Pros & Cons of Google Docs

Pros and Cons in relation to using Google Docs in a collaborative environment. 

	Pros	Cons
1	Free to use, no need to download	Less feature and confusing
2	Easy to archive document and access anywhere from internet	Need internet connection all the time to access the document
3	Multiple share user can edit the document at same time in collaboration environment	Risk of losing important data while sharing and editing document

 

Thank you Peter for providing this oppertunity.........

Blue Screen

Shooting

 

  

                                                                     

                                           

Art Exhibition

Week 3-Organise

1. What does the acronym SLIP mean according to Maeda?

According to John Maeda,
SLIP means systematically putting things in a right order.


2. Define each character of the acronym, S L I P in one sentence
    SORT: Identify the objects and make a rough grouping
     LABEL: Give each group a relevant name
     INTEGRATE: Put together the most likely groups
     PRIORATISE: collect the group which need more attention

3. What does Maeda say is only a pinkie away?
      TAB button in keyboard.

4. Why is this important to us as designers?
      TAB is important to designers as it simplifies the complex clutter
       categories with a simple touch.

5. What are the principles of gestalt psychological theory?
      The principles of gestalt psychological theory is pattern formation of an object
      as a result of mechanism of human brain.

6. Where might one find the aesthetics of blur?
       In the history of art raising from the impressionist paintings by Monet and his
       hazy clouds of tinybrushstrokes, to the stylized images of flowers by artist
       Georgia o’Keeffe.

7. Why is blur important in interactive design?
       Blur is important in interactive design because they are controlled into one
        image of simplicity.

8. Why do good designers squint when they look at something?
      A good designer squint to see more by seeing less to find the right balance
      or to concentrate on focus.
4 different perspectives and describe 4 different interpretations of the following non-verbal communications.

1. A person nods his/her head up and down
    To agree on,
    To admit,
    To say yes,
    If thinking
2. A person’s lower lip trembles slightly.
    If scared,
    Feeling low,
    Depressed,
    Emotionally hurt
3. A person smiles slightly
    If happy,
    Knows something,
    Hiding something,
    Teasing someone
4. A person yawns
    If bored,
    Uninterested,
    Tired,
    Someone in front yawns
5. A person shrugs his/her shoulders
    To say alright go ahead,
    If don’t know anything,
    Confused,
    Expecting something,
6. A person inhales quickly
    If angry,
    Scared,
    Excited,
    Physically exhausted(exercise)

Pros & Cons......CDU Exhibition 2010

Groups	Pros	Cons
CDU	Exhibition in University premises will open the prospective for marketing and publicity	Invitation to political will effect popularity and target of the exhibition
	CDU will get an opportunity to expose its diversity in various field	Catering will create hassle for the management
Sponsor	Sponsor will get new venture for their prospective client	Might be wrong place to convey massage
	Direct marketing opportunity with both clients and competitor will be created	Conflict might arise in between different sponsors
Student	Student will get opportunity to create platform with their talent for future career	Lack of expertise of the students might affect the overall exhibition
	Tradition of innovation and creative teamwork will be established by the student for the students	Equal enthusiasm might lack in following days to conduct same kind of exhibition

About IDEO

IDEO
–What type of organization is IDEO?

IDEO is design and innovation consultancy firm based in Palo Alto, California, USA. This organization helps design innovative products, services, environments, digital experiences and helps companies build cultures of innovation. IDEO’s renowned multidisciplinary culture and process of innovation have given rise to the apple mouse, the first laptop computer, the Polaroid I-Zone instant camera, the palm V, the soft handled Gripper toothbrush for Oral-B, Hi-Tec Medical equipment, 25 foot mechanical whale for film “Free Willy”, smith sky gaggles, Nike Sunglasses, NEC computer screen, and hundreds of other standard-setting design.

–What are the different processes they employ in design research?

 

IDEO’s members are experts in the process of design. Inspiration, Ideation and Implementation are the major process IDEO’s employ on design process. Basic guidelines for the innovative design output are:

1. One conversation at a time,

2. Stay focus on topic,

3. Encourage wild ideas,

4. Differ judgments build on the ideas of others.

–How did they define the range and scope of the problem?

The range and scope of the problem IDEO defines by following concept,

1. Open mind

2. Hours and hours of hard work

3. Teamwork 

Cooperation, Collaboration & Communication

I really enjoyed today’s class of Certificate IV in Interactive Digital media which was focused on project for CDU Exhibition 2010 this morning 21/7/2010.There were lots of information to share and new things to know about. Among 5 main Search engines (YAHOO, GOOGLE, AOL, BING, ASK) I was only familiar with only two of the kind Yahoo & Google which I use in regular basis. But to analyse and get proper source of information alternative search engine information revealed during the class was much effective.

There was a good participation of students in the class which was divided into different groups to develop concept and creative idea to make Exhibition successful. Our team myself, Aja & Catherine were advised to develop Sponsor’s prospective for the Exhibition. All upcoming ideas from other teams will be collaborated in following classes and we will reach our goal for sure.

Another exiting part of today’s class was creating BLOG. I never had blog before and I am passive user of social network but now I have my own blog account in www.blogger.com and will be awaiting information, cooperation from fellow students & teachers to upgrade my knowledge by means of communication.