The Road to Web Design & Development

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Testing out Tumblr

Check me out on Tumblr also

http://coderwithcurls.tumblr.com/

Thursday, August 1, 2013

From my last post until now Ive been super busy. This spring/summer has be wild! I took my first CSS/HTML class(April) which was interesting. I had to retake my first class at Full Sail which was a bit discouraging since it was my first coding class ever. :/ I failed it the first time and got an A the second. We had to create a single page site for the class, while learning responsive design for the first time.

The second class was in June (Web Standard Project) Which I passed with a B+ :). In that class we had to complete a multi-page website redesign. Which was hard also at first, with only one month of CSS.HTML under my belt I noticed I have great creativity but can not find a way to make it look as I imagined since I have yet learned enough.

I'm actually in my last week of {Psychology of Human Interaction} which was a bit of a bore. It taught us about group interaction and what not. I enjoyed the people I got to work with though. They were awesome! We created a podcast tutorial about problem solving in regards to the book we were to read for the month.

A few of the assignments I've completed the past few months :)

http://freedageek.github.io/WSP_Free_Rosas/activities/project-analysis

Website Redesignhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S-yGrFH1Yt8co-03WwH3FaurBavNTpqGdQilMgUNAgA/viewform

I know I need a lot of work!! I'm just starting out and I know that I will need to invest a lot of time. I guess I wish I knew more people I can learn from. The Internet can only help you but so much.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

New Class: Intellectual Property and Law

Intellectual Property and Law

The Facts of Life as a Designer!

In this class we will be covering a great deal of important information that will be beyond beneficial. Covering things like common business practices including finance, accounting, insurance, taxes, management, marketing, and negotiation. I'm pretty excited about learning about copyright, and basic business and contract law.

I completed my first discussion where we are talking about " What are the pros and cons of eliminating intellectual property laws?" I'm enjoying what many of my classmates are posting about the pros and cons!

Image from jeffryblair.com

Helpful links after completing this class I will be saving.

 Patents:
 Legal Information Institute:
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Patent   Trade Secrets: Chilling Effects: www.chillingeffects.org/tradesecret/faq.cgi   Right of Publicity: Right of Publicity: http://rightofpublicity.com/brief-history-of-rop   Defamation, Libel and Slander Law: http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html Chilling Effects: www.chillingeffects.org/defamation/faq.cgi

Copyrights:
The Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov

Fair Use:
Stanford Law School Center for Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

Moral Rights:
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property/library/moralprimer.html www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/martin/art_law/image_rights.htm   Visual Artists Rights Act: www.ivanhoffman.com/vara.html   Trade Dress: http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jul/1/128357.html

Websites: (you'll need to copy and paste these links into your browser)

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/business/contract_law.html
http://www.ivanhoffman.com/nightmare.html
http://ecommercelaw.typepad.com/ecommerce_law/2009/05/faq-is-an-internet-contract-enforceable.html
http://creativelatitude.com/articles/articles_gee_contracts.html
www.sitepoint.com/print/bulletproof-web-design-contract/
http://freelanceswitch.com/clients/what-should-be-included-in-a-design-contract/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/encyclopedia/term/82094.html

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Still taking my pre-req classes. :/

So far I've taken

Some classes where better then others, just like some professors were more involved then others. All in all my experience at Full Sail has been well. Im a self started and don't mind doing a little extra to get ahead. Even with my full time schedule of have to tend to my 3 year old I alway have time to do my work and then more. Its all about using your time wisely and having a sense of urgency about things on your "list" The toughs classes I've had would be Mobile media 2 & Networks Server Structures. I had no prior knowledge of PHP and it was a good starter for me in the NSS course. I knew nothing about Illustrator either until MM2, I learned a lot but wished I could've stayed a bit longer to learn more.

If you have any questions about any of the classes don't hesitate to ask!

I'm pretty excited about the classes to come, I've been prepping for them with other online tutorials.

I recently found out that Full Sail has updated their Web design and development program curriculum and it contains some well needed classes I wish I was taking. Check them out : http://www.fullsail.edu/degrees/online/web-design-development-bachelors/courses

Monday, February 18, 2013

So God Made a Designer

God Made a Designer

Published on Feb 17, 2013 http://www.risingabovethenoise.com Inspired by RAM's commercial in this year's Super Bowl featuring a recorded speech given by legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey (from the 1978 National Future Farmers of America Convention), "God Made a Farmer" -- this "parody" with impersonation by Jim Meskimen ( http://www.jimpressions.net ) features, design, logo design, branding and a cameo appearance by Shark Tank star Daymond John. Written by brand identity specialist David Brier for his Fast Company blog, this celebrates what designers do to make the world a better place.