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Website Prototype Walkthrough

Hello again! So I know I said the final reflection would be my last post, but I forgot about the website prototype walk-through video.

Here’s the prototype link: https://www.figma.com/proto/QFgVXtu0MNs7YHqouaoLJy/Galacgac_R_ADSProject_CM491?page-id=138%3A553&node-id=138-3732&viewport=1717%2C889%2C0.18&t=NcuJEhmLKQzg1yPY-1&scaling=scale-down&content-scaling=fixed&starting-point-node-id=138%3A3732

Have fun exploring the prototype! For real, now, though, goodbye, and good luck to everyone on their journey ahead of them! Congratulations, class of 2025 :D

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Final Reflection

Alohaaaa! 🤙 Welcome back to my blog! Alas, this will be my last post on this blog, unfortunately. I have overcome many hurdles, and I am proud of where I am today, my project, and what has led me to this point. This journey was not easy, but it was definitely worthwhile and memorable, thanks to all the support I received. I want to personally thank everyone who has participated in my Instagram polls and my usability testing survey. Shout out to y’all!

1. What were your thoughts about your research topic going into the first week of the semester?

My thoughts during the first week of the semester about my research topic, job displacement in web design, were that AI will not replace human designers or artists as a whole because they lack empathy and the ability to form meaningful connections with humans, both interpersonally and in person. However, I didn't think I could win this battle against AI due to my inexperience. I have the skills, sure, but they are elementary at best. Prior to this project, I had some experience working with Figma and creating my first website prototype through my CM 316 (User Experience) course. I also practiced more coding in HTML and CSS in my ART 320 (Web Design & Development) class. In the end, I created a website prototype, so no coding experience was actually needed.

2. What are your thoughts now about your research topic and your project/practicum?

My current thoughts on my research topic are that AI can be used as a tool to brainstorm during the ideation step of the design process, generating ideas or inspiration for wireframes and similar tasks. However, it should not do the work entirely for you. It's the same with templates; you don't just submit it as is. You have to add your own personal touch and style, and replace the content with your own words. Regarding my project, I never thought I would beat the AI, so it was a pleasant surprise to win against it. I had many ups and downs, and at one point, I thought this project was impossible to complete and that I wouldn't graduate on time. Nevertheless, I'm so glad I reduced its scope, making it less overwhelming and daunting. Best decision I ever made. I somewhat regret not being able to complete my original deliverable of a website, but maybe I can create one in the future. Some things are just not meant for you at the moment, but they can come to you later.

3. What did you learn about yourself as a creative through this journey?

It was challenging for me to meet my own deadlines, so I kept giving myself extensions, as the project was self-directed and mostly independent. I always thought I was behind, and it really made me doubt my abilities and timeliness. However, I learned not to be as harsh on myself, even though we are our own worst critics. I once saw a quote that said, “Make it exist first, then you can make it good,” or something along those lines. That really resonated with the perfectionist in me because I am always so focused on the little details, like spacing and alignment, when I should really be focusing on the broader picture.

4. What did you learn about the creative and production process?

If you don’t already know, the creative process has three phases: pre-production, production, and post-production, also known as the three P’s. What I learned is that you just need to trust the process. There will be some bumps and hiccups along the way, but that is to be expected, as no one is perfect and is bound to make mistakes. You also have to remember that you are still a student, so you're still learning; it’s okay to make mistakes. From planning to execution, every phase of the process is vital, but the bulk of your project will be the production phase. During the production phase, it took me approximately one to three days to work on the lo-fi wireframes and five days to complete the hi-fi wireframes and prototype together. I learned to be patient with myself and the process. Locking in wasn’t easy, but once I was in the zone, nothing could stop me, not even hunger.

5. What advice would you give new senior capstone students?

My advice is to get started as soon as possible and really plan ahead. The pre-capstone is essentially your blueprint for your project, which is necessary for any project. You really need to thoroughly and thoughtfully consider what your project entails, including the specifics for each phase, or at least a general outline. Also, make sure to have backup plans in case your original plan doesn’t work out, like me. My backup plan was to create a website prototype, since I saw other classmates doing the same. Ergo, at least have a plan A and a plan B. The more plans you have, the better prepared you are, and you have more options to choose from. Also, be truly interested and passionate about your research topic. Additionally, I suggest delivering something you’re familiar with, so that you’re not just learning an entirely new skill from the beginning. It’s good to challenge yourself, but the final product may not turn out as you wanted.

