week 15 Parallax fun

parallax fun

We learned what and how to use Parallax in our websites. I really liked this lesson and I am trying to use it in my final. I found it pretty cool on how you can make the items have different distant in the web page. The whole lesson really made me stop and think about all the websites I’ve seen use this and made me want to explore using it.

Wk 14 – What I’ve Learned

I like the fact that we were given a second round to accustom ourselves to using git and GitHub to save our progress on our work. It’s a really simple but genius idea on how to backtrack if someone makes a mistake down the line. I’ve learned that saving to GitHub basically consists of 4 commands:

  • git status
  • git add .
  • git commit -m “comment”
  • git push

And that’s basically it! One giant fancy “save” to your Git repository on GitHub.

Then, on Thursday, we looked over and studied “Parallax” and true Parallax. Basically, Parallax means objects closer to you feel they are moving faster than objects in the back while you are moving. It’s similar to looking at buildings in a cityscape drift by as you are viewing out the passenger-side window of a moving car.

There is a sort of false “Parallax” which consists of setting an image as a background to a div and allowing it to scroll. This can make for a very interesting and eye-catching effect, but it should be used purposefully, as it can distract away from the main content of the page.

Journal Entry – Week 14 & 15

On the downhill now. It’s been a busy two weeks. Wrapping up all my final projects and making my final website redesign for California Volunteers. I did learn something new regarding SASS and fun little trick with the navigation bar. I had not heard of SASS before so it was interesting to see how it worked and what the purpose of why developers use it.

Weeks 11-13, What I’ve Learned

I really appreciated the break we had during week 12, it was a nice pause from the rigor of academia. During Week 11, I worked with the class to build the Sacramento Writer’s Group website. It was a good practice to reinforce what I have learned about media queries.

During Spring Break, I studied Java, as it has been something on my to-do list for quite some time. For my learning material, I used Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (ISBN 0672337940 ). I wish I could have learned it in 24 hrs, but realistically, I got to maybe chapter 15 (aka ‘hour 15’) of chapter 24. But I do feel I learned a lot, especially with my overall understanding of programming in general. I feel it will help me with my web-related work or design, and if it doesn’t, it was a nice way to satisfy my need for a challenge.

During Week 13, we finally (finally!☺) got around to learning how to use Git and GitHub. I think it’s amazing that GitHub will save your work in case you make a mistake, so that you are able to go back to it, and restore lost work.

Empty Divs etc

It is very cool to learn how to use empty divs.

Empty divs could turn into almost any forms.  It might be simple color shapes and it could also be images. For my portal page, I tried to use empty divs. The empty divs become flower images. It is very tricky for me to use the same empty divs for responsive websites.  

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Week 10 – Journal Entry

I got to learn 2 new things this week, GitHub and designing with angles. I’ve been wondering how to design a website with angles displayed in the background. I’ve been trying to figure it out on my own but wasn’t haven’t much luck. Thankfully several other people in class wanted to know how to do it was well, so Bill graciously throw that assignment into weekly assignment. Now I know how to design with angels! =)

Another cool thing I learned this week was GitHub. I have heard of the name GitHub before but had no idea what they did. I didn’t realize that it was a repository for websites so that multiple users could work on the same website. I never gave it much thought but it totally makes sense to have that available. Now I can say that I know how to use GitHub too! Learning so much from this class! =)

Local Coworking

Learning about The Studio coworking space was very engaging. If I ever get back into studio client work I would definitely consider joining a coworking space like The Studio. Their prices are competitive with other coworking spaces like the Hacker Lab but I like this setting much better. The space is more business-like and business focused rather than maker building and creating centered. The Hacker Lab is a fun and energetic space but very different with the maker building and machinery around. Whereas The Studio seemed more serious and quiet which is more my style

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Field Trip and Responsive Design

It was fun to have a field trip to a studio. I couldn’t believe to hear so many ideas from the owner. Great idea to learn the “free thinking” as a student like me should contribute some time to practice what we’ve learned in the real world. I would build a website free for someone really needs it. It would be good on my portfolio.

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