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Finally, the last Tumblr post of my life and I could not be happier!

“How will I execute Ethos, Pathos, Logos as a producer, creator, writer, and activist?”

Section A: Writer

I will try and add ethos, pathos, and logos in order to draw the attention of my audience into my website and make my information as credible to my audience so my point can be taken seriously. By adding Ethos into my website all my information does not seem like I am making it up or obtain my information from unreliable sources. By inter-grading ethos all my information becomes reliable and the audience can trust that I’ve done my research and know what I am talking about. By adding pathos I can persuade the audience in feeling some type of way. In my literature review pathos is showed because I talk about how women sometimes can not pursue their dreams jobs because they decide to become a mom instead. Although their is nothing wrong with that decision, the majority of higher positions are occupied my men. Pathos can come into play and make the audience sympathize with women because it can remind them of their own grandmothers, mothers, or sisters. Lastly, Logos will be included in the form of organizing my paragraphs in my literature review in grouping certain information together so the reader can follow along clearly. The logos aspect of my website will also be the organizations, making sure it is balanced and with the appropriate colors like I learned in the last tumblr post.

Section B: As a Designer.

For my website, I think by making the last tumblr post it has really helped in having a more clear idea as to how a website should look like. With that said I will be following the key elements from last time. I will also ensure that Ethos is present my making sure that not only is my grammar correct but my punctuation as well. I will be organizing my information in bullet point form and I want to make sure I have the correct placement of periods or comas so my audience does not get confused. Logos will be attributing in the sense of picking my colors for the website, and what font the text will be. I do not want to add colors such as a Chartreuse yellow because it will make me lose a sense of credibility by not picking a more professional looking color. Pathos will be the easiest form to put into my website because by controlling and designing on what colors, I can make the mood of my website however I want it to be. That way when my audience is viewing my website they will feel in whatever mood my colors, text, pictures etc portray. For my last step I will just following the rubric on blackboard in order to meet all the requirements!

Now that I've completed this and are really close to finishing this class, I can now enjoy my Tuesdays and not hyperventilate when the clock strikes 9:00 p.m

Section A: Design principles applied?

First I will analyze this website.

http://trendlines.ca/

Questions for analysis:

1.) Identify and balance of the site.

The balance of the website provided above is not very good at all. You can notice right away a very clustered graph on the left side of the page and only 3 bullet points of information on the right side.This makes the website have no balance at all.

2. ) How is contrast employed on the site?

The contrast is not very good as well. The graph has so many colors on it that makes it hard for me to read it. Also the font of text throughout the website is different, some letters are bold and big and others are just big without it being bold. With so many things going on in this graph it makes it difficult to actually read the information.

3.)  Evaluate the site’s use of consistency.

I do not see a lot of consistency, the right side of the website is only in black with text, but for the left side, they have all sorts of colors popping from the website making it very distracting.

4.)  Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping.

The alignment on the graph is not very good because the text book on the right side make it seem un-proportional. For the grouping on this website, they tried to put the words right on the side of the graph instead of underneath, giving it the horizontal look on the website.

5.) Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.

Based on my analysis of this website, this website is not effective in getting their information out to people. Although the colors found all over the website would make it effective for people that are good in graphs. Overall I would not want my graph to look like this.

Website showed above: http://www.aaronxmarquez.com/

1. Identify and describe the balance of the site. 

This site is mainly one solid color and a fount easy to read making the balance of this site is a lot better. The image provided at the beginning of this website is not distracting in any way, and helps the audience connect with the text a little better.

2. How is contrast employed on the site? 

In this website you can easily read what the author has put. The text provided has different kinds of fonts and colors but it is to separate the subheadings from the actual text. The different colors being used also goes along with the black background very well and no way making it distracting. 

3. Evaluate the site’s use of consistency.

The consistency of this website is very nice because he only used simple colors that do not overwhelm the audience.

4. Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping.

This website grouping looks great due to the fact that he grouped his information throughout the website according to his subheadings. Making it easy to follow along and know what he wanted to say. The alignment he used made it super easy to navigate his website and go back to previous information when you needed to.

5.) Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.

Based on my analysis this website showed me what my website should look like. It gave a professional feeling although some colors were used. He did have a lot of information on his website but by being able to group it, it did not overwhelm his audience. This definitely gave me a good sense of what my website should look like.

Section B: Implications for your own design.

1. What will you have to do to ensure that your website is balanced?

To ensure that my website is balanced i will make sure to even out the information I put, I do not want to overwhelm my audience or give them too little. I have to make sure my text is about the same size so it wont look unbalanced.

2.)  How will you use contrast on your website?

I will make sure that my website has about the same colors, and font text so it will look around the same style throughout the whole website.

3.) Where will you employ consistency on your website?