6. Where to now?

After graduation, I was referred to work for the local Hawaiian government as a web designer. I still need to follow up with them if the offer still stands. Regardless, I plan to work in-house at a local or remote company, at a local or remote agency, or as a freelance web designer. I dream of working at top companies like Google, Microsoft, or Adobe. If all else fails, I could start up my own web design studio called "Webko," meaning "my web(site)" in Ilokano. I am trying to apply to as many jobs as possible, but I want to focus on graduating first.

Here’s a TL;DR (too long; didn’t read) version:

Initial Beliefs: AI won't fully replace human designers due to a lack of empathy, but I felt that I was inexperienced and wouldn’t win. In the end, I triumphed.

Current View: AI can be a brainstorming tool, but it shouldn't replace the designer's personal touch and creative vision.

Project Experience: Faced challenges but ultimately reduced project scope, which made it more manageable.

Personal Growth: Learned to be less harsh on myself and focus on completing work rather than perfecting details.

Creative Process Insights: Trust the three phases—pre-production, production, and post-production—and be patient with the process.

Advice for New Capstone Students: Start early, create detailed plans, have backup options, and focus on topics that genuinely interest you.

Future Plans: Seeking work as a web designer with hopes of joining major companies or starting a freelance studio called "Webko."

"Don't be sad it's over, be happy it happened." - Dr. Seuss

Again, thank you for following me on this creative journey! I appreciate all of you. Good luck to everyone on their future endeavors! Peace ✌️

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Progress Update #7: IG Polls Pau! Survey Released!

Aloha, everyone! 🤙 Super excited to have you back on my Tumblr! Check out the thrilling updates on my project ↓below↓!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

I’m ecstatic to announce that we are almost done! We are so close to the finish line. We only have two weeks left, and I believe everyone can make it! I think this is the last required update post, so my next post will most likely be the last, which will be my reflection. 

So, what have I been up to these past two weeks? Well, I just finished my Instagram campaign, and I am delighted that so many people participated! Again, a huge thank you to everyone who voted. I cannot thank you enough. You were the backbone of this project!

I also finished compiling, summarizing, and analyzing the results of my Instagram polls. I only updated it on my website prototype, not Instagram, because I wanted to push out the conclusion post as soon as possible.

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

For the next two weeks, I will let people respond to my usability testing survey form and integrate the feedback I receive into my website prototype. The last two steps will be creating a walkthrough video of my prototype and recording a final reflection video. I must also fill out the bio form for my personal senior capstone page. Man, I am so glad we do not need to record a final presentation. I guess that was only for the pre-capstone class. Either way, I am proud of my progress thus far!

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

I had a little hiccup with my scoring criteria. I was too late when I noticed that it said on a scale of (1-5) on my Google Sheets tables for my Instagram results, when it should have been (1-4). I made a note of this error and added it to the posts.

Some hurdles I had to overcome were procrastination and demotivation. I was motivated to work on my Instagram polls, but I had a mental block when it came to compiling, analyzing, and summarizing the results. I thought it was too much work and did not want to do or even touch it. On top of other classwork, it was a lot to do, and when I have mountains of work ahead of me, obviously, I felt overwhelmed. 

I had an AHA moment when I discovered Instagram drafts, which significantly helped speed up the process of creating polls. It was a tedious process of creating, typing the criteria, and resizing the polls, but the drafts feature helped me save time by allowing me to develop polls ahead of time so that when I needed to post them, I could instantly do so. So, I created all the polls on Monday and posted them to my stories day by day.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

I have a screenshot of my Google Forms usability testing survey at the top of this post, which can be accessed here. The updated website prototype is also linked on the survey form, but I will link it here again for easier access. Also, feel free to check out my Instagram account again for the conclusion and results! Here is a direct link to my Google Sheets data.

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Google Forms - Usability Testing Survey Form: https://forms.gle/d6ddkkoJxZKt5VCu8

Figma - Website Prototype: https://www.figma.com/proto/QFgVXtu0MNs7YHqouaoLJy/Galacgac_R_ADSProject_CM491?page-id=138%3A553&node-id=138-3732&p=f&viewport=922%2C223%2C0.08&t=WhyiXVrRUBiCBlRc-1&scaling=scale-down&content-scaling=fixed&starting-point-node-id=138%3A3732 

Instagram - ADS Project Account (For Conclusion & Results): https://www.instagram.com/ads_project_491/ 

Google Sheets - Calculated Data Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZxO_BWNllhsiAwS-icTo72_HSaZdg_ev-qhATL1_BkA/edit?usp=sharing

Where are you on your timeline?

