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=Barbara K= http://students.philau.edu/kielbas1531

E-mail: kielbas1531@philau.edu

About Me
I received my Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Drexel University in December, 2004. I am currently employed by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a Data Analyst for the Supply Chain IS department. I am in the MSIDT program and concentrating in Systems Integration.

Goals For This Course
I'd like to sharpen and improve my coding skills and learn Flash.

Design Statement
A great design should be easy to navigate and exercise each of the CRAP principles: contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity. Clear, consistent icons, graphic identity schemes, graphic or text-based overview and summary screens should be provided. Basic principles of design that tend to be forgotten when building websites are: Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Emphasis and Unity. These principles are theories used to organize the structural elements of high-quality design. The technique in which these philosophies are applied influences the open content or the message the website is trying to convey. The user should browse with confidence; they should be able to find what they are searching for without wasting time. Well organized and easy to read content will allow users to locate information quickly. Users should always have the ability to easily return to the home page with additional navigation points in the main site. Web design should be kept simple and not overcrowded with animations and text. Animations, icons and text should be kept in moderation. Easy navigation include many short pages and linked to draw visitors through your website. This is undoubtely the most powerful advantage of using websites to present information.

Assignment 1:
http://www.ardenb.com/ I like this website because its easy to navigate and doesn't display too much information about the products and company. http://www.tirnanogphilly.com/homepage.php This is a great website that I think practices all of the CRAP principles. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/index.html Simple and smooth navigation. I love the color schema. http://www.yuengling.com/ Easy navigation. http://www.crystalclassics.com/riedel/riedel.htm Lacks contrasts otherwise its a great site. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/index Doesn't display too much info yet its easy to navigate and search through. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/ Lacks contrast but the drop-down menus are great because it doesn't 'overwhelm' the website with categories and sub-categories. http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home Nice color schema. http://www.myphotopipe.com/ I love the color schema because it helps enhance the service that they offer. http://www.starbucks.com/ Great layout and design.**
 * Website Designs I Like

Assignment 2:
Embed Sound & Video on a Website media type="youtube" key="nUM_SUPvjjo" height="344" width="425"

CSS: Scrollbars media type="youtube" key="ukHh7YAGFMY" height="344" width="425"

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Tutorial:Fire Letters media type="youtube" key="01m6FiXsuSY" height="344" width="425"