Homenetwork Marcie Hull
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Technology - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band Public Feed
Andrew's Slide
Hello! My name is Andrew Bowers!
My passion is skateboarding. I can skate whenever and wherever. I have been skating since I was 5 years old in kindergarten. I raced in my first skateboard competition when I was 9. Its called the Broad Street Bomb it goes from Huntington Park to FDR Park. I was the youngest rider to race it ever. The most recent race I attended was the Broadway bomb. It goes from Riverside Dr & W 116th to Charging Bull, Broadway & Morris St which is 8 miles. I was racing against the world's fastest rider Kiefer Dixon who got first 7 years in a row. I got 10 the just a few minutes behind One day I hope to be as fast as him.
I picked this picture because it's of me doing a kickflip on my skateboard and I wanted to show you my move so you don't think I'm a poser. I also enlarge the photo and made It bleed off the page because my research shows that making your picture bleed off the paper is more pleasing. I also edited the pictures background to be black because it was all colorful and if I would've left it as a very colorful slide it would have looked like too much was going on. Also, the pop of yellow draws your attention to the board. That's why I picked the picture because it’s easy on the eyes and there’s not a lot that’s going on in the picture.
I picked this phrase because it has a double meaning. One of them means you have to keep working and you will get what you want to achieve. The second meaning being performing a skateboard trick known as “the GRIIIIIIIIIIIND”. I learned how to make a great side and use tricks to help my sides look a lot better. Thank you Ms. Hull.
Tech presentation
In this presentation I learned a lot about how to make a slide appealing. I learned that having a good selection of colors and big text helps the reader see the information. Something else I learned through research was to keep fewer words on the slide and explain more. That is why I did what I did, I chose the colors black and yellow because they are opposites, black is a dark base color and the yellow is very bright and makes the words pop. I also chose to make the circle bleed off the page a little to catch the person's eye. My whole design of my slide was based around what I learned, I made sure I had few words but the words I did have stuck in your head and made you think about them.
Media Fluency: Anthony Castro-Gomez
Hello, my name is Anthony Castro and this is my 1 google slide. So first, I searched up how to make the slides interesting. Like ads on a billboard, I learned that when the image “bleeds” off of the slide/picture it looks more interesting. I read this on https://zachholman.com/posts/slide-design-for-developers/ So, I took an image from google of a basketball hoop that didn’t show the entire image and used what I learned from http://youtu.be/axj8IedTzfc?hd=1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to use the image as the background. The reason why I chose a basketball hoop to be my image is because I have a passion for basketball, and I feel as though some people don’t and would never be able to comprehend it as well as I can. Basketball was what linked me to my friends back in middle school, that was the only way of interaction in a sense to get closer to your friends. After this, I wanted to find words that describe me the best in my opinion. I came to the conclusion of putting down ambition, dedication, and success. I am a very ambitious person, I strive to become better at whatever it is that I am doing. Basketball, for instance, is one thing I am always trying to improve in. Dedication describes me because it takes dedication to get to where you want to be in life. It takes dedication to get better at something. Finally I picked the word success because that is what comes out after hard work. I am a hardworking person, therefore success usually comes from my improvements. After picking the words, I added a reflection and changed the color of the font so it stands out and looks pleasing to the eye. I feel like it looks more interesting when I space the words out like that because it make you think about and take into consideration each word. I feel as though the significance of the word spacing is to show that the words are different from each other but they all are connected. The reason why I chose 3 words was so that it looks like an ad sort of, so you can quickly glance at it, manage to gather all of the information you need in like 10 seconds, then look away. This was my google slide based off of my me magazine and thank you for listening.
Michal's Slide
Soccer has been with me ever since I was a young boy. I think I learned to kick a ball before I learned to speak words. That has lead me to create a slide involving soccer. As you can see, I’ve formatted the slide using the rule of thirds by adding the foot and soccer ball in one corner and the quote in the top left. This allows the focus of your eyes to draw into the composition instead of just glancing at the center. I also put some empty space to achieve a more balanced look in my slide and use the empty space (or night sky) to my advantage. I even made the foot bleed off of the page to really add more “umph” and only focused on the foot itself since that’s what the quote is about. The quote I placed in is from soccer legend Zinedine Zidane (who is one of my idols) and it really connects with me because it teaches me to be grateful for what I have even if things don’t go well for me in life, whether that’s in sports or in schoolwork. I put it in EB Garamond font because I found out that most people use that font when writing quotes. The font color itself is white so that it can contrast with the black background and catch the viewer's eye easily.
All of these steps have allowed me to attempt at making a professional slide. This whole experience has really taught me a lot about slide design. Before this assignment, I legit didn't know about most of these tricks, and now that I know about them I can see how it improves the look on my slide. I'm definitely going to be viewing billboards and ads differently from now on. My whole perspective on designs has completely changed, and it will help shape bigger and better projects in the future.
One Slide About Zoe
Ḧello Class, this is my one slide. I chose a background that has an important meaning to me. I have an obsession with the sky at all times of the day. I love looking at stars and sunrises and everything in between so my choice of background is explanatory. I used all black words and shapes to contrast against the bright background. The line of the horizon directs your eye to the main points of interest. One of them is the penguin. Penguins are my favorite animal so I felt like it was important to include. The black silhouette compliments the background and words well. The quote I picked is very important to me because I idolize Walt Disney and I try to live by those words and I try to just keep living my life without letting small things throw me off. And that to just keep living is more important than holding grudges and letting small things throw me off. In my research it says to have minimal words and have contrasting colors. The black against the bright background brings attention to the words. The font size I chose is a good size for the page. My penguin bleeds off the page to make a more modern statement and to increase use of negative space. The mickey mouse head in replace for my O in my name is there to add more individualization of my name. And adds small details that tells more about me.
