Web Design Semester Reflection

What was your biggest challenge and how did you resolve it?
--My first time attempting to work with DIVs was difficult. My code was unorganized, and my CSS was very messy. To resolve it, I ended up just building a new template from scratch, that way I could build everything the way I wanted to.

What was your favorite project or exercise? Why?
While I didn't really like the content, I liked the Real or Hoax project because it was cool to try to build a project that in the future could be expanded upon. Working with multiple pages and NAVs was a good challenge.

What is your greatest strength in Web Design?
My greatest strength in web design is CSS styling, as I am (usually) able to get my site looking how I envisioned, although I still have major room to improve.

What is your top weakness in Web Design?
I think my top weakness would have to be either page organization, or website interactivity. My websites tend to look nice, but the code is not very optimized, and interactivity is limited.

What web design skill have you improved the most this semester?
I think I have improved on my weakness of page organization, and my CSS has gotten bounds better.

What do you still need to work on and why?
While I've grown a lot, I think my page styling (CSS) and organization can still be improved.

Is there anything you would change about this class? Why?
As the eComm program evolves, I think it would be beneficial to include some of the earlier projects (like basic HTML work) in the e9 class, that way the Sophomore Class can work on building sites sooner.

Conclusion/Other Comments?
I think this has been a very good Semester in Web Design, and I am looking forward to seeing what projects Mr. Johns has planned for 2nd Semester.

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