Dreamweaver is proving to be a very useful web-design program. It is so easy to do almost anything, and even though there is the option of creating a page using templates, even if you start from scratch the ease of navigation is incredible. I think this is a very well-thought out and creative program, as even the commands are accompanied with easy alternatives that resembles games i played when i was three. For example, when creating links, the typical path would involve digging through files to find and select the desired page for linkage. In Dreamweaver, you can choose to take this path, or simple click on the links button and drag the arrow across to the icon for the desired page, which if saved, should appear in a corresponding box along with all other pages in the same file.
Even my explanation of the simplicity of using Dreamweaver is proving more complicated than the program itself. Having said all of this, i am still working on my content. However, i am not to worried about not having created a fantastically glowing webpage design, because i know that it will only take a matter of a few hours to create desired effects. My problem is my content. I have chosen the topic of friendship, which requires boundaries in order to be creative.
I have started interviewing friends, but i am now thinking these responses would be much more evocative if recorded so i can import the voice recording into my webpage. I think i will have to go back over my content and consider more innovative ways for expressing the information to form multi-linear narratives and truly take advantage of hypertext space.
Hypertext documentaries break through the boundaries of tradition style essays or film documentaries. Rules are few and possibilities are endless. The Internet is a realm for expression of individuality, however subjective that individuality may be. With the click of a mouse a whole new piece of art can be created, however, finding that inner artist is a struggle in itself, especially given the scope of the possibilities.
May 16, 2008 at 1:34 pm
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