I haven’t had a lot to do this week socially so I could concentrate on my work, this was good as I have done a lot of research and tried to get everything completed ready to go on to the next stage, by actually designing the website template on paper. I have learnt a lot about what is required in order to create a website and I now know that there is a lot more to it than I first thought.
On Wednesday we started off with a lecture on PageMaker (a piece of software by Adobe). I had never used the software before and it was good to learn how to use an alternative to Microsoft Word. I am now pretty confident with the basics of this software now and I’m confident that I will be able to implement my design onto the computer. In the afternoon on Wednesday I had my one to one with Steve to talk about the course and how things are going. I am happy on the course and couldn’t complain about any area so far. I am worried about work however as I need to work but my shifts start at 6 o’clock and end at 10 o’clock Monday to Friday. This means I am rushing around after college to get to work on time and when I finished work I am tired and don’t want to stop up too late doing any self study that might be required for the next day. I am thinking about changing jobs at the moment to try and get better hours that would suit me more. I am still waiting for my student loan to come through so work is even more important at the moment because my MOT and tax on my car runs out on the 30th September and I am convinced that it will need some work doing!
On Thursday we started with an English lesson about note taking and referencing. Steve had already given us a lecture on referencing so this was not too helpful. I found the lecture on note taking more interesting as this is an area I could do with improving. I don’t feel my handwriting and spelling is as good as it could be this is annoying for me because I feel that I am old enough to know a skill like this as I have been studying at a high level all my life.
Self study was about designing screen designs I thought this would be a nice self study but I was wrong. The designs are easy for me to come up with and I enjoyed this part but the final design stage I found very complicated and time consuming. I knew exactly what I wanted to put on the paper and even when it was on the paper it still looked as I wanted it, but when I thought about actually putting it on the computer I realised it wouldn’t work such as the spaces between objects would be bigger and the fonts would look tiny leaving lots of free space. I think I am getting to grips with the design finally (after my 3rd final design) and I’m confident about the final outcome.
This week was better than the others I would say because it was a little more art based than other weeks with more colour and less text or notes.
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Are the guys at your job that harsh that they won't let you switch hours?!
If so, you're well shut mate when you leave.
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