Happy July! This morning I spent a fair amount of time updating my intern journal; I had forgotten a couple of days and the others needed editing. I usually end up revising them a bit on mondays, but since I had skipped a couple days it took a bit longer. I also did some other documentation things, like time sheets and checking on other practicum requirements.
The rest of the day I worked on JQuery tutorials. This has proved to be a really good section to work on. Whenever I have used JQuery I would use plug ins, so a lot of the heavy lifting was done for me. The lessons help explain how exactly JQuery is different from Javascript and how to use it correctly. Even if I don't end up using JQuery here, this has definitely been helpful for me and I know I'll use it down the road. I am really grateful for my background in computer science, it makes the lessons on Codecademy make a lot more sense and I can more easily translate concepts. It also helps by giving me a foundation/starting point when talking with Tim or any of the other developers. Usually the technical conversations don't involve me, but I can pick up on what they're talking about. I can also pipe in and voice why designing sometime might be best in a way that will carry more weight.
This is an area I wish the Taylor Art Department would cover more. I bring it up only because this was a point we are encouraged to cover in our journals. I think I'm well equipped on the coding side because of my previous major, but there were times I was shocked by things my art classmates didn't know. I think understanding some broader coding concepts could be so helpful, especially in the job market. It was one of the biggest selling points I felt I had, and one that I thought would help me stand out. I've always thought it would be awesome if there was a year long class for graphic design and new media concentrations (and perhaps some from media comm), where they learned design principles for the web as well as coding principles of html, css, Javascript, JQuery and probably some others. Then, on teams of mixed majors they would design and develop a website for a client so they can help each other and use the lessons in real life. I can't image the amount of planning and restructuring the majors that would take, but I think it would be awesome.
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