Coding

During this day, we learnt how to program information into a computer in code form to create websites. We began by designing comics on paper and sketching ideas, we were then instructed on how to design the site using a variety of different codes. These codes would move the pictures and text around each section of the comic, it also enables you to change the background colour of your site. The coding section was on the left of the screen and the result of the website was on the right so whenever you changed a section of it, it would immediately appear on the right so we could see what effect it had on the comic. Firstly we made the comic that Matteo had shown us on the board, using the same pictures but with our own text and positioning, allowing us to play around with the design. We also put the text in a bubble using more coding, and this also meant that we were able to change the colour of the bubble to match the background colour of the comic. When we had done the first section, it was easier to do the rest because we could just copy and paste the first section and simply change the text and the picture URL which made the whole process much easier and quicker. 

When we had finished the comic, we then changed the pictures to ones we could either draw ourselves, or get from the internet. I chose pictures from the internet because I wanted to use reaction gifs to reflect the emotions of the characters in the comics better. We also added more sections to make the comic longer as well as changing the text and the font of the text to match the comic. I enjoyed this task as it was very new to me and was also very useful as I am now able to use coding to make the appearance of my personal blog more appealing. I feel that the whole task was very successful and I didn't have any problems with the codes we were given. When we first began, it was difficult to get the hang of it, but after a while, it came quite naturally. What I disliked about it was the fact that it took a very long time to make one comic and the coding looks very complicated at first, and one slight spelling mistake or mistype could change the whole setup of the design or it wont work all together. Overall I found this task interesting and useful to my every day life, I also thought my comic was quite successful and the moving gifs added effect to the comic as a whole