Week 16A: Dec. 9

Today during class, we did an in-class critique on our final digital publications, where we stood at the front of the room and used reflector to show our magazine on the computer with the iPad. It was very neat to see how everyone progressed throughout this project and finally seeing the finished product. Some of the feedback I received on things to work on was to 1) make the paw prints with the clickable links on them smaller, 2) create better consistency with my own photos and the rest of them, and 3) have more continuation of the photos instead of them being cut off at a certain part of the page. Some positive feedback I got was 1) the improvement of my cover page, where it no longer has the titles of each article and taking up too much space, 2) the imagery that tells a story, especially in the Doga article, and 3) the interactions. Overall, I am pleased with this project and how it turned out, and had alot of fun creating it. There are some changes that I would make based on the feedback I got, but I will utilize those in my Portfolio class when I take it in the future.

Article Sources:
1.) My Child The Dog:

•  http://www.weather.com/lifestyle/pets/replacing-kids-with-pets-2013021  
•  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201306/why-do-adult-dogs-become-human-children-owners
• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201105/do-we-treat-dogs-the-same-way-children-in-our-modern-families

2.) Leader of the Pack

• http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/yournewdog/establishing-leadership-with-your-new-addition#ixzz2l3wuFjNb

3.) Doga

•   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2084895/Doga-Yoga-dogs-hot-New-York-trend-upwardly-mobile-pets.html

4.) Dish and Treat of the Month Recipes:

• Frozen Peanut Butter Treats
• http://www.organic-pet-digest.com/peanut-butter-dog-treat-recipes.html
• Divine Doggy Dinner
• http://www.organic-pet-digest.com/gourmet-dog-treat-recipes.html

Dog Dish Video Demo:

Dog Dish Video Demo from Kym Swanger on Vimeo.