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WIX website

Think:

  • What Content (pages) do you need to include?
  • What Action (choose a button or link) do you want your viewer to take?

create a Layout:

Watch Boujee Barbiee’s YouTube video: How to Make a Website for Beginners.

Here are my notes when I tried it on 8/6/2020:

  • Go to WIX.com
  • Sign Up
  • Answer questions:
    • choose Myself
    • choose This is my first time
    • type in the word Artist then choose Next
  • on the right side of screen, Choose a Template based on the layout you like because you will change the photo, colors, wording, etc.
  • Edit to make it your own… refer to above video!

decide Colors

Watch The Futur Academy’s YouTube video: How to Apply a Color Palette to Your Design

Here are some notes:

  • 60:30:10 rule – “recipe” for how much of each color type
    • 60% = Primary – for example, Neutrals (White, Beige, and Black)
    • 30% = Secondary – for example, Blue
    • 10% = Accent – for example, Yellow and Pink
  • Prioritize purpose of each color:
    • Primary for Background
    • One Accent (Pink) to be dedicated to Actions
    • Secondary for everything else, with a little of the other Accent (Yellow)
  • Test background color
    • Place type color on it to check legibility
    • Place link on it to check for ability to grab attention

create Content

Watch Teacher’s Tech’s video: How to Use Adobe Spark – Beginner’s Tutorial. This is each app section begins:

  • 1:31 – Spark Post – photo editing to create graphics
  • 11:20 – Spark Page – web editing to craft web stories
  • 19:08 – Spark Video – video editing to make movies

Here are some notes:

  • Start with a template, then edit – replace image (upload own), adjust wording/font, change colors, etc
  • in the Video section:
    • Note the boxes (at bottom of screen) prompt what to include in the project
    • Add narration – record voice with computer microphone

create Digital Resume

Note: be sure to identify not what you expect to get from a company but rather what you can do for a company

Read this article: How to Make an Online Resume. How? Here’s the list:

  • Look for examples of resumes you like
  • Peruse job descriptions for keywords
  • Get familiar with on-page SEO
  • Focus “above the fold”
  • Revisit your resume content
  • Ask someone to review it

Read this article: 6 Universal Rules for Resume Writing. How? Here’s the list:

  1. Cover all the basics
  2. Explore other resumes for inspiration
  3. Use as few words as possible
  4. Quantify your accomplishments whenever possible
  5. Use keywords that employers are using in their job descriptions
  6. Proofread several times to catch typos and misspellings

Read this article: 20 FREE Tools to Create Outstanding Visual Resume. Here’s the top 10:

  1. Resumonk
  2. Ineedresume
  3. Zety
  4. Resumeup
  5. CANVA
  6. Kick Resume
  7. Atbox
  8. Strikingly
  9. CakeResume
  10. Maker Slate

Read this article: The 2020 Guide to Art Resume suggests including the following

  1. Header
  2. Personal information
  3. Title
  4. Summary (write at the end so can scan the whole of the artistic resume and then pick out the highlights)
  5. Key Skills
  6. Technical skills
  7. Professional Experience (or Interships or Freelance Projects)
  8. Education
  9. Certifications and training
  10. Awards and recognition

focus on UX:

Read this article: 7 UX Principles for Creating a Great Website. Note: “Users need to have an emotional connection to the experience of using your product.” How? Here’s the list:

  1. Design should concentrate on user experience
  2. Websites are scanned, not read
  3. Users want clarity and simplicity
  4. Common design elements vs creativity
  5. Know the audience
  6. Visual hierarchy
  7. Desired qualities: useful, usable, desirable, findable, accessible, and credible

Read this article: How Website Design Affects UX and Content Marketing. Note: “User Experience (UX) focuses on the usability and accessibility of your website.” How? Here’s the list:

  1. Have a descriptive navigation menu – use specific (not generic) labels
  2. Make people want to explore your site – simple background, clear (not flashy) photos
  3. Consider the readability of your site – short paragraphs, use bullets, chunk content with headers
  4. Test your site’s speed – optimize content, especially photos and videos
  5. Optimize your site for mobile – test to see what it looks like on a phone
  6. Tell people your story – have a clear message, what makes you unique, and how to contact you

… and, aim to be: contextual, human, discoverable, learnable, efficient, delightful, and a performer.

Read this article: How to UX your website in 6 steps. Note: “User Experience is all about how we perceive it, how we use it, and how we remember it.” How? Here’s the list:

  1. The on-boarding/landing page experience – the “first impression” – be minimal (removing unnecessary) plus interesting
  2. Limit the content. Refine the words. – people bore quickly; add high-quality catchy visuals whenever relevant and possible
  3. Live chat – the ability to address people’s concern then and there can make site more interactive.
  4. Delicate things that matter – micro-animations can make interactions more pleasant and visually pleasing
  5. Finding the sweet spot between uniformity and variation – vary some page layouts while carefully maintaining site cohesiveness
  6. Don’t use annoying pop-ups unless out of other options