Month: May 2018

Lesson 05: Weekly Reflection

This week I’ve learned how to securely collect payments on my website.  Below, I’ve contemplated what turns me off to providing payment to certain websites as well as what makes me more likely to purchase. I am very wary of who I trust with my payment information.  This wasn’t necessarily the case until I had […]

Three Techniques to Enhance One’s Photography

What makes a good photograph?  While there are no “set rules,” there are certainly three techniques that can make a photograph look stunning.  In this post, I will analyze three skillful uses of photography.  These include the rule of thirds, leading lines, and depth of field.  I will first demonstrate the principle by analyzing a […]

Lesson 04: Weekly Reflection

This week added additional insights to my understanding of site builders and and hosts.  Ultimately, I decided that I would prefer to have the power and flexibility of a content management system instead of just the simplicity of a site builder.  I narrowed my two choices down to either WordPress or Squarespace. Initially, I was […]

The NBA Finals: Two Typefaces That Help Us Remember

Retrieved from: https://www.adsoftheworld.com/media/print/nba_the_finals. Advertising Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, USA Published: August 21, 2009           In the 2000s, the NBA began campaigning for the playoffs with the slogan Where Amazing Happens.  This print ad furthered the campaign for the NBA Finals by paying hommage to NBA superstars of the […]

M&M’s – A Simple, Yet Brilliant Design

The objective of this Reverse Engineer analysis is to understand which design principles were used in this print ad run for M&M’s.  Contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity and color will be recognized and discussed.  This advertisement was designed by BBDO in the Netherlands. This print advertisement was published on August 29, 2008 to inform consumers in […]

Lesson 02: Weekly Reflection

This week has been enlightening from a business point of view.  My professor asked me to think of how a business model could make a product bigger, better, faster, and stronger.  Since I am pursuing a career in web development and coding, my thoughts turned to some of the most successful online businesses I know […]

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