Creating Instructions

For our next class essay, I am drawing a blank on what to create a set of instructions about. I work two jobs as a CNA and bed making was a huge deal when taking the class to obtain certification. As simply as this task is, it is often not seen important to people outside of the military or in healthcare facilities. Our parents may have told us to make our beds when we were younger and we would just throw the covers over to make it look like we did real work when it was really a mess under that comforter or bedspread. I will be providing the instructions for making a bed that includes the hospital or "military" corners. I believe the hospital/”military” corners make the bed look neat.

Create for a Purpose!

When I was in high school, I was in the graphic communications shop. While we did a lot of printing on printing presses, a majority of our learning was based on sitting behind a computer screen creating documents. We would create the spread for the school newspaper; create flyers, brochures, posters, business cards, and other things for both our school and some outside vendors. While we were doing all this creating, we never learned the basics: why we are placing things in a particular space. I was always just focused on pleasing my teachers.

This reading is titled "Designing Documents and Web Sites." While I completed design projects in high school, reading this material was very interesting and useful. It put what I knew about designing and gave it a purpose; I feel my designs would be more than just pictures and texts. I think it is a key element to think about structure and how it relays all the important information about how to design and how to design effectively.

One of the most interesting topics from the reading is the goals. I believe I have all the designing techniques such as font, justifications, alignments, colors, line spacing techniques down, the main purpose to creating a document is to have a purpose and goals. In shop our goal was design this and get a grade. Reading about goals in the chapter allowed me to see the behind the scenes work we never did. I agree with the goals of document and web design. A first impression is always a must! If something you have created isn't eye catching, it won't get any attention!

One of the most important aspects of this reading, I believe is to plan your document before you start working. If you know the target audience, consider multicultural readers and the purpose have think about the resources ahead of time, I believe these will incorporate an effective design strategy for creating effective documents in a way that will be successful in reaching an audience.