Final Blog Post! (Freshman Year)

     Looking back on this year, I see how much I have done in just a short 9 months. It seems like just yesterday I was a little freshman, unaware of what I was getting myself into joining the eComm program. Through out this year I have made a whole group of new friends and memories that I could not have been more thankful to have.

     As my final project for freshman year, we did a group collaboration to invent a product we thought would be useful to society as a whole.

Our team Cognito Co. created the app 'Tutor Tool'. 'Tutor Tool' was designed for students K-12, as a homework aid. With this app you are given an advantage that you do not get with any other homework app: You get to connect with an actual online tutor on-top of all the other benefits.

     The strongest thing out group did together was collaborate as well as