For my three sites I decided to focus on news outlets. My first choice is bbc.com because it has a simple design. The reader immediately experiences these massive photographs with overlaid headlines on a grid. The downside of this site
Websites that Work
I appreciate websites that have a clean and crisp feel to them. I don’t like popups that I immediately have to close out of as soon as I visit someone’s site. I also like having the information I need presented
Apple, Ipsy and SWSX get my vote!
By: Melanie Morales We began this class talking about how awesome Apple is so I only thought it was fitting to continue with the trend as it extends to their website. Personally, I’m a big fan of white space and
Form and Function
In the communication industry getting a good website is one of the holy grails in design. So who has a good design and what is a good design? A good website represents what you need it to be. Through design
Well Designed Art Websites
It takes a lot for me to want to bookmark a website and return to it over and over. Typically I like websites that are “clean” with an obvious purpose and direct communication. There are some websites I am utterly
Fashion and Dinosaurs
When it comes to website design, I gravitate towards liking site that are clean, minimal and have pictures. Two out of the three sites I’m blogging about fit that criteria. The third site is completely different, but I really love
Changing the way we communicate
Hi everyone! My name is Joe Hernandez, but everyone calls me “JC” for short. This is my third semester at Texas State and I also play on the Texas State Men’s Volleyball team. I did m undergrad at Texas A&M-Corpus
Changing the Internet One Neat Idea at a Time
Hello my name is Maria and this is my first semester in graduate school. I did my undergrad up the road at UTSA in general communication. I didn’t feel as challenged in my undergrad as I would have liked which
The transition of media
Hello! My name is Candice and this is my first year at TXST. I moved to San Marcos two years ago after graduating from Eastern New Mexico University (English literature). Since, I’ve been working at the San Marcos Record as
Packets, IMPs, ARPANET(?!)…OH MY!
Something, I mean Everything, tells me we aren’t in ARPANET land anymore. Thank the nodes! My name is Melanie Morales and this is my first semester as a graduate student in the Mass Communication program. I received my undergraduate degree