Creating this site was a lot of fun. I have made websites before, but usually I am wary of complicated CSS because you have to test the layout many times to get it right. However, because I wanted to get a good grade on this project, I was motivated to explore more impressive site layouts which would include more complicated CSS. I was surprised how proud I became of my CSS work on this site! It looks so good.
I feel like I have enough skills now to create as complicated of a website as I can imagine. The interesting think about coding is it is never really necessary to memorize how to do everything, it is merely important that you can figure it out once. I feel like I have the basic knowledge now to find whatever I want to do from the internet and make it work.
It is interesting to think about coding while making the content. I wanted to just type the content out in a text editor with no code, just to get it out of my head and onto the screen. As I was typing, I began to draft the layout in my mind, and pretty soon my plain text document was littered with HTML.
Considering the web layout as you write is considering the audience. It is considering how people will view your writing. If there is one lesson I take away from this semester it is to always consider your audience. Considering the audience does not mean dumbing down the content, it simply means making it accessible to your audience. Headers, bullets, small paragraphs, graphics, and multiple columns are all ways to better communicate the messages in your writing.
Just like "art," the word "writing" inherently includes a value judgment in the terminology. Do blogging, tweeting, GIMPing, Meme-ing, and coding count as writing? Yes. They are all about communicating a message, and the same considerations should go into these types of writing as the more formal types.
I feel like I have enough skills now to create as complicated of a website as I can imagine. The interesting think about coding is it is never really necessary to memorize how to do everything, it is merely important that you can figure it out once. I feel like I have the basic knowledge now to find whatever I want to do from the internet and make it work.
It is interesting to think about coding while making the content. I wanted to just type the content out in a text editor with no code, just to get it out of my head and onto the screen. As I was typing, I began to draft the layout in my mind, and pretty soon my plain text document was littered with HTML.
Considering the web layout as you write is considering the audience. It is considering how people will view your writing. If there is one lesson I take away from this semester it is to always consider your audience. Considering the audience does not mean dumbing down the content, it simply means making it accessible to your audience. Headers, bullets, small paragraphs, graphics, and multiple columns are all ways to better communicate the messages in your writing.
Just like "art," the word "writing" inherently includes a value judgment in the terminology. Do blogging, tweeting, GIMPing, Meme-ing, and coding count as writing? Yes. They are all about communicating a message, and the same considerations should go into these types of writing as the more formal types.
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