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Revision as of 09:30, 29 October 2012
Introduction
In NMAC 3108, Writing for Digital Media, students explore the ways to write for websites, blogs, and other forms of digital media. Digital media is defined as different platforms through which people communicate electronically.
With the advent of e-readers, iPads, and other innovations of the Digital Age, it is important that students prepare themselves for the specific writing style necessary to successfully write for various forms of digital media.
Project Details
- Contact
- Social Media
- About Me
- Visual CV and Linked In
- Social Media
- Writing
- Good Writing
- Identification
- Layout
- Design
- Graphics
- Navigation
- Scanability
- Usability
- Relevance and Support
-Contact (Sarah Joiner):Credibility, Accountability, Types of contact
-Design (Rebecca Lynch)
-Expertise (Josh Hager)
-Good Writing (Hollidae)
-Identification (Savannah)
-Navigation/Usability (Katie Nix)
-Relevance/Support (Steven Lewis)
- Dates on every page
- Content links
-Scanability (Victoria Masa)
- Visually formatting information online
- Using headers and subheads and links
-Twitter (Leslie Smith/Tara Scroggins): Will discuss the importance of connections and effective writing through social media such as Twitter, particularly for student-based environments. Also, highlighting the use of hashtags and their importance to connect similar material on the site.
-About.me (Amelia Hall)
-Wordpress (Katie Hotchkiss)
- Very interactive
- Easy to customize
-Visual CV (Lily)
-Linkedln (Emily)
Timeline
Individual Submission due 11/07/12
Revisions
Conclusion
Social media sites like Twitter, "About Me" pages, and online resume sites like Visual CV create an opportunity to facilitate better writing. Proper navigation, contact information, good writing, usability, relevant links, support, and a strong identification are necessary in order to exhibit professionalism when writing for the digital age.
A site made with these key elements in mind ensures credible writing directed towards the appropriate audience. Design, graphics, and scan-ability are vital to the process of writing for the screen. Paying close attention to these elements creates a visually appealing work of web writing that will attract readers.