Reading Wrap Up

1. Potential employers, likely those in the journalism field
2. They would likely want to learn whether or not I am suitable for their publication
3. To learn this, they would want to read clips of my published work/articles, and possibly look at a work or academic resume
4. Potential Tasks for users:
- Ask the user to look at the website and give their initial impression; what do they think the purpose is?
- Without clicking on anything, ask the user what they think the options do.
- Without clicking on anything, if you were exploring this website as a potential employer, what would you click on first?
- Ask the user what they think the purpose of the site is.
- Who do they think this site is intended for?
5. Costs and benefits of design:
- The relatively minimalist design of my website; good because it could make the process of finding the information that the user is looking for simpler; bad because it may not provide enough information to the user, if they are interested in learning more, they may be forced to use the 'Contact Me' option.
- My use of text links; good, because a picture would probably be inappropriate for the type of website I am designing; bad because they may not stand out as much from other text as a different type of link might... however, since this link is provided in a menu bar, it probably doesn't pose a significant threat.
- The large font I tend to use on the first page; good, clearer and easier to read; bad, provides less information per page, however, this may not be truly negative, because my goal is not to bombard the user with too much, possibly unncessary information.
- I used full text, not abbreviations; good, no issue with understanding confusing abbreviations; bad, takes up more space.

I don't feel that all of the costs mentioned are truly negative. My use of space for my portfolio, I think, is approptiate considering the audience I will be catering to.