rsg38@txstate.edu – Web Design and Publishing

November 13, 20140 Comments

Final Project – Drug Addiction

Jolina and I will be make our final website on drug addiction. We will incorporate facts about drug use with interviews on people who have actually struggled with drugs (possibly people who have recovered and not). I also took a Sociology class called Drugs and Society, so I will reach out to that professor to possibly get an interview with her to get her view on drug addiction.

Drug Addiction

Our pages will include:

– Home page (information about the website)
– Documentary (video, will include interviews of former drug addicts and their stories)
– Facts & Statistics (how do you define addiction, stats, etc.)
– Q & A (pictures and a slideshow with former addicts & their advice on the road to recovery, possibly including a poll or a comment page for viewers)
– Get Help (advice, websites, numbers to call for quitting)
– About us

We could also possibly incorporate surveys or some other form of interaction with the readers. We will get a lot of information from other websites such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Library of Medicine.

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October 9, 20140 Comments

Hobby/Interest Website

My first tattoo, a dreamcatcher on my ribs.

For my website, it was hard thinking of a topic because I do not have any big hobbies and I am not really affiliated with any organizations (besides being a volunteer for Circuit of the Americas and their website is already amazing, so I would not want to compete). However, one thing I have always been interested in is tattoos, so the topic of my website will be tattoos. I chose this as my topic because I have four tattoos myself and I am fascinated by some of the tattoos that my friends and other people have. The last tattoo I got (about two months ago), my mom went with me and she got her first tattoo while I got my fourth one. She had so many questions about placement, how bad it would hurt, aftercare, etc. So this website will be dedicated to people like her who are maybe thinking about getting a tattoo, while also providing some ideas for people who want to get a tattoo, but do not know what to get.

Besides my home page, I will have a page for before getting the tattoo (ideas, placement/where each place on the body will hurt least or most, tattoo meanings/symbolism, how to choose the right shop, etc.), a page for what to expect when getting the tattoo (a detailed list of how most tattoo shops operate), a page for how to care for your tattoo after you get it, and a page for pictures of some of my favorite tattoos (a gallery/table with pictures/slideshow).

I will be choosing my own color scheme since it is not for a specific organization. Two of my favorite tattoo websites that I have visited are the Atomic Tattoo website (located in Austin, TX) and the Tsunami Tattoo website (located in Tacoma, WA). I love the Atomic Tattoo website because it gives you a choice of entering the flash site (which is completely awesome) or the html/mobile website (which still has a great layout). The Tsunami Tattoo website is clean, organized, and nice to look at. Both of websites have darker color schemes (black/brown/red) with white text, which is what I will probably want for my website.

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September 3, 20140 Comments

Pinterest: The Website of all Websites

Pinterest graphic found on Google

One of my favorite websites to visit is Pinterest. I can spend hours on Pinterest, mostly because of the content, but the design keeps me coming back as well. I like the design because it is simple. It is literally just pictures and captions directing you to other websites. For example, I would go to a website like Amazon and see a dress I really like. On Chrome, I can hover my mouse over the picture of that dress and pin it to one of my Pinterest boards (for example, Fashion). Then it will be out there for anyone who is following me to re-pin as their heart desires. I really like how Pinterest is made personal with boards. I can go to my own profile and see what I have pinned onto my boards.

My Pinterest boards

One of my favorite features of Pinterest is the “Everything” page because I can see what people around the world are pinning to their boards. This is where I find a lot of pins that I like and re-pin, and I also will follow people with similar interests as me.

The “Everything” page on Pinterest

Pinterest is very easy to navigate. For example, if I see a chicken enchiladas recipe on Pinterest, I can re-pin that recipe to one of my own boards (for example, Yummy Foods). Then when I click on the picture, it will take me to the website where that picture was found and give me the recipe for the chicken enchiladas. That is why I call it the website of all websites; it links you to websites all over for the things that interest you.

If I could improve one thing about Pinterest, it would be to somehow organize it so it isn’t so overwhelming. For me, I feel like even though I have found many things on Pinterest that appeal to/interest me, there are probably so many more things I haven’t seen that I would also love. It is a bit overwhelming because there is just so much content. On the contrary, I also love that there is so much content to filter through, which is how I can literally spend hours on the website. Also, it would be cool if you could customize the design more, such as being able to change the background, text color, etc. It is one of the best and most simple websites for both content and design.

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