510: Digital Humanities

 VJ Basraa's MEdiation Project: https://sites.google.com/view/vjbasraa/home 

 Kira Littlefield's Website Link:  https://kiraroselit.wixsite.com/my-site-5

gabby struna here is my MEdiation project:   https://gabriellestruna.wixsite.com/gabby-struna

  The last chapters on project design and web presentation focus on picking the right tools and strategies for building digital humanities (DH) projects. In Chapter 11, one of the main ideas is to choose website tools that match your project’s purpose. For example, if your site focuses on videos, you need a tool that supports multimedia. If it’s an art-focused site, a design-oriented platform works better, while a sales-focused site should be simple for easy navigation. For web curation projects, keeping a clear structure is key. Using academic terms (like “Japanese culture”) makes it easier for people to find your content, as it’s connected to organized topics. Chapter 12 highlights the importance of using content responsibly. Copyright rules are essential in web design—using others’ content requires permission, especially for profit. While “fair use” might apply if you give credit, it’s best to use your own or licensed content to avoid legal problems. This is common for YouTubers...

  In chapter 11, an important aspect I picked out was picking the right website tool for what you are trying to display. If you are creating a website that is based around video and has many examples of video, then you ought to understand the basics of how to highlight that with your website designer. The chapter talk s about how all website tools are not the same. Some have better applications for certain scenarios. If you are creating a website that is all about art and design, then you must pick a website designer that priorities your art. However, if you are trying to make a website that is trying to sell products, its especially important you do not make it too complicated. Another important aspect that was crucial also in our curation projects was the LoD . You want to ensure you are using subjects that can be searched through academic-approved definitions. While slan g is cool, you want people to be able to find the information you are trying to display in the sea of...

Alex Forbes ENGL 510 Melinda White November 10th, 2024 These final chapters about project design and web presentation build on everything else that we have learned so far this semester because they emphasize the importance of design and appearance in order to produce a successful and effective project. One aspect that Drucker highlights in Chapter 11 is the importance of critical thinking. She emphasizes that critical thinking is essential when presenting digital projects. Drucker stresses that Digital Humanities is much more than simply using digital tools, it is also about coming up with new and creative ways to use those tools to shape the humanities. While Drucker provides many examples of different types of website platforms, she leaves it up to the reader to decide which is best for their content, “The question is whether you want to build functionality into a customized platform, whether you can use a generic one, or whether you can modify an existing tool,” (Drucker 195). Somet...

Throughout our class we have learned what all the backbones to making a DH project were. Data mining and text analysis are crucial parts to gathering and uploading data, but the design and presentation of the website is just as important. Depending on what type of website you plan to make will determine what format you use to make it. Different website presentation styles include collections and repository, exhibit, and publications. There is also the difference between static and dynamic presentations. Static being mostly the use of links and HTML framework whereas dynamic websites are like repositories and information will be called from them. Publishing a website is one of the final steps when it comes to creating your own website. The main components are a URL and domain name which would be known as the web address. All the actual content will be under the server but the browser is what people see when they search for your website. When uploading the project it is important to cons...