I am gleefully ahead of my timeline! I am currently in the post-production phase. I just need to fine-tune and revise my project.

That’s everything! Thank you for this amazing journey and your support! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

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Progress Update #6: Hi-Fi Wireframes, Prototype, & IG Polls!

Hello, hello! 👋 Thrilled to have you back on my Tumblr blog! Dive ↓below↓ for exciting updates on my project!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

Website ➜ Website Prototype

First, some bad news, but good news for me. After emailing my instructor, she approved my decision to reduce the scope of my project from delivering a website to just a website prototype. Given the time constraints, I fell back on a website prototype, which I previously mentioned as a backup. I also want to say that I have been describing my web designs as microsites when I really meant webpages.

Website Updates

With that out of the way, boy, oh boy, do I have some great news! I locked in and got a lot of work done during these past two weeks. Needless to say, I have been super productive! I finally finished my high-fidelity wireframes in three to four days, and after that, it was just a matter of setting up the hotspots for my prototype. The prototype didn't take me too long, I’d say 30 minutes up to an hour. I simply connected the pages to each other for navigation. 

Instagram Updates

Yesterday, Sunday, I finished the drafts of my Instagram stories and posts and just started my campaign there. The polls began on Monday, April 7 (today) and will be posted daily at 12 PM until Friday, April 11. I will post the results after the polls close, so it’s a day at most. I will also post the polls as story highlights when they're done campaigning. I advertised and promoted my Instagram Stories on Discord (ACMWO, ASUHWO, UHM, YFP, and NCH servers) and Slack (UXHI), so hopefully we see some results! By the way, if you don't know already, I run the ACMWO (Academy for Creative Media at West Oahu) server for our server, albeit unofficially. Here is the link to our Discord server for fellow ACM students to join: https://discord.gg/XypuYABU7n!

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

Once the results are finalized after Friday, I will begin summarizing them, which will be posted on my website prototype on Figma and Instagram. After I update the results page on my prototype, I will send out a Google Form survey for user testing, which will be the starting point for my post-production phase. I am so close to the finish line; it’s exciting!

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

I encountered a little hiccup when I realized that Instagram polls only accept four options, so I had to reduce the scoring from five to four. So, instead of rating the website designs on a scale of 1 to 5, it is now from 1 to 4. I could've easily avoided this blunder by just testing the Instagram polls beforehand. That was my bad! 😓

An AHA moment I realized was discovering a Figma plugin where AI would generate a high-fidelity wireframe, which was perfect for my project. It was also the reason I fell back on a prototype. I was unsure how I would let AI generate on a website using Wix, so you cannot imagine my immense relief when I learned about this plugin. It was life-saving, to say the least.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

At the top of this post, you will find screenshots of high-fidelity wireframes and my prototype from Figma. I have also included my introductory post for Instagram. Click here to view my project documentation again and see the updates. If you're curious about the drafts for Instagram stories and posts, I have linked the Canva files to them, respectively. They have been approved by my instructor, which is why I have begun campaigning. Plugging this again, but here’s my Instagram account! Please follow me, don’t be shy, and keep voting until Friday!

୨⎯Update Thursday, April 9 (4/9/25)⎯୧:

I just realized I forgot to share my prompts and website copy document for my hi-fi wireframes, so here it is! Google Docs Link. You can navigate the document using the “Document tabs” on the left.

Where are you on your timeline?

I am proud to announce that I am officially in the production phase, very close to the post-production phase! I am so glad to finally be back on track for this project, which I have dreamed of for so long. I was so anxious and uncertain about whether I could even finish this project, but it looks so much more attainable now! I am very proud of myself for making it this far. Graduation is now within my reach!

That’s a wrap! Appreciate you stopping by (≧◡≦) ♡

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Progress Update #5: Lo-Fi Wireframes Pau!

