Logo_Commentary

·         Has been implemented on the bonnets of all vehicles from 1957 onwards.

·         In 1952 the chief designer Komanda was commissioned to sketch “a Porsche coat of arms” that was to be used as a logo.

 

·         Founded by Phil Knight in the 60’s but at the time he called it “Blue Ribbon Sports.”

·         Drawing from Greek mythology, Phil Knight named his company Nike, after the Greek goddess of victory

 

·         Heinrich Nestle moved to Switzerland, where he started his own pharmacy and changed his name Henri Nestle because the official language of Geneva was French.

·         The bird family in the logo dates back to the Nestle family coat of arms and symbolizes the meaning of the name Nestle “small nest.”

 

·         The horse honors an Italian flying ace named Francesco Baracca, who died in World War I.

·         Also represents the belief that a horse on the top of the car will always guide its driver to victory.

Photo_Blog_Assignment

I think that this photo expresses what the people of Africa are like, personality wise.  The photographer uniquely displayed different personalites using eyes and the bottom half of a face.   I thought this was very creative because a person can get a sense of what people are like and how they feel through facial expressions.
http://www.jr-art.net/

WebDesignPretest

1. What does HTML stand for?

Hyper Text Markup Language

2. What does CSS stand for?

Cascading Style Sheet

3. What is a Blog and what is the word Blog short for?

An online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog

4. List three websites that will host a blog for free

www.wordpress.com

www.Facebook.com

www.Weebly.com

5. What does HTTP stand for?

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

6. What does WYSIWYG stand for and what does it mean?

What you see is what you get: referring to what is displayed on the screen being the same as what will be printed

7. What does URL stand for?

Uniform Resource Locator

8. When (roughly) did the internet start?

Around 1957

9. What are three of the most-visited websites on the internet?

www.google.com

www.facebook.com

www.youtube.com

10. Download a picture of Bill Gates getting pied in the face and drop it into the word document.

WebPicks

1. Name of the article

HBO

2. Main points about the article

Discussing the recent relaunch of HBO.com

Describing the new quality of videos that HBO provides.

3. What did you find most interesting about the article?

HBO has relaunched a there website. (I didn’t even know they had a Website.) They have moved on from being TV viewing support, to being a site that really draws consumers into the stories.  In addition to high-quality TV, HBO now provides a pc viewing experience. There site also provides an option that allows the viewer to select specific content on a show.

4. What did you find that you can use for a future project? (i.e., Photoshop technique, Flash animation technique, pleasing design interface inspirational images, etc.)

I would use the high-quality videos for a future project.

5. Please include the URL to the specific article in your report, as well as the URL that the article is about (one is from the blog writer, the other about the site)

http://www.commarts.com/web-sites/Media/hbo.html

http://www.hbo.com/

Comparison

1.   First, write a few sentences about what makes Best Buy different from The Apple Store (the physical stores), particularly about how they are arranged and what the process of buying a product looks like.

I have never been to the Apple Store, but I can infer that it is a lot smaller than Best Buy.  Best Buy has a wide variety of products they sale, ranging from TVs to computer etc.  Apple on the other hand only sales Apple products so it would be computers and iPods.  The two stores require different amounts of space because of the products they sale.

2.   Then go to both bestbuy.com and apple.com and write at least 5 differences that you see in the way that the online stores are organized and designed.

·         Best Buy has options for products, service, shops/deals and gifts

·         Apple’s options are store, Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes and support

·         Apple’s Website is kind of plain(mostly white)

·         Best Buy shows phones, computers and cameras on the main page

·         Apple only has iPones on their main page