Gordon's CS 467 Blog

My team submitted our midway project yesterday and I just finished filming my video walk through of my contributions to the project. I have to say, I really, really, REALLY, like doing front end web design. I know it’s not the most difficult code wise, but I just love making slick looking websites. It’s what…

This week, my focus was on developing the overall design and user experience (UX) of the pet adoption website. In our earlier group meetings, we laid out the core aspects of the website, including the feature set, different pages, and customization options that the adopters and shelters would have. Armed with this knowledge, I was…

The team had our first live meeting last week. The two other members have worked together previously, so there is an existing workflow that I am having to adapt to, but this hasn’t been a challenge so far. I’m actually relieved to have such a driven group with a set way of doing things. In…

For our Capstone Project, we were given a survey on the types of projects we would like to work on. This survey contained dozens of project ideas and asked that we rank our top five projects and provide a justification for our choices. As I browsed the various options for my final project, I came…

Pursuing my first degree was a dizzying experience. I began in art school, but I soon realized that that was a dead end and that I wasn’t as passionate about art as I though I was. Looking for something completely different (and more challenging), I switched my major to Biomedical Engineering. While it sounded cool,…