When first approaching this project, I experimented with some templates from W3 Schools. I found a resume template that might have served useful to me, but wasn't sure what additional pages I could add. Other templates included some interesting elements, but were so complicated that I could not understand which elements were controlled by which parts of the code. I wanted this project to allow me to use code meaningfully and creatively. For this reason, I decided to start almost from scratch, modifying the initial tutorial from our day of in-class practice. The sketch I had made on paper gave me initial direction, although I decided to keep the alignment more simple than I had originally planned given how difficult it is to align elements in code. I spent around an hour of time resizing and centering the three photos on the "Travel" page, using examples from the W3 Schools website as my guide. While the effort was time consuming, it was extremely satisfying to ultimately see my photos aligned neatly on the page. Another strategy I employed was spending around two hours working with my classmate Hallie outside of class. Doing so allowed us to compare ideas and troubleshoot with the creativity of two instead of one. Ideally, I imaged my site to include a menu along the side of the page, small images framing some of the headings, and photos centered on the page in columns like I had observed on photography blogs. I ended up foregoing these ideas as I realized the complexity of achieving these goals that had seemed simple. Instead of using a menu on the side of the page, I placed a menu along the top. This menu was not a simple endeavor, requiring a closer look at how I incorporated each internal link. I took the time to resize photographs logically so they maintained high quality and the pages appeared balanced. So, while my site might not look like a professional photography portfolio, the images are still styled and placed logically. A variety of modes make up my text. The linguistic mode is prominently featured in the headings and paragraphs that accompany my photos. I carefully selected the words that I feel describe my favorite hobbies, keeping the amount of text intentionally brief.
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Aubrey KellerAubrey is currently attending Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is studying English Literature and Mandarin Chinese. She is compiling this blog for her Digital Literacies course. Archives
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