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Evan
A Day in the Life of a Worship Leader Video
Websites Designed with YOUsers In Mind
In my last post, I discussed the importance of creating self-evident, or at least self-explanatory, websites. You might be wondering why it is so important for websites to be shaped in such an obvious way. In this post, I’m hoping to make sense of an answer. Great websites, websites that don’t create frustration or confusion for viewers, are created with the user in mind.
Usability for Cavemen and Dummies
Do you remember those old Geico commercials? The ones that always ended with that corny slogan, “So easy a caveman could do it.” Or what about the big yellow _________ for DUMMIES books? Steve Krug implies in his book Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense to Web Usability that we should design websites with these types of people in mind.
The Hidden Art of Editing
Tonight, I had the privilege of seeing the third installment of The Hunger Games, Mockingjay Part One. This is just one of the many perks of being a Furman student. As with all the other Hunger Games movies, the fast paced action and drama kept me on the edge of my seat. I felt captivated by the story and the scenes seemed to appear together seamlessly.
Exploring Psychological Closure: Proximity, Similarity, and Continuity
After taking a look at each other’s slideshows, my classmates Taylor, Kamber, and I picked out some photographs that we believe exemplify the principle of psychological closure, discussed in Zettl’s readings. Zettl breaks this down into three main categories: proximity, similarity, and continuity.
A Day in the Life of a Worship Leader
Since I’m very involved in my church and I have a passion for music, I decided to learn what its like to be a worship leader at a church. Through this slideshow, I wanted to showcase all the different assets and creative processes that are involved in leading worship. The slideshow begins with a text to establish the topic, and texts are used throughout and in the end of the slideshow as transitions. I also focused my photos on a central figure (Austin) completing different tasks to provide consistency for my narrative! Check out my slideshow below to get a glimpse into the life of a worship leader!
Images: A Force to Be Reckoned With
Do you ever wonder why it bothers you so much if a picture frame on a wall is tilted, even in the slightest? It’s like you can spot a frame off center by one degree from a mile away but you don’t understand why or how. Luckily, Zettl’s discussion of image choices in “The Two Dimensional Field: Forces within the Screen” shed some light on this common problem.
The Death of the Producer
My mom always told me as a child, “You can be anything you want to be if you set your mind to it.” Never has her statement seemed more true than now. With the rapidly evolving technology and our increasingly individually minded society, our possibilities seem endless. On Instagram, I’m a photographer. On YouTube, I’m a videographer. On Twitter, I’m a microblogger who can also easily showcase her photography or videography skills. You get the picture.
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
If you’re a John Green fan, you’re likely already familiar with this shirt and slogan, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,” translated in English as “This is not a pipe.” This depiction of a pipe was first created by Belgian Surrealist artist Rene Magritte, who painted a picture of a pipe with the above slogan scripted below the picture. He created this painting to emphasize the necessary separation between a literal object, the pipe, and the representation of the object, the painting and slogan.
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