Our outline for the presentation:
Progress Report:
The progress report with Jesse went well. Even though there was no submission of work attached to this meeting, things went well just going over our brochure and how we are planning on presenting it.
Journal #21:
I have chosen Apple as an example for this mission statement journal entry. Their mission statement is “to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.” Apple is obviously one of the largest corporations on the planet so it must have been challenging to write a mission statement as specific as this. Apple develops a lot of products, but for this assignment I am going to be talking about any iPhone model. The design of an iPhone is original and very different from any other smart phone design. This is most likely because Apple has patented countless small aspects of their designs and products so that others can not copy the idea.
If you are going to buy a phone, the thought of an iPhone will inevitably cross your mind whether or not you can afford it or need it. Apple has done a phenomenal job marketing and branding all of their products, but specifically the iPhone. It’s almost indescribable how much influence Apple has in modern technology, they’re in quite a large amount of people’s homes, work spaces, and really anywhere there are computers, tablets, phones, electronic watches, pens, etc.
Because of this influence, I like to have Apple products. Owning an Apple product is similar to following something, but at least you and others have a common way to communicate using the same devices.
Journal #22:
I believe this project is going exceptionally well. During the time in class that we have worked on this as a group, we have gotten a lot done (not including class last Tuesday when I was informed I needed to go home). We have not assigned specific roles within our group, on zoom we have moved along together in the same spot, talking each section out and what we should put in it. We have figured out our color scheme and the majority of our content, we just need to phrase and organize everything properly at this point. In terms of collaboration, and if times were not so crazy and interruptive we could schedule a group meeting time over zoom outside of class time to work on this project more in depth. This could be done after class tomorrow or whenever my group members are free in the next day or so. The benefits of collaborating on a project like this are simple: more creative content, more sound content, and more thought out ideas. Conversation is better than any form of written communication when discussing things. In writing there is often miscommunication, conversation there is much less of it. In the next day our group should have a lot done with only specifics to cover before presenting on Thursday (4/1).
Picture of our Collaboration:
Our final brochure:
