Lego Activity

Lego Activity

Today we built lego sets by communicating with other people. Some people knew what needed to be built, but they couldn't talk, or one person had to tell everyone else how to build something. The challenge was somewhat difficult due to human error and non cooperation. We eventually finished all four of the sets after getting serious and staying on task.

It was hard to involve all of the four members for every lego set, because there was not enough room and some sets were very easy to solve. Cooperation and trust were required to be successful with the set. There were disagreements and problems throughout the activity, but all members were willing to problem-solve and work together. This activity was very engaging and interactive, but at the same time showed the importance of teamwork.

Website

Dreamweaver Website

The Website created with Dreamweaver has many parts to it. Dreamweaver makes it so much easier to synthesize and format information. Making 6 pages of info and adding links and videos was not difficult. The Website has complementary colors displayed, which is visually appealing to the viewer. There is a good difference between titles, sub-headings, and body information.

The pictures provided show great contrast and detail, and the descriptions of each species are formatted well. Picture and logo placement is well thought out. At first, links and videos did not work correctly, but the problem was soon fixed. The Website is simple, but effective, and gets the point to the viewer.

House Animation Project

Keynote Project

Keynote Project

During this project, I wanted to challenge myself by making a longer story with more animation and detail, even though I was not familiar with keynote.  I have already made a few stop-motion pictures in the past, so I have a little bit of experience with this type of project. I wish I had more time to make my animation because I felt rushed and thought I could do more if I was not on a set schedule. Overall the project was a fun experience and I learned a lot about how animation is so common and important and is used everywhere today. I will continue with animation to learn how make my animations better, more organized, and more fun for my audience.

Final Project

HTML

HTML

I have recently used a program known as Dreamweaver to make a "website" domain that I created with HTML code. The whole process was not all that exciting, because of the simplicity of the project, but if we did more with HTML and Dreamweaver, I would have enjoyed the project more.

Using Dreamweaver was an interesting and compelling experience that helped me further understand HTML. I was already somewhat familiar with HTML, but I learned how Dreamweaver makes new things possible in HTML like the ease of adding new strings of information and different images. I still had difficulty learning all of the controls associated with Dreamweaver, and would like to learn more about the controls.

The way HTML operates is similar to Java and Python, but I had difficulty adjusting to a new language of code. Dreamweaver is a little difficult to get used to because it does not use true coding, but i am still excited to try Web Design.

Photoshop Projects 1-4

Photoshop Projects

Project #1

This project required overlapping layers with differing opacity, which allowed for a nice looking blended photo. I learned about the process taken to combine separate pictures as one to make something different, that stands out to the viewer.

Project #2

In this project, creating the fluttering effect to the wings was somewhat difficult, but testing with certain tools created a great illusion of dynamic wings. The colors took a while to finish, but the tools used in Photoshop made the process pretty simple.

Project #3

For this project, using the text mask tool was a great addition to the background. I got to experiment with lighting, brightness, and saturation, and see how that affected the overall look and feel of the picture. The gradient represents Northwest well, and looks visually appealing.

Project #4

This project made an interesting product by using multiple layers of watermarks to create a great collage representing ONW. Getting rid of the light posts and cars were somewhat difficult, but I learned the important skill of editing to take out certain pieces to improve the picture.