Day Four: Digesting HTML Code

In class today, we discovered a new section of our websites that comes when you type cmethot.rwu.me/code/ into the search bar. We made a new folder in cpanel under “public-html” and created new files within it. The most important is index.html which is...
Human Factors Engineering: It All Started with WW2

Human Factors Engineering: It All Started with WW2

The origins of Human Factors Engineering can be traced back to the aviation industry during World War II. After a series of accidents that resulted from frequently occuring “pilot errors,” engineers began to question whether it was truly the pilots at...

Day Three: Picture Loading….

Do you know those images that just take forever to load? Today in class we discovered that the speed that a website loads and its bit size are directly correlated. I was able to explore Gimp for the first time, which is a free open-source graphics editor. We edited...

“Don’t Make Me Think”

Today in class, while discussing the various customizations of a website, we talked about what could potentially deter people from using a site which I personally feel connects to usability and Human Factors Engineering. When building a website, WordPress allows for...

Day Two: Exploring Favicons and Logos

Have you ever been working on your computer then one thing leads to another and you end up with 15 different tabs across the top of your screen? When you’re quickly scanning to find the tab you’re looking for, what is the first thing to catch your eye?...