Week #5: 548 Journal

Where I Went/What I Did:

     I began this week by looking at what I had completed so far on my website.  After learning about the different design features in class this week I was paying close attention to my alignment and proximity.  I have always be someone who centers everything when typing and I had centered some things on my website.  However, after class this week I saw how nice the left alignment looked on web pages and how easy it was for visitors to read.  So I went through my website and changed my center alignment to a left alignment.   I think it really made a difference in the appearance of my website.
The next thing I took into consideration this week was the use of "white space."  To be honest this was something I never really paid much attention to before.  After class this week I really saw how white space can be used effectively.   White space can make a page and website look more organized and make it easier to read for those who visit your page.  So again I went back to my website and looked to see if I had made use of the white space correctly.
     After looking at these design elements I then began work on my photo page for my website.  I uploaded some class pictures to my computer and then edited them use the preview tool on my Mac computer.  I played with the sizing and cropping tool this week just to get a feel for what I was doing.  I then uploaded several pictures to my site.  I used the gallery feature on Weebly which made organizing these pictures on the page so easy.

What I Learned:

     This week I read several great articles that were centered around the design of websites.  During the reading of one article I came across something called Goggle Fonts.  I have to be honest I love having different fonts to choose from when typing things on the computer, so I of course had to check out this site.  Google Fonts in a site which offers free fonts that can be used on your website.  There were so many different ones to choose from and all you had to do was just add them to your collection.  From there you get a code that you can use to upload it to your website.  This where I got stuck because I couldn't figure out how to use on the Weebly website.  I will continue playing with it this week because I really liked all the free fonts that were offered.  Before this class I thought I knew a lot about Google, but it seems each week I am learning more about all the wonderful things it can actually do.

What I Decided About My Website: 

     It seems like just yesterday I was making the site map for my website and trying to decided exactly what I pages I wanted.  Now here I am working diligently on it each week to make my plans come to life.  This week I really focused on getting some of pages completed.  I now how my upcoming events, start student, fun links, daily schedule, and photos page completed.  I have to say that I am very please with the way my website is turning out.  Like I mentioned above I really paid attention this week to all the design elements and making sure everything was organized and easy to read.

My Plans for the Week:

     This week I will continue to work on my website.  I want to get some resources for my parents added so that they will have a place to go when they may need help.  I also want to visit a google hangout and learn about how they are used.  This week I also plan on visiting my classmates websites to see how their progress is going and maybe to get some new ideas for my own.