So...I've completely dropped the pieces of me metaphor that I was thinking about earlier, partly because I wanted my webpage to really laid back and fun. So if you visit my webpage now (www.thedomspot.com) you'll see that it's now a chic, trendy bar.
I'm struggling with better ways to link the pages together and to make the links more intuitive so that the way to navigate around the site is obvious. I plan on spreading the metaphor throughout the whole site by including different rooms (VIP, etc.) and spreading the look throughout. The difficulty and the frustrations I have have been coming from wanting to do so much more, but not knowing how to do so...I have SO MANY IDEAS! I just don't know how implement most of them! That's so frustrating. I will say that I am glad I took this class and was forced to start a webpage...I am definitely going to keep it (at least for a year...that's the deal I set up with my domain provider) after the class and I will continue to try my best to better it and implement some of my ideas.
Now to the reading..."Action is the highest form of thought." I think I agree with..maybe if I keep typing I'll definitely agree with that. For action to occur, there has to be thought. But in action that is converted to some kind of muscle movement. Thought combined with muscle movement will lead to muscle memory...and, at least for me, when something is committed to muscle memory, it is a whole lot easier to remember...it's like riding a bike! You will never really forget how to do it...because of the action. You can think about riding a bike all you want, but if you don't actually do it, you don't actually KNOW how to do it.
And that is why I agree with the statement from pg. 212. Action is KNOWING.
And some how I need to incorporate that into my website...
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Dominic, I like the website and the "Welcome/Come In" metaphor. I do wonder how we will chat on your blog, as I cannot comment on your posts (or did I miss something). I don't see the metaphor working out on that page, but I love the "Sit and Chat" idea.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response to Meadow's statement--"if you don't actually do it, you don't actually KNOW how to do it." We must experience--trial and error--before we can claim knowledge, so just thinking about something does not bring us to the fullest state of knowing. (That sounds strange, and I hope you understand what I mean!)
The more I visit your page, the more I like the orange and blue and the way you are integrating your values into your page. :-) I still LOVE the puzzle idea and would like to try that myself, if you will give me permission to glean from your thought process....
Carie..glean away...and I'm trying to fix the comment thing on the blog...I haven't yet figure out the system.
ReplyDeleteHi Dominic,
ReplyDeleteI like how you sum up action as knowing. I think that is good way to phrase it. It really helps bring more focus on Meadows definition. Because Meadows you can't fully understand something until you've done it. And the full understanding is knowledge.
I am trying to figure out a good way to apply this to my website too.
-Ashley O.