Project 7 Reflection Journal

       In this project, I made my Flash Portfolio and then I inserted it in an html document. In the homepage, I have a video of myself explaining the skills that I have learned in web design throughout the whole 2 years. There are pop ups at the cue points of the video. When you click on the homepage button, you can see the index of my html portfolio. When you click on the index button it goes back to the homepage of my flash portfolio. When you click on the labs buttons it shows the list of all the labs I've made using Flash and when you click on the lab number it goes to that specific lab. When you click on my projects button, a list of the projects I've created using Flash are listed there and you can go access those projects. It was really fun animating the pop ups by adding motion tween, rotating it, and adding glowing effects. I found this project to be organized and it came out well. I had a bit difficulty with having the video show up but with troubleshooting I managed to solve the problem. 

Lab 29 reflection journal

In the video I read out the brief speech that I wrote for my Flash Portfolio video. I talked about what I learned throughout the whole two years I've been in web design. I mentioned the different softwares such as Photshop, Dreamweaver, TextEdit, Illustrator, Fireworks, Indesign, and Flash. I gave examples of the labs and projects I had to do using these softwares. For Flash, I had to create an interactive story, video game and a respect for all animation. For Photoshop, I created a silhouette mask and created a logo. In Indesign I created a yearbook, newsletter and a business card. Using Fireworks I created a website prototype, banner, and a nameplate. In Dreamweaver and TextEdit I made websites based on my favorite teacher and my favorite movies and more uploading it onto the remote server. I mentioned my favorite project which was the website based on my favorite cartoon character using Fireworks. I also talked about a struggle I had, being shy, and how I was able to overcome it by gaining more confidence and geting used to speaking outloud in front of others.

Lab 30 reflection journal

       In this lab, I created a flash homepage for my flash portfolio. I made the dimensions 900 pixels by 1000 pixels. In my flash portfolio homepage I put the title and buttons for my labs, projects and homepage. I put in the pop up drawings that I made in the library and I imported my video as a flv onto the stage. I had to convert my mov file to flv first. Then I inserted cue points so that the pop up would appear on one cue point and disappear on another key point. To do that I went on my code snippets-video and audio handler-on cue point event. In the beginning I had to make the pop ups not visible so I put the code instancename.visible = false; and then I made the pop ups appear and disappear on its cue events. I found this lab to be very fun and interesting. 

Lab 28 reflection journal

         In this lab, I used the bone tool in Adobe Flash CS6 for the first time. I used the bone tool to animate the tail of my cat. I first selected the bone tool and then I clicked and dragged from the base to the top of the tail of my cat. Then in my timeline, I put a keyframe at 50. In between the frames I changed the position of the tail so that it would look like it is wagging back and forth, Then I tested it out with command enter and after seeing that it worked I opened up my base lab 28 html file. I inserted the swf file and uploaded it onto the server. This lab was a bit weird for me since it was my first time using the bone tool. At first I wasn't even sure if I was doing it correctly and also it was kind of hard to position it. After more time and practice with the bone tool I will get more comfortable using this tool. 

Project 6 Reflection Journal

        For this project I had to create a video game. My video game is about a ghost chasing a girl and the girl has to escape the ghost by going to the exit door. There are 3 levels of the game and you have to pass all 3 levels to win the game. This project was overall a good and fun experience. I learned some new actionscript coding and the results of the coding was pretty cool. For example I learned about hit test object and also how to make a boundary so that the girl doesn't go off the screen. It was a bit hard because I tried to make it so that there was no way the person playing the game could cheat while also having a great time playing the game. I tried to put in the skills that I've learned into this project with new skills that I learned through research. First I made a storyboard. Then I made the all the graphic, button and movie clip symbols. Then I animated my movie clip symbols and I started coding/experimenting. Finally I made sure that everything works. When I finished I put my swf file into my html file and uploaded it onto the server. Enjoy the game!

CW Self Evaluation Reflection Journal

                               
         This marking period some of my grades for my classes went up, some went down, and some remained the same compared to the last marking period. To maintain my grades and try to keep them up, I mostly need to study daily more for my quizzes/tests because if I get low test scores then my grade will go down. And if I do well then my grade would either stay the same or get higher. I have to continue going to my classes on time and do all of my classwork and also all of my homework when it's due. I have to continue listening and following directions so I know what to do and what's expected so I can fulfill the requirements and get a decent grade. Another way I can improve is by participating in my classes and asking questions because I don't participate much in my classes since I am a bit shy. I also need to put more effort and hard work into my projects and assignments. So by doing all of this I will be able to maintain my grades and/or make them higher for the next marking period.

Soft Skills-Synopsis Reflection Journal

        The synopsis is basically a combination of all of the soft skills. These skills are enthusiasm and attitude, communication, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving, networking and professionalism. With enthusiasm and attitude you show how badly you want to succeed and how much you are willing to try. In web design we always try our best and we show our efforts with our labs/projects/assignments. Communication skills are used to share ideas with others in the workplace and be able to be understood. In web design we use communication skills to receive the information that's taught to us by the teacher to do our work. Teamwork benefits the members of the group and manages time more efficiently. More work will be able to get done. Employers will look at you in a high valuable way with your creativity in critical thinking and problem solving skills. Also you will be able to learn how to troubleshoot the problem easily if you come across the same problem again later with your html or flash file with use of those skills. Networking is important because the people that you know can also help you by suggesting you to visit places online for jobs that you want. This will make a broader range of communication with others. Professionalism means finding ways to be productive and communicating effectively. This soft skill is used when we manage our time wisely and come in class and try to accomplish more than what's expected. All of these skills are connected with each other and are very useful and helpful.