Media Fluency: Nile Shareef-Trudeau
As you can see, I tried to do something simple, but, at the same time, complex.What do I mean by that? I have created a simple design but the meaning behind it is not understandable until after it is explained. First I will talk about why I chose this color as my background. Purple represents a number of things such as royalty, ambition, creativity, wisdom, peace, pride, and magic, all of which I associate myself with. The text “Boonoonoonoos” has a meaning of “special person”, in Jamaican Patois (a language used in Jamaica). Because it is unfamiliar, with the help of the lines, it draws the viewer to it. The lines represent everything coming from the outside world shaping me into this “special person” I’ve become/ am becoming. The lines, bleeding off the page, not only show how the outside world affects me to make me who I am but they look as though they could be projecting outwards as well. This shows how I think I shine outwards and affect the world around me. The shape I chose was a star. I chose this to add to the idea that I believe I am my own person and special in ways others may not be.There is a lot of space. This shows that there is room for more. What I mean by this is there’s room for growth. I have so much more to learn and experience as well as put out into the world. Everything on the slide works together in harmony to emit this idea of me and who I am. This is why I made this design how it is for my slide about me.
Nile Shareef-Trudeau
Ari's Slide
Good morning everybody. Today I will be presenting my tech slide. Although there is not much on the slide, I believe you can learn a lot about me from it. I’ll start off with the background. It is an image of a wrestling gym. A reason that I chose this image because it shows the side of me that is a wrestler. But on a more meaningful level, this image portrays a part of me that less people get to see. It shows that when I set my mind to something, I can accomplish it, no matter what it is. That is a wrestling mindset. I chose the layout of the slide for multiple reasons. One of them was the contrast of the colors. I love the color combination of yellow and black, and I thought it would make the slide pop-out to the viewer. Another reason was that there were lines running through it, and my research said that that would put the image into focus. The quote represents one of the main things I stand for. The quote reads, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” The person who said the quote is Josh Keitt, one of my wrestling coaches who is also the Athletic Director at CAPA. The quote, along with inspiring me, also portrays how I participate in topics that I am passionate about. If I set a goal for myself, I will spend countless hours working to achieve it. This applies not only to wrestling, but my entire life. Thank you all for listening and have a great Thanksgiving Weekend!
Good morning everybody. Today I will be presenting my tech slide. Although there is not much on the slide, I believe you can learn a lot about me from it. I’ll start off with the background. It is an image of a wrestling gym. A reason that I chose this image because it shows the side of me that is a wrestler. But on a more meaningful level, this image portrays a part of me that less people get to see. It shows that when I set my mind to something, I can accomplish it, no matter what it is. That is a wrestling mindset.
I chose the layout of the slide for multiple reasons. One of them was the contrast of the colors. I love the color combination of yellow and black, and I thought it would make the slide pop-out to the viewer. Another reason was that there were lines running through it, and my research said that that would put the image into focus.
The quote represents one of the main things I stand for. The quote reads, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” The person who said the quote is Josh Keitt, one of my wrestling coaches who is also the Athletic Director at CAPA. The quote, along with inspiring me, also portrays how I participate in topics that I am passionate about. If I set a goal for myself, I will spend countless hours working to achieve it. This applies not only to wrestling, but my entire life.
Thank you all for listening and have a great Thanksgiving Weekend!
Tech Project
For my project I focused on 3 main points that I learned from my research.
The first point was using contrasting colors. I used blue so that your eyes are drawn to the text but not distracted by the image in grey. I learned that it is important to have contrast between your background and text so that your text is legible.
The second point I learned was to keep your slide simple. In my slide I only have a picture and 2 words but they can tell you a whole story and give a lot of information about somebody. During my research I found that it is most visually pleasing to only have one image, not have too many colors and not use crazy fonts.
The third point I found was the rule of thirds. This point focuses mainly on the placement of images and text. As if there were imaginary lines dividing the slide into three pieces, images and pictures should be placed inside of those thirds. Although the image doesn’t really follow it the words fall in the top left corner making it more aesthetically pleasing the having the words all over the place.
https://visage.co/11-design-tips-beautiful-presentations/
https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/07/using-google-slides-tips.html
https://zachholman.com/posts/slide-design-for-developers/
Home network- Mawusse Akohouegnon
1.a) There is 4 phones,3 computers, and 1 TV on my L.A.N. 2.b)That if you want to break the rules you have to know the rules.I also learned that more about how the internet work and the cables. 3.c) Be smart and safe and don't do something your grandmother,father,or mother would not approve of.
Home Network - Malcolm McCreary
1. explain your L.A.N. Local Area Network - all the devices on your internet connection.
I would say that we have quite a lot of wireless links on our home network which explains why there's some internet traffic in our house when everyone's online.
2. reflect on what you learned about networks, did you have an OMG moment that you learned something new and interesting? if not, write about what you learned.
I learned that our home networks may seem a bit complicated at first but after some review it becomes easier to understand how home networks do their job.
3.what would you tell other people that they need to know about having an ISP/Home network?
I would say that more people should learn to understand home networks as it's crucial to be aware of how everything in your home network connects, and the amount of stress their router can handle.
