3/3/17

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information clearly and quickly. They utilize graphics often integrating statistics to enhance a person's ability to see patterns and trends. In newspapers and online articles, infographics are extremely common and used to show weather, maps, site plans, and summaries of data. Infographics are great for people with short attention spans like me, and can be used to show important statistics in a way that has more liveliness to it. One example I can think of where I might use an infographic is in AP English Literature in order to convey important background information on colonial Africa in the mid 19th century.

One World One Ocean Organization

NOAA's National Ocean Service

 

3/1/17 Canva vs. Lucid Press

Canva was super easy to join. LucidPress made it kind of complicated with the different business/student options at the beginning, and I couldn't go back and change what I was after I selected "teacher" on accident. Canva was very simple to use and had easy to access symbols and shapes. However, you had to pay money for several of the designs, and I think purchasing specific decorations is stupid compared to a membership option. With LucidPress, they did a little more to get me started on the advertisement designs than Canva did, but the three page limit was too restraining. Canva's documents were modern and cool, definitely trendier than LucidPress. LucidPress probably provided the most options, but I liked Canva the best due to its simplicity but also modern and hip characteristics.

3/1/17 My Dream Business

I've never really thought much about being a businessman, but if I were to be one, I would want to be a sports consultant. I've followed baseball, football, and basketball my whole life and am a true champion at FIFA, making me a brilliant person to have in the front office. I would be located at my house, and the leagues' different presidents and general managers would sit on my couch and we would talk sports over a nice cup of coffee, brewed by my butler Juan. Because of my invaluable sports expertise, I have to charge a high fee. I would charge $50 an hour. Here are some of my advertising masterpieces.

2/27/17 Canva Designs

Blog post front design

Thank you card front

Thank you card back

2/7/17

Dressing up for Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat as Shaggy.                                            This was the only green shirt I could find. 

Cuddling with Blue Valley legend Michael Meissner under a comfortable pink blanket

Ran into Royals SP Danny Duffy at North the night of homecoming

2/1/17 Words for Teenagers

What I hear this man demanding is that teenagers devote themselves to labor because that is what they owe the world. First of all, I am skeptical that this judge devotes his life to "mowing the lawn" or "washing the windows." This kind of life isn't realistic for any human in life, it sounds more like the life of a robot or a slave. My message to this judge is that you are not my master, nor are you wiser than the rest of us. I'm sorry your life has not been more fulfilling than completing chores and "reading a book," but our purpose in life is to create as many transformative experiences as possible. The teenage years are great for exploring, and should be spent doing so. All great people start with a dream. Sacrificing that would be a great loss for society.

2/1/17 Ted Talk Reflection

I completely see where this woman is coming from. I found the fifty year-old businessman's testimony about not wanting to have a conversation with his peers at work especially interesting. Adults always tell us not to be so invested in technology and so into our phones, but; in reality, their world isn't all that different from ours. I will try not to be on my phone at school or work very much at all, and will definitely create time for quiet reflection. I have gotten away from that lately. This connected world is great for connecting us to like-minded people around the globe, but I hope it doesn't take the place of real conversation.

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