Activity 1

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Grand Theft Auto Picture Tags:
Videogame, busytown, grand theft auto, mature car video game, colorful, cartoons, modern games, animations, entertainment, teenage fun, crowded
Question #6
The Google, Yahoo!, and AltaVista logos are each unique in their own ways. Each logo is to create an identity for that website and make it different from the rest. The Google logo catches a viewer’s attention because of the different colors, although overall I feel the font is very plain and unattractive. The original Google logo seems pretty boring, but Google adds little details to their logo according to something special that day, or they will just add random little cartoons around the logo that also catch a viewer’s attention. The Yahoo logo seems like a very exciting logo since the color is bright red; it really catches your attention. The AltaVista logo seemed very ‘corporate’ type and more like a website that would attract adults. I liked the Yahoo logo the most because it seems the most exciting and it caught my attention the most. Not only is the logo attractive but when visiting the sites home page, compared to Google and AltaVista, it seems more lively and informative. I liked AltaVista the least because it seems very uptight, and boring. When visiting the AltaVista site it feels like it will not be very informative and the sites will not be so reliable. This may also be because I have never heard of AltaVista before.
Question #13
I advise people conducting research on the web to be extremely careful of the sites they visit and get information from. Not all sites are trustworthy and not all have true information. Some ways to be sure that information and websites are valid and credible to explore the site to see if there is anything on there that seems unrealistic. There are many sites that may look trustworthy but when looked through them deeply you may find things that seem not so realistic, not only is there unrealistic stuff posted on websites but there are many sites that are used just to get people to click on advertisements. Advice for people to be sure that visual contents of websites are valid and credible is to be sure that the visual content of a website is copyrighted and to check the source of the visual content. Also, be sure that the visuals provided are not advertisements of some sort.



Mini Glossary
Rhetoric- When words are used to communicate abstract ideas. Also, considered a process of “invention.” This is where writers or speakers create different strategies, then find the most effective one.
Seeing- To perceive with the eyes, it is usually associated with pleasure of delight. Some may even connect seeing to be only a result of physiology, and unaffected by who we are, where we live, or how we’ve been raised.
Looking- This term could be used in various ways. Such as, to glance or gaze, to use one’s sight on a given object or a certain direction. It could also be used to turn one’s attention elsewhere.
Design(Noun)- To plan, to form. Design is a term that is used in many forms; it could be used to explain a design of an object, as well as to explain something going on within the mind.
Icon- An icon is a picture, or image that represents something. For example, when using a computer there are various icon’s that represent different functions.


Sources
Compose-Design-Advocate
www.dictionary.com
www.ibabuzz.com
http://newsphotos.stanford.edu/icons/icon.sheet.png
www.dezeen.com