Progress of Blog #3

I'm wondering what the money sign in the html means. I see it throughout the code. I switched it to a color code but nothing changed. I wanted to better comprehend these codes, so I also tried the 'padding' codes on this blog instead of using the space bar, but it did not work.

I think I just figured out the text-indent just now. I do not remember how I got here, but I think it has something to do with the text align and span. Maybe? The code popped up when I clicked 'Edit Html'.

There is more I can do to this page. I tried changing the colors around in this blog, but all the colors I tried changing does not seem to fit the purpose of it. I kept the darker text instead of the faded grays and kept the expanded middle section. I believe it creates an easier read for the viewer.

Progress of Blog #2

This time, I tested out and tried to understand the margins of the page. To edit the width of the left and right margins, I found out it can be changed through the 'wrapper' section of the html. The outer wrapper changed the left side of the page; it moved the whole blog section over. The main wrapper changed the position and size of the section of blogs, and the sidebar-wrapper for the sidebar information. I changed up these margins because the width of the blog was too narrow and hard to read. I changed the margins and spacing of the header as well. Generally, I wanted to understand how the margins worked and how spacing something can give this blog a different feel. I am still having a little trouble on understanding 'line-height'. When I was working on the header, I didn't see it take effect on anything.

I'm not use to typing out paragraphs without indenting. So I found the code for a text indentation on http://www.w3schools.com/CSS/CSS_reference.asp, but I can't seem to get this specific code to work. I'm not so sure what I typed incorrectly.

Progress of Blog

I tried adjusting my layout slightly. I don't think I got as far as I wanted to. I started out by changing up the font colors to a darker shade. I found it to give my page a more bold view. I went to the layout section and tested out some html but did not save any changes. I am still a little confused with some of the tag meanings, but I tried putting in different color codes and sizes to test out what it would look like. I found some things that changed as I previewed these adjustments. However, some changes didn't come up, or I didn't know where the changes had taken place.

Past Project

This was a previous color and shape project from my last semester's 2D class. We had to create two collages and two paintings of the collages. One of them was based on analogous colors and the other on split complimentary.

First, I gathered any found papers and magazines.

We had to look for different colors in our found papers to meet the requirements. For my analogous piece, I chose to use colors from the blue, blue violet, violet, and red violet groups. I decided to use rounded and wavy shapes, which I had also done for my second collage on split complimentary. Once I assembled all my cut outs, I began to glue and place them in different spots and directions to create a more abstract approach.

This is the final product of the analogous collage.

For my second piece on split complimentary, I decided to use colors from the yellow, red orange, and blue-green groups. As I did in my first collage, I collected the colors I wanted to use and made a variety of wavy and rounded shapes as well.

After the first part of the two finished collages. The final part of the project was to paint them on canvas. I decided to make a sketch on the canvas board first for a more accurate placement of my shapes. With Liquitex paints and a palette knife, I began to mix colors that corresponded to the colors on the collages.

Beginning with my analogous piece, I used blue and red to create the colors in between, which were the violets. I also mixed in black for shades and white for tints. I first began painting the background, then I painted in the objects.

For my split complimentary piece, I used blue and green to achieve the teal colors, which I used to paint the background first. As I got to opposite colors, I used yellow and red to make orange.

The main goal and objective to this project was to get a good grasp on the relationship between colors and shapes. I think it gave me a better understanding of color mixing and how different shapes in a visual can affect the way an image is viewed.

Digital Publishing

To find dependable and valid information, it is essential to do research. Ever since I started writing essays and research papers for school, I was taught to look for information I can trust in order to write a legit and convincing report. Thus, through years of finding reliability in library books, I find more trustworthy sources there. If I wanted to verify the credibility of an internet source, I usually check for an author's name or for its publishing information.

In today's world, the media is one of the things that will either make us sane, indifferent, or frenzied with emotion. We feed off this supposedly "conventional" source for reasons of entertainment, curiosity, knowledge, etc. I honestly cannot say I fully trust the media. I feel that some of the information they put out there are exaggerated. Not every news source will portray a story as is. Judgements and opinions are thrown and spread out there like an atomic bomb in a nuclear war, and this is how attention is acquired. The more suspense a story has, the more it will attract consumers, big corporations, the public, etc. However, I do not believe that they are a complete lie when it comes to serious business. I get my news off the internet, the radio, sometimes the newspaper, and from time to time, I have conversations with friends about current issues. I try to get news from a variety of sources just to validate the general issues that are happening, and usually, these issues do get replayed over and over again, which brings me to believe the subject itself.

It is important for me to know what is going on in the society we live in. Everything we do is connected to the events that happen among us. I simply believe that it is important to be aware of how we live our lives and how we are interconnected with anything that happens to us and even society as a whole. We as human beings are the roots to progress; we are the reasons for change. Having knowledge of reality and existing problems will prevent us from being oblivious to the underlying truths of society.