All About Abby

  1. Provide your name, major, year in school (sophomore, junior, etc).
    My name is Abby Schulkind, Communication design, Junior.

  2. Tell us a bit about your background and what prompted you to take this class.
    This is a required course.

  3. Do you have any experience with HTML/CSS/JS? If so, tell us a bit about it.
    I have no experience in HTML, CSS, or JS.

  4. Name one thing you hope to learn in this class.
    I want to learn about making colors.

  5. Name one way you expect designing for screen to be different from designing for paper.
    You have to consider how the design looks on many different screen sizes verses the static piece of paper

  6. Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective design. Explain your choice.
    Moma I think that the MoMA website showcases really good design because the colors and are really
    eyecatching and all of the links are easy to follow yet still interesting and typeset well.

  7. Provide a link to a website you think exemplifies effective communication. Explain your choice.
    Amherst Downtown I think that Amherst Downtown has effective communication because they are
    really focused on ensuring that the people looking at the website have links to information that they need
    and have lists of things that they are looking for.

  8. Provide a link to a website you think works well. Explain your choice.
    Pinterest Pinterest does a really great job with their algorithm. They are so good at finding content that you like
    and also the way that they allow you to categorize and sort your own information is really nice as well.
    Overall a great time to be on Pinterest.