Since our dress rehearsal of the showcase, I have taken to heart what the second timers had to say about my project. I have looked over my home page and tried to have less white space without taking away from the point of my website. Another modification I have made is to have links open in new windows, so that users are not navigated away from the main site. I have also checked to make sure my site in compliant with section 508 rules. Pictures have alt tags and videos have a written alternative. These are things you typically do not think of as you are creating a project, so it is good to have another person view your project to find the things that should be tweaked to make the project effective.
It is amazing to see how my project has developed throughout the semester. Nelson and Stolterman (2003) cannot say my feelings any better, “Creating such a system of unification means bringing parts, pieces, functions, structures, processes and forms together in such a way that they have a presence and make an appearance, particularly of unity in the world” (p. 207). I feel as though I have achieved all of this in my project design this semester. It is mind-blowing to me to see where my project started on day one of the semester to where it is now and how it has come together. Nelson and Stolterman (2003) state, “once the designer dives in fully, it is one of the most inspiring and rewarding activities imaginable” (p. 223). I cannot agree more. Seeing my finished project gives me so much joy and confidence that I can be a designer.
I cannot believe the final showcase is only one week away. I am excited to see other projects that I was not able to look at during the dress rehearsal. It is so interesting to see what my peers have designed and developed. It is incredible that the projects are so diverse. I didn’t think that there would be so many different types of projects because our class only represents a very small fraction of the designer population. But really it shows how creative and innovative each of us is. I have an amazing group of peers to use as a resource to bounce ideas off of and seek advice from. I even think of the studio experience as a small networking group.
References
Nelson, H. & Stolterman, E. (2003). The design way. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications. (Chapter 9: Composition)
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