Blog Post V

Part 1: Summarize what you learned about what makes an effective text in what situations and why. Refer specifically to the projects you looked at.

Courteney Dowd: This analysis explains that an effective text needs to be eye catching in order to perform the uniform purpose of any movie poster, which is to sell tickets and accumulate avid fans. Once the author has caught the attention of an audience, incorporated modes hint at the characters, the movie content and simply encourage seeing the movie once it’s been released. Overall though, each purpose may be the same, but the strategies authors use are based on the film content in order to hint at the story and inspire the audience to see it.

Haley Elder: Depending on the chosen medium, an effective text depends on the organization and modes used within it. While an older book may focus more on linguistic modes and a lengthy sequence of wording, a website may emphasize calming colors and the organization of links in order to surround and compliment the main content. Both are potentially effective in a chosen situation because the incorporated features may uphold audience expectations due to past experiences with that particular medium.

Nick Gourlie: An effective text requires strong linguistic use for any kind of media, but especially within books and websites. As long as it is clear and easy to understand, an audience will not leave the site due to lack of clarity. If videos are used, these are more effective depending on both the amount of modes incorporated and how well these modes interact. But overall, combining linguistic text and visual features through the use of alignment and organization, will ultimately allow a text to be extremely effect in any situation.

Brief overview: Overall, a text can be effective when all modes and formating compliment each other. The content must be easy to understand and the visual elements need to strengthen that text. Any text within a chosen medium, online or in hard text, can be effective, it just needs to organize information well enough to meet audience expectations. Most likely, this will then spark further interest in pursuing the purpose of that topic.

Part 2: Now, quickly explore every student’s Project 2 (no need to read in depth, just poke around). Describe which web text is your favorite and why.

Personally, I enjoyed viewing Megan Hitchen’s analysis. It was different from any other student’s regarding design and was extremely easy to move around. Ultimately, I like the creativity and personalization she incorporated into the site so it represents her while also meeting the requirements of project 2.