Musical Chairs Peer Review

Mohammed/Fatima/Monika: The goal of each site was to make portfolios that display our best work.

Mohammed: He had consistency throughout the whole site. Emphasis was put specifically on his drawing of Goku. However he could've had more balance in his designs. Not all of his links worked.

Fatima: I liked the way she combined all her colors in the projects and labs. Fatima was very creative in all her designs. The pictures were good as well. I liked the rollover images she created.

Monika: Monikas sites were good because of the characters she chose and he backgrounds.  They fit perfectly with the background.

Project #2

     In my project I had many goals set for myself. One of them was to make sure that this project was better than all the others. Another goal of mine was to be more creative and try different things in photoshop. For example i used more colors than i would normally use in other designs and I tried using different filters when I used Fireworks. One of those filters was noise. I used this a lot in my project. I also used a gradient for each page of my site. After I finished everything I was very pleased with my work but one change i would make are the buttons. Instead of plain boxes I wanted them to be something else related to the character i chose but I felt that I wouldn't finish in time so Ill try next time. Hopefully I can get Photoshop and the other applications on my computer at home so I can work from there and practice too.

Aftermath of Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy was a powerful storm and it affected many people in several ways. Before the storm my family was preparing by buying a lot of food and water. Also we bought candles because we assumed that at some point during the storm we would lose power. When the storm finally started to reach our area I felt curious as to what would happen so I looked out the window. The wind was fierce and there was water everywhere. Later on as I was watching t.v I could feel my room shaking because its the highest part of my house. A lot of things were going on that night but I remained calm during the whole disaster. The storm did knock out the electricity but I just ignored everything outside and just listened to music. I made sure that my phone was charged so I could at least listen to music during the storm. We had no power from Monday to Friday evening so my sister and I went to our cousins house and stayed there until our power came back on. Many trees in my neighborhood fell so if your were driving in that area it was like a maze. You had too make sure you made the right turn because the trees blocked a lot of the roads.
    People in the Far Rockaway area suffered as well. I was there this weekend to check up on my cousins and see if they were ok. Unfortunately their basement was flooded and they lost many material things. This made me feel upset but Im glad that they're safe and they were able to have power because of a generator. If I were in their position I would need a lot of assistance to just clean up the mess due to the hurricane. I would also require food, water, and clothing.
    The Hurricane caused many problems for people in New York, Philadelphia, and several other places. Based on the picture above you can infer that the most damage was probably dealt in the areas closest to the red (Highest). The threat of the storm was much worse for those places. However solutions to most of these problems can be donations and volunteering in your area.

Copyright

             Copyright the is legal ownership of a work. It is the right of authors to control the use their work for a certain time. Copyright work must be original and cannot be taken from someone else without permission. This can be in many forms of information. For example written text, images, music, sound recording, program source code, motion picture, choreograph and architecture. Before January 1 1978 in order for a work to be copyrighted it had to be published first. Works created after this date are protected by coyright for a limited amount of time.
             The Copyright laws originated in the United States Constitution. The Copyright office of the Library of Congress is responsible for the copyright law. The Federal courts help enforce the laws made by the Congress. For example copying ideas, procedures, methods, and systems is illegal. There are many other restrictions as well. Titles names and slogans are not copyrightable. Facts, news and research are also not allowed to be copyrighted.
             There are many reasons why copyright is important but one of the most important reason is that it provides rights to the authors in order to have their work protected. It is only for a limited time but it is very safe and secure. Copyright is also important because it was made to inspire learning and creativity.

Reflection Journal #1

Why are you starting this blog?

       The reason why I'm starting this blog is to display my work. I would also like to share this with others who aren't familiar with digital designing. Doing this will allow me to become more exposed to other people that do designing and will help me prepare for constructive criticism. Another reason why I want to create this blog is so that my father can see it. He does a lot of things involving computers and I want to show him that I have knowledge about technology and Digital Design. As a result of this i will become a better designer and thinker. I will learn from my mistakes and improve daily. Hopefully this will help me improve my grade for this year and make my teacher proud.