Pages on Website

My website will give people a deeper insight to my issue.

• Home Page - This will give the viewer a brief insight to the situation at hand.
• Research - This page will give viewers some links to gain further knowledge on the subject.
• Essay - This page will consist of an electronic form of my essay.
• 3D Model - This page will consist of a model of a hydrogen generator that we could use in our cars, homes, etc.
• Benefits - This page will give people a reason to jump aboard this issue and  make a stance.
• Help - This page will tell people what they can do to help in the cause

Thinking Ahead - Presentation

Another piece of my presentation on Alternative Fuels is going to be a 3D model of a Hydrogen Generator. I will use Google sketch-up to create this model, which will give people an idea to develop on. Something else that I could bring in to help make my idea stand out would be a demonstration. This would help promote my idea because it would make it more realistic and doable. After I have every bodies attention I will make my presentation short and catchy so that everyone listen and doesn't stray away from it.

Five Ideas Gained Through Research:

1. YouTube Video - http://www.slidequest.com/133/how-to-insert-youtube-videos-in-apple-keynote-presentation/
2. Game Show - http://www.almorale.com/ideas.html
3. Create an Activity - http://www.presentation-process.com/creative-presentation-ideas.html#.TzK_ztVVVIE
4. Demonstration - http://www.presentation-process.com/creative-presentation-ideas.html#.TzK_ztVVVIE
5. Cartoon Sketch-Up - http://www.vidoons.com/

I could incorporate some of these ideas in my presentation. I could use my hydrogen generator as a demonstration model. I could also use my YouTube PSA Video and make it into a Sketch-Up. Lastly, I could make up an interactive game or activity to test what knowledge my listeners have gained from my presentation. What I learned from the TED talk on my subject was that they were mainly focusing on the subject and not on the presentation method, so I will go a different way and focus on presentation technique along with my subject.

Creation of Poster Design - First Draft

I thought a lot about how my poster should be, and I finally decided I would make a picture collage poster. I put in plenty of pictures on different element of alternative fuels. These include benefits, types, etc. I also added a quote to get the overall meaning of the poster! I found all my pictures on Google Images, I put them together in Adobe Photoshop, and then created the quote myself.

Blackout Crisis

I believe this is a good way to protest SOPA and PIPA. Censoring the internet will cause a lot of companies to lose money meaning more job losses and more recession. I also believe this is denying rights to a free and open internet. Blacking out the internet will help people realize what it would be like if SOPA and PIPA went through, and it will get people to do something about it. Small websites do not have sufficient funds to support getting information, so they rely on bigger websites like google and wikipedia, and if they are censored the small sites will have nothing.

Researching Poster Design and Typography

The four most important things to remember when making a poster:

1. To find a way to catch someone's attention
2. To remember not to stray away from the main issue
3. Make your poster creative
4. Have fun

Great Poster: Alternative Fuels

This poster is great because it convey a message and it attracts the viewer. The picture shows people that the whole world is dependent on oil. And the text tells us this needs to change.

How I made my PSA

First, I created a script to relate to my senior project on alternative fuels. Second, I recorded the voice over which reflected the script. Then, I gathered all the pictures and music required to go with the overall motive of the PSA. After that, I used Adobe Premiere Pro to put my pictures and voice over together. Before I finished, I made all necessary arrangements to polish the video, like music, animated text, etc. Lastly, I uploaded it to YouTube.

PSA Article Review

This article is very helpful in understanding public service announcement. It tells us that a PSA is exactly what its title stands for, it is an announcement in the form of media that is publicized for the good of the public. This article breaks down the components of a PSA and tell us what a PSA truly intends to do. I learned that PSA's are useless if you don't intend to get through to the reader. I also learned that not all PSA's need music and sound fx because it doesn't always go together with your subject. I will need to visualize my audience and say things that will make them want to care. I will have to tell them how this is affecting them or how it will benefit them. I also learned that talking about the result will keep the audience interested. These ideas I learned in the PSA are very helpful and I will definitely incorporate them in my PSA.