Some Awesome Sites

I was amazed at how well everyone in the class picked up Expression Web. From looking at the many different website designs, I am encouraged to try out some different things the next time I make a site. There were three in particular that caught my attention, each of which had some design elements that I am definitely going to have to incorporate:

Brittany's site was the only one that had sound clips, a feature that distinguished hers as a fun and interactive web site. I remember searching through Expression Web to see if you could add sound, and I must have missed the option that allows you to upload audio. I will have to ask her how she did it, because there are a lot of web pages on the internet, and having a way to distinguish your site is always a good thing.

Brittni Scruggs also did an awesome job on hers. Specifically, I liked the balance between fun and work that was prevalent throughout her site. It is often difficult to portray an academic subject matter in a way that is interesting and that does not make you look like a geek. I will say, she did this well by including pictures of her family and descriptions of her interests. It induces the person visiting her site to learn more about her, which will also give them the opportunity to read about her research.

Max had a good "theme" going on, the "Houston theme". It is hard to come up with a unifying factor between school and one's hobbies, but he did so by using his home town. Max had enumerated on his resume some of the positions he has held in the city, which brings up the question of leisure. The Houston Rockets and the Houston golf course answer the question as to what a hard-working young person does with their free time in the city.

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