Reading Reflection 01 (RR01)

DUE: Monday, 10 January 2011 by the beginning of class.


Step 01: Find an article on design.
The Links section of this site would probably be a great place to start for this assignment. Find an article that interests you. READ IT.

Step 02: Reflect on the article.
Create a blog post where you do the following:

1. Briefly summarize the article you read.
2. Provide a link to the specific article.
3. Reflect on why this article interested you. What did you gain by reading the article? Why is it important or interesting? Do you think it has an impact on design or how you think about design so far? Why might anyone else want to read it? Etc...

Please use the "RR01" tag/label to identify this post.

Assignment 01 (A01): Blog Set-Up

DUE: Monday, 10 January 2011 by the beginning of class.


Step 1: Set-up a blog on whatever blogging platform you prefer.
In order to complete this step, you will need an email address and an internet connection. Please choose a FREE service. There are many out there and there is no need to spend money on this.
Be aware that it is important to protect your identity on the web. It is up to you, but it the recommendation of both the university and myself that you use a screen-name when posting content to your blog.
Refer to the following post for more on how to do this: How to Blog

Step 2: "Register" your new blog with me (the instructor).
Upon getting your blog set-up and activated, fill out the web-form at the following link to let me know about it.
Register your blog.

Register Your Blog

How to Blog

Here are a few resources to get you all going on starting your blogs for class.

"7 Easy-To-Use Tools to Start Blogging Now"  via: thenextweb.com

Some Popular free platforms: (I have used all of these.)
http://www.blogger.com
https://posterous.com
http://www.tumblr.com/
http://wordpress.org/