2026 STA Presentation
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This semester I had the opportunity to present at LAITS’s annual STA presentation! I was so excited to talk about one of my favorite projects being my work on the What Jane Saw badge design. Although it was a bit nerve-wracking standing and talking in front of so many people, I’m grateful to be in this position surrounded by such lovely people who listened to my presentation!
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2026 STA Presentation Virtual HTML
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I also assisted in updating the Virtual HTML for the 2026 STA Presentation! Shanda had communicated to me that I would need to update the banner, graphics, and poster to reflect this year’s theme!
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Luckily, my fellow STAs had already made such beautiful graphics and templates so I adjusted the frames to reflect the subtitles. First, I decided to use a sky background for all the frames but Shanda recommended to add some variation and we decided it was the better choice!
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Next I worked on the banner created by Tomas! Thanks to his helpful template, I created two versions of the banner, one being an orange theme and the other a blue theme!
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What I have been showing so far were just mockups, so the real challenge came which was working in HTML. I hadn’t had much experience working with HTML so there was definitely some learning I had to do. Some challenges I ran upon included:
- mobile layout not matching desktop layout
- text not being centered
- finding accurate fonts
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However, I did get the website to look like my mockups as closely as possible! I added any new assets and sent over the finished website to De’sha and Shanda for approval!
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I’m so glad I had the opportunity to work on this project as it brushed up some of my HTML and it was rewarding to be able to send the link to my family and friends knowing that I helped create the graphics and adjusted the layout for the website!
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check the website here: https://virtualmeeting.la.utexas.edu/meet/2026-laits-sta-presentation
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WCAG Compliance Project
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I have also been working on the WCAG Compliance project alongside Kate and Trisha! So far, I have going over the website that LAITS oversees and checking if it is compliant with WCAG’s standards!
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This project has really shed some light in how accessibility in websites needs more awareness and as a designer and a programmer, I hope to advocate for it more through my own projects and through adjusting the websites as well!