I’ll admit that Web Publishing was a class that I wanted to take a chance on. I needed the extra COM Elective for my major and this class of constructing web sites and how technology influences our society intrigued me. The World Wide Web was always a tool that fascinated me and I figured with me heading to the business of entertainment, it would be better for me to learn this now while I’m school before being released into the real world; where I would have to eventually confront this, petrified and unsure what to do.
I am very fortunate that I took this class this term. I never fully understood how complex yet necessary all that code for creating websites were for our generation. We are completely relying on our technology these days, no matter what device it may be. Computer, mobile, tablet, the choices are endless. And with everything visual these days, each website made needs to be perfectly designed for each user’s needs and standards. I definitely do not have all the rules, concepts and structures memorized, but at least know the basics of what goes where and how to make it stand out as my own website rather than just another copy from someone else. The best artists are the best forgers, but you still need that extra code and rule to make yours stand out just a little bit.
I am not entirely sure is web design and development will beneficial for my future career. I plan to go into the entertainment business, but it doesn’t hurt to know this information. So when the time comes that a website for the business I work for or my own, I have some idea with what will go into the HTML and CSS structure and at a point know the limits of what I can or cannot do for the site. I definitely would like to trust a top web designer to do this before I take on the task. But at least I would know how it would be set up and what would go into the website. Then if there any problems/issues that need to be fixed, I could in a way “speak the designer’s lingo” and be able to tackle exactly what I changed/ improved.
For my career in the entertainment business, I do think it’s important to be updated and knowledgable about web design and development. As stated before, technology is always changing and improving. So being on board with what’s going on and adapting to the technology age is quite helpful. If you want to get your work and ideas out to everyone, the use of websites and internet can help spread those out further for all to see. So though I may not ever be a great web designer, it’s important to know this information for my career in the entertainment business. So I’m glad that I took this class, to know more about web design and development for the future. For whatever situation I may face ahead that requires this information. So thank you! Really appreciate it!