Hey everyone! So glad you’re stopping by my Tumblr blog again! Read ↓below↓ for my project update details!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

These past two weeks have been pretty busy as I worked on my other classes’ assignments. I went against the advice of our professor, who said, “Use the spring break to catch up,” but I instead opted to relax and decompress. I actually went outside this time, touched grass, and shopped at malls, unlike my previous breaks, when I would just stay cooped up in my house reading manga. I pretty much crammed some last-minute work before class today and the night before. At the very least, I finished my low-fidelity wireframes for the five microsites. In my last post, I only completed my low-fidelity wireframes for the main website, so I am happy to have done more. I think I forgot to mention that I reduced the scope of my website. Instead of ten designs, I narrowed it down to just five to make it more manageable for myself. If I also fail to deliver a fully functional website, I will fall back on a website prototype as a backup.

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

My next step is to complete my high-fidelity wireframes based on the low-fidelity ones. For this step, I will need to gather assets, such as images and text (copy) to use. After that, I will work on recreating the design on the actual website using Wix, hopefully by next week on the 30th. I want to launch the website as soon as possible to ensure there is ample time to gather data by collecting votes from my Instagram Stories polls, summarizing the results, and posting the summary on the site. So, that’s where I am heading over the next two weeks.

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

A hurdle I had to overcome was my perfectionist mindset. Because I want everything to be perfect, it was a struggle to begin tackling my five microsite wireframe designs. I did not know where to start, but once I began working, I had momentum. At this point, I realized I really just need to pass. Of course, I want to put out my best work, but I may need to take some shortcuts.

I had an AHA moment when I realized that I still had some time before I needed to launch my website. It is not a lot of time, but I remain hopeful. However, throughout this whole creative process, I have had serious self-doubt about completing this project. I had given up in high school for a STEM capstone project for STEM honors, where I dropped the class and forfeited the honors. It was definitely not my proudest moment, but I like to believe I have changed drastically from that time. Although I have self-doubt and imposter syndrome, I have accomplished a lot to get to where I am now. While I do not believe I was the person to actually achieve these things, I am trying to be more grateful and celebrate the small victories. By the end of this project, I hope to savor my triumph and success exuberantly with my friends and family. I am so close to the finish line. We all are. We got this, guys!

Any deliverable drafts to share?

At the top of this post, you will find screenshots of my low- and high-fidelity wireframes from Figma. I have finished my lo-fi wireframes and am beginning to work on my hi-fi ones. Click here to view my documentation for this project thus far. I have compiled my brand color palette, study guide, user personas, sitemap, and lo-fi wireframes into one Figma file to have everything in one place.

Where are you on your timeline?

I am kind of in the production phase, depending on how you look at it. I categorized wireframes under the production phase, but others may still consider them to be in the pre-production phase. Needless to say, I am quite behind, as I have assigned myself to launch my website this past Sunday. Now I know that the deadlines I set for myself are tentative and bound to change, so I won’t beat myself up over it too much. I am proud I have at least finished my lo-fi wireframes, which were substantially weighing on my mind due to feeling overwhelmed. Even so, I have reduced the scope of my project, which has lifted that immense burden off my shoulders.

That’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in ^_^

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Progress Update #4: DITL, Sitemap, & Wireframes!

Hey guys, welcome back to my Tumblr blog! Read ↓below↓ what I have been up to for this project!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

These past two weeks, I have completed my DITL video (90 seconds, or 1 minute and 30 seconds long), site map, and low-fidelity (lo-fi) wireframes for my main website, which are attached at the top of this post.

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

In the next two weeks, I plan to finalize my wireframes (maybe make high-fidelity [hi-fi] wireframes based on the lo-fi ones?), write the website content and prompts for each microsite, and develop the code for my WordPress website. I just wanted to get the basic production phase deliverables out of the way, which I should have done last time. Yep, I am behind, haha…

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

One hiccup I encountered was while working on my wireframes on Figma. The placeholder image box would stretch with the frames when resizing, and the solution I came up with was just to start from scratch. Basically, I would just copy and paste the placeholder image again and resize it to match how it was originally. This was not an ideal solution, as restarting multiple times took longer, but hey, if it works, it works.

A hurdle I need to overcome is my procrastination. I could try time blocking my schedule for when I work on my capstone, dedicating certain times and days to it.

I had an AHA moment when I came across Jouviane Alexandre's article “Will AI Replace Web Designers? 5 Things Designers Do Better Than AI” for my research. It essentially confirmed my biases (confirmation bias) about how web designers are not to be replaced by AI yet. In my precapstone paper, one argument I had was that they cannot empathize. Sure, they could mimic empathy, but they do not have that face-to-face interaction and emotional connection a client and web designer would have in person. Another trump card human designers have is our creativity. Again, AI can generate “new” designs, but we humans have that creative direction and vision they lacks. Time and time again, I have faced the question, “But won’t AI replace web designers? Isn’t your job useless?” The latter was not outright spoken to me but was heavily implied. While AI can program code, generate art, and even design websites now, they cannot replace us for the abovementioned reasons. You can create websites, but they might lack clear visual hierarchy, layout/structure, navigation, and other user experience (UX) elements. For the user interface (UI), you can use any colors, images, and buttons you want. Still, to the trained eye, it will not look as visually appealing as when a web designer has meticulously selected the color palettes and whatnot, and it will lack cohesiveness. Sorry for the rant, haha. I am pretty tired of people telling me that web design and art as a whole will be replaced by AI.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

I have attached images of my sitemap and wireframes so far, as well as links. These were from my DITL (Day in the Life) video assignment, and I have not progressed beyond that since I focused on my other classes. I realize that my top priority should be my capstone project, as it is a requirement for graduation. I guess that could also be my AHA moment.

Where are you on your timeline?

I would say I am still very behind on my timeline. I need to start working on my microsites, which will be the bulk of my project. I should have completed a visual timeline a long time ago, so I will try to finish that to reference where I am instantly, what needs to be done, and how far along I am until the finish line. I can take a peek and know exactly where I am with a glance.

That’s all from me. Thanks for checking in! :D

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Progress Update #3: Website Pre-Production Pau!

Welcome back to my Tumblr blog! How are you guys? I am… feeling a bit uncertain about this project. I have more details coming up (or down?); read them below!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

These past two weeks have been rough. I have been struggling with motivation, but at the very least, I completed the pre-production phase for my website! I also finished working on my brand style guide, color palette, and user persona profiles, which are attached at the top of this post! I also shared the wireframe sketches I began to work on. I will warn you: they are rough drafts, and I am not the best at drawing. I followed this article titled “How do you draw a website wireframe?”

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

In the next two weeks, I plan on working on all my production phase deliverables, including creating a sitemap, finalizing my wireframes, writing the website content and prompts for each microsite, and developing the code for my WordPress website. 

I am not going to lie… I forgot about my Instagram account. I will need to work on the content calendar I plan to follow to post the polls on stories.

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

I definitely procrastinated on my wireframe sketches, as I thought ten microsites were too many. I emailed my professor about reducing this project's scope, decreasing it from ten to five microsites. In the worst-case scenario, I will at least try to develop a website prototype, which I have experience producing in my CM 316 (User Experience) class.

Aside from that, customizing the Canva and Figma templates gave me an AHA moment. I learned how to detach instances and could easily reattach them with Figma plugins. I enjoyed personalizing the Canva brand files, especially since I could turn off my brain and go on auto-pilot mode, replacing the text and images as I progressed. It was fun, to say the least.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

I have attached images of my brand color palette, style guide, and user persona profiles. Additionally, there are wireframe sketches of my website.

Where are you on your timeline?

I would say I am very behind on my timeline. I need to catch up on the time I wasted and make up for it. This is truly a sprint, and I am not even close to the finish line. Hopefully, I can recover the lost time and keep the momentum going during the production phase. 

That’s all, folks! Thanks for dropping by ^^

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Progress Update #2: Workback Plan Pau!

Welcome back to my Tumblr blog! Per our CM 491 class schedule, I will post progress updates biweekly or every two weeks. Expect to see posts on Mondays or Tuesdays!

What has been happening over the past 2 weeks?

To get you all caught up, I finally completed my workback plan (pau means “finished” or “done” in Hawaiian)! If you are curious about how it looks, here’s the link: Galacgac_R_WorkbackPlan. I tried my best to make it look organized and visually appealing, using colors and formatting for contrast. I like color coding, so I made each phase different: pre-production = purple, productive = blue, and post-production = pink. I also “started” on my timeline but am still working on it. So, that’s what I’ve been working on these past two weeks.

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

Here is what the next two weeks will look like. Once my workback plan is approved, I will begin working on my user personas and a design doc for branding. After that, my wireframe sketches will be next!

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

Although demotivation and procrastination have been my top two hurdles, I am pretty proud of the workback plan I created. I locked in and did what I set out to do.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

Unfortunately, other than the workback plan, I come empty-handed with deliverable drafts. Please forgive me! Hopefully, in the next two weeks, I have more to show.