I will have consistency in the form of my text being around the same size. For example if I have subheading they will be the same size and font. If my website contains graphs i will make sure they do not seem different sizes or one has absolutely more color than my others. 

 4.) How can you use alignment and grouping to make your website more effective?

The alignment of my website is very important because it can make it look professional or not. I will make sure to group my information according to the topics, and my alignment should look a little like Aaron’s website.

5.) What colors will you use for your website? Why?

I will try and make my website with solid colors such as black. I dont want my colors to be a distraction from my text and will be following some of the tips the RWS book gives to ensure that.

6. How else can you ensure that your website is well-designed?

I will ensure my website is well designed by looking at more examples of well designed websites, I can also go back and look at the two websites here to remind myself on what not to do. Finally I can also look at my RWS book to see what else I can add that I did not think of.

Topic : issues that affect our demographic in voting

Purpose : The purpose of our topic is too evaluate issues that affect voting in our region . 

Audience :  the intended audience is people from 18-69 years old 

Solution : Fixing key factors that affect voting the most . 

  TOPIC : issues that affect our demographic in voteing. 

Ethos : “A minority group , despite its relatively small size within the electorate , can play and important goal in elections and can , when conditions are right , swing an elections outcome to its favored candidate “(Kreider, K. L., & Baldino ,2016) 

PATHOS :  voter participation is something of concern within the country. The United States has  one the the lowest voter turnouts of any modern democratic nation .  Voting is a great way to hear the voice and opinion of the public. voting allows people to  choose their elected  officials and implement the change they wish to see .  The following video shows the importance of voting 

Logos :  the information below serves to  show the current data regarding voter turn out during elections. The data below should serve to emphasis how we need higher participation within our political system  in order to establish change. 

PURPOSE : The purpose of this  project is to be able to identify key factors in our area that could be affecting voter turn out. in addition we hope to implement change in order to make voting easier and more accessible to all 

I began this long process by writing my email to my professional in the topic. I knew Dr. Schoen would be extremely valuable to my essay and would provide an insight into diversity in the medical field. 

Then, I saved the interview release to my dropbox.

And I continued on to saving the interview confirmation to my dropbox.

Afterwards, I reviewed my questions and quotes that I would ask my interviewee. I knew I had to perfect these questions to gain the information I needed for my essay. 

Finally I obtained all of the supplies I needed for the interview. 

Time to relax!!!!!!

These research questions helped me realize that I needed more information for my paper and the interviewee would provide valuable knowledge. I also changed a couple of my citations because I was missing information. I’m super excited that I finished my Tumblr Tuesday early.

First I began by writing my questions.

After I was finished I took my paper to the writing center.

After the tutor gave me some new ideas in how to structure my question I re wrote them.

Going to the writing center was really helpful because my tutor really took the time to read and understand every single one of my questions. She helped me structure my sentences and gave me ideas in how I could express myself a little better. She was really helpful and made me feel like she really wanted me to earn the highest grade possible. I definitely recommend the writing center for everyone and will certainly go back..

Structure and delivery

The webpage has a large amount of space to present the information. The layout is easy to read and understand since subtopics are divided by breaks and main ideas are divided into paragraphs. The webpage’s audience include patients and medical professions at MD Anderson.    

The webpage is organized into subtopics pertaining to diversity in the hospital, including their medical staff, such as nurses and doctors. Each subtopic begins with an introduction followed by facts and reliable sources. The webpage does not provide any pictures other than the logo since the information is strictly informative.

The language is formal; therefore, the vocabulary is technical. Specialized language is not used since the website is designed to inform everyone and should be easily understood by anyone who wants to understand the diversity of the hospital. Colorful letters, visuals or crazy fronts are also not used.

Audience and Purpose

The intended audience for this webpage are medical employees working at the hospital or anyone who is applying at MD Anderson as well as current and future patients who are considering receiving treatment at the hospital.

This webpage is mainly used to inform the community about the importance of diversity and the different strategies used to reach their goal. The content also tries to convince patients that they should feel comfortable in this environment and persuade patients worldwide to seek treatment at their hospital.

The audience of this webpage ultimately creates the diversity in the hospital. Its purpose relies on people from different backgrounds to attend the hospital and apply for jobs. This aspect opens up opportunities for minorities and hopefully influences hospitals around the country to do the same.

Rhetorical Issues: Ethos, Pathos and Logos

The webpage on the MD Anderson’s website establishes a strong credibility since the hospital can not afford to write false statements. They have a high standard and a strong reputation that should not be lost due to incorrect information.

Different evidence is used to support the claims of the webpage such as research and observation. The Diversity Council has experience on the topic and was created to advice hospitals on diversity. They help the institution create a comfortable environment through different strategies and procedures.