Although this class was much much more fun than I expected, I am excited to not have to be in school after next monday. From all the projects and topics covered, I learned a bunch and have an appreciation for the work and thought put into the smallest of documents.
What I learned the most about, and what I think I gained the most from, is essay 4, specifically the cover letter. I have never made a cover letter before or even learned about how to write one, so I think that was the most practical thing I learned as well.
As for the other assignments, I did gain a lot in the understanding of document design. The amount of effort and the importance of every single word/picture/color is so crucial to the entire document. I'm not sure if making documents or layouts for web pages is my thing though, I'll probably serve better as a monday morning quarterback (haha).
As for the instructions, it was a fun project. I learned a lot about how much I hate microsoft word. More importantly, I learned about wordage-- how exact and careful you need to word things in order to make your reader understand you.
I definitely learned and took more away from this class then in most classes I have taken.
I think essay four was the one that I took away most from as well. It will be pretty valuable in the "real world" since I can use this resume in the future. Unfortunately, the template that I originally was drawn to was horrifically formatted (according to everybody else). It was a learning experience to say the least.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely use the things I learned in this class for just about every essay I'll ever have in another class. The great serif/sans-serif debate has made me more cognizant of font style and type. Placement of paragraphs and text is also very important.
Seth, as we both know, the serif/ sans serif war has been won. It is clear that serif is dominate and will prevail over every other sans serif font. while sans serif fonts are easier to read on the screen due to resolution, but as far as printed text goes, you will not win this battle.
ReplyDeleteThe resume is definitely something that can immediately impact all of you. In addition, i don't think you will ever forget about serif/san serif wars.
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