I made some edits to help with the redesign of the Summer Class Schedule. I figured out how to color the flag and cores as well as added a banner. There were also some visual hierarchy changes with the text of class titles and info.
I created a layout for Professor Gutterman’s American Studies Summer 2021 class. I did both a light and dark color palette but we ended up picking the lighter color one. I based it off of the 1950s nuclear family image they had on their welcome PowerPoint. Once it gets approved it will be given the STAs to edit all the powerpoints with.
Before we go to commercial, here’s what I’ve been up to this week.
Since Texas Politics wrapped up and I got done with a lot of my KB writing and my Figma training, it’s been pretty ~chill~. I put my typography activity KB article (like InDesign Part II, but only using type) on the KB site and did about six or seven photo IDs. I also edited a few KB articles for writing and grammar — really just deleting bloated phrasing. And last but not least, I helped Miguel and Cristina pick out photos for TX Global from their gigantic folder (not kidding) and began reformatting a PPT for TXG.
In other news, spring break was much-needed after I did three times as many issues than usual for The Daily Texan (you can check out the special coverage here and here). I crocheted myself an ear-warmer for the fall and am currently working on a beanie for a friend of mine (I don’t have the hair for hats). I’ve also had this song on loop during my entire shift today (thanks, Spotify discover weekly).
I added some instructions to Life & Letters’ help page to go over how to add a new post, how to edit the menu in 2 different ways, and how to edit the widgets.
What makes an effective icon that is both appealing and readable for the brand it is supposed to represent. This was my task that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. How to create an effective icon.
I began with some research on the foundations of iconography. Icons are supposed to be compact, simplified symbol that represents an object, action or idea. They should be able to be read at first glance. This is important because icons are everywhere and are used for navigation, warning signs, they trigger actions, and the show status for many things. People need icons to be readable beyond language barrier.
This leads to the most important principles of icon design, clarity, readability, alignment, brevity, consistency, and personality.
I’ve been working on WP Documentation on the sites that Stacy instructed me to work on, since he is leaving LAITS :(. The sites are Not Even Past, IC2, Theatre Philosophy, Life&Letters, and Arts Portal. Last week with Stacy’s instructions I was able to make a lot of progress with Not Even Past, and this week I’ve been working with Sheryl and De’sha on the rest of the sites. Sheryl is working on Life&Letters and she’s done a great job so far! De’sha just got started on Arts Portal since she was caught up with a different project, but I’m sure she’ll did great.
Today I just finished IC2, and I really like how it looks so far. I think the documentation’s outline is pretty clear, and I’ve also included a lot of annotated screenshots to help the user visualize the edits.