Where are you on your timeline?

I am pretty behind on my timeline; I won’t lie. I should be starting on my pre-production phase. However, I will take this time to celebrate accomplishing a milestone, which was my workback plan. I am pretty proud of it, and I probably spent an unnecessarily long time on the stylization and making it look nice and presentable. I picked up a few spreadsheet skills from my previous office job, so I wanted to show them off here, haha. Aside from filling out the template with actual information and deadlines, I focused most of my time on data validation, formatting, and coloring.

That’s all for this update! Thanks for stopping by :)

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Progress Update #1: Social Media

What has been happening since the start of the semester?

Since the start of the semester, I’ve been busy setting up this Tumblr blog and customizing it to my preference. As you can obviously tell, my favorite color is blue, more specifically, sky blue and other shades of light blue, like pastel and baby blue. Other than that, I also started creating the social media needed for this project. I made a new YouTube channel dedicated to this project called Artificial Design Showdown, which you can also find in my links tab on this blog by clicking the three lines next to the search bar. Additionally, I made an Instagram account (@ads_project_491), which currently holds no content, but I plan to post stories for the polls and the results as actual posts.

What is coming up for the next 2 weeks?

In the next two weeks, I will continue to work on my workback/production plan and focus on sketching wireframes for my website. I will also research front-end coding, which platform to host my website, and inspiration or reference website designs. I have some web design books lying around that I can also read for additional research and knowledge.

Hiccups/Hurdles/AHA moments

A hurdle I encountered was procrastination. This past Friday (1/24), I worked diligently, completing two quizzes and assignments while also working my last day at the Academic Affairs Office. I accomplished a lot, and whenever I have super productive days like that, I reward myself with reading manga and decompressing. However, I over-rewarded myself by spending the entire weekend just reading and not working on much. I had an AHA moment while creating the profile picture that I would use all across my social media. I was looking for inspiration and wanted to have a robot head and a human head facing each other like a face-off. In the end, I went with the heads facing away from each other arranged diagonally with the versus (VS) in the middle. If they faced each other in a straight horizontal line, there would be negative space since profile pictures are usually round circles.

Any deliverable drafts to share?

For the social media branding, I created profile pictures, banners, and descriptions/bios. I have attached screenshots of each social media account I have so far: YouTube, Tumblr, and Instagram, as well as the Canva projects I made for the branding. I wanted to personalize the social media accounts to tailor them to my personality so they were not just blank and empty.

Where are you on your timeline?

I would say I am still at the beginning of my timeline, but at least I have prepared the social media aspect of this project. I still need to work on my workback plan, but I will try to finish it in less than a week or before the deadline (2/4).

Well, that’s a wrap! I hope you are all as excited as I am! Thanks for checking in on my project, and I look forward to further developments and updates!

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Greetings & Introduction!

Aloha! Welcome to my Tumblr blog for CM 491 (Senior Project) or capstone class. I am excited to work alongside you all for this course! We are almost there; graduation is one semester away! Let’s work hard and finish strong! We got this!

Topic: Job Displacement in Web Design

Research Question: How does the rise of no-code and low-code platforms threaten traditional web design careers, and what skills must web designers develop to remain relevant in this changing landscape?

Deliverable: A website/web experience that compares AI-generated websites with human-designed websites, as well as a hybrid approach that uses AI to create a website with human input. In other words, there will be three areas of comparison: AI, human, and both (hybrid)! I will also post polls on Instagram Stories to gauge which one audiences prefer based on the criteria shown in the video.

One past senior capstone project that stood out to me was Arianna White’s visual novel game titled The Mystery of Beaumont Manor. Her research topic was character design and storytelling, two crucial aspects of visual novels. Visual novels’ success rides on the characters and story. If you fail to create round characters (complex and realistic) to which the audience can relate, you will lose them quickly. In the same vein, without a compelling story, players will lose interest and might even stop playing or request a refund. Ari’s visual novel succeeds in both elements with flying colors. Her deliverable was so well-executed and thought out that it impressed me with its quality with the love, care, and effort shining through. The art is also excellent, and the suspense leaves the player wanting more. I would love to play more chapters! Please check out her game if you haven’t already; I highly recommend it! I have linked it at the beginning of this paragraph.

Whew, that was a lot of words! Thanks for reading and watching; take care now! Bye~