business legal structures, licensing, regulations, and taxes. I now know that I hate legal research.
B 250 Lesson 4 Weekly Reflection
This week, I set up the blog for my class at www.diaryofalibrarystudent.com.
B 250 Lesson 3 Weekly Reflection
This week, our assignments revolved around choosing a host and site builder. This actually wasn’t that hard because I’ve done it before.
B 250 Lesson 2 Weekly Reflection
This week the narrative assignments continued. And I learned about the existence of drop shipping!
B 250 Lesson 1 Weekly Reflection
Lesson 1 centered around a narrative of three young adults trying to start a web business. We got them as far as discussing business models and comparing demand and competition for ideas.