#16 Portfolio Revisions

    While I didn't change the Space Weather draft due to more active editing and time constraints, I made several changes to the Tip V.S. Patricia article, mostly for conciseness and coherence. Many sentences had grammatical errors, disrupted the flow of the article, could be combined, and/or didn't say anything useful.

    The project was rather fun to create. I had the most fun attempting to take pictures and subsequently figuring out what my articles would be about, and I was nearly able to write about tornadic activity due to a tornadic thunderstorm that passed a few miles northeast of where I was in early April. I thought the designs for the articles and cover was gradually improving over time when I returned to edit, and I think the best artistic work I did was for the cover.

    I'm least happy with the article designs, especially the one about Tip and Patricia, since it lacks a table and was heavily restricted due to available footage. Time and practice is preventing improvement.

    This project shows a fair understanding of how the codes and conventions of media should be used. The portfolio resembles a magazine, with the exception of fundamental design choices that make it deviate from the genre slightly, as the more vivid colors, smaller size, writing tone, and lack of external input imply.

    I'd say that the material includes the audience as much as possible for a one-way stream of information, keeping both those aware and unaware of the information given. Presentation is as best as I could muster, but still not as good as I thought it could be. I did as much research as necessary for both articles of information-based content, and on how to make a magazine, which was crucial in both aspects of Weather or Not's creation.

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