Today it's a short 20 minute day. For this block I am just going to customize my blog. I'm looking at backgrounds and different layouts, learning a lot of stuff that I didn't originally know about Blogger. It's a really cool website -- I really like the layouts. The only thing I dislike is the lack of backgrounds. There aren't that many, and less are really taken seriously. They should have a lot more backgrounds. I'm kind of into the current one, but maybe I'll browse for one. I really like my layout a lot, and it's customized. I learned how to customize my layouts, browse for backgrounds in blogger, and HTML code in Blogger

Today I looked around and browsed on more hosting websites. I also worked on my Efolio, and made it a lot more smooth and slick. It's getting to the point where there might be too much bling and buttons on it. I'm not sure, but I think I'm going to have Zach take a look at my EFolio. I am learning a lot in this class, but time flew by really fast!

Today was a short 42 minute day, so it was pretty short. I really just messed around in flash a little bit, fixed  some Action Script, and learned only a few things. I changed up the layers, being more specific. I separated a lot of them so there is only one object, and I renamed it. Also, I grouped a lot of items together so that Inside, they would be broken apart. CS6 is pretty similar to CS3. I don't really think there is that big of a learning curve at all, unlike my peers. There is a big similarity, only a slight difference.

Today I worked more on my Efolio! I have the home page almost completely done, with pictures of myself and all. I decided to change up the backgrounds, and make them change. I couldn't settle with one background, so I learned how to make the background fade as a new title was selected, which I am pretty proud of even though it was quite simple, it still looks really amazing! I like it a lot, since I couldn't settle with one background color anyway. Now my backgrounds all have the same color theme, all I have to do is figure out a color for the Contact Me page, since I've already picked 5 colors to change. Color is really important in Backgrounds, too light of a background is straining to read, and to dark of a background might blend in with the text. I don't want white because that's way to white and way to boring anyway. I'm not quite sure on what I want to do with the Contact Me Background page, but I'm sure I will figure it out on Thursday when it's a manic day in this class. I cannot believe the quarter is almost done! This class is half way through, even though I am going to take Web Design III for sure.

Today I started some more on my portfolio. I got some pictures from home that I have created in the past, and I worked a little bit on my website as well. I learned about PHP coding, and explored some more hosting websites. BlueHost, HostGator, iPage, there's a lot of cheap web hosting websites. I can't wait until the School Tech admin comes to talk to us so I can ask some questions about hosting, and how to import PHP coding through a web hosting website. Also, I want to ask how much money is spent on the website through Network Solutions, because a lot of websites say 5.99/mo, but that's with a whole bunch of ads with their names all over it, which I don't really want. What I'm going for on my website is clean, simple, to the point. No ads. Ads really ruin the cool factor of the website, and would be super annoying. Personally, I hate ads, and I definitely don't want any on my website. On the other hand, I don't really want to pay more money, but if that's what it takes then I might as well. I can't wait until the admin comes here, I have so many questions for him.

Today I collected a lot of Portfolio designs and such for my Efolio. I found some Photoshop documents from this year that I already put in my flash folio, but I couldn't the Photoshop CD from Graphic Design freshman year. I am going to look a little harder when I get home today, and put some designs that I have done at home on a flash drive and import them to the Library in my portfolio in flash. I'm super excited. I learned a lot today, and played around in Photoshop with a lot of healing brushes. I experimented with the new Patch tools in CS6, and the Spot healing brush and Healing brush tools, they have changed a lot!

Today I worked on my Portfolio, and I was setting up different pages. I got my Portfolio page completely set up, so tomorrow I really hope that I can start setting up different Photoshop designs and things that I have made in the past, maybe in Mrs. McNaneys Graphic Design I took in Freshman Year. I think I still might have the CD, but I'm not positive. I really hope I do, so I can expand my portfolio page even more than just the designs that I have made this year. I also set up a few more pages, including pages about my past jobs, credits, etc. All of them have the same theme as my home page, which I am really proud of. I just cant wait to start filling in the pages. I learned a lot of stuff, and I'm still expanding on ActionScript and it's variables. It's really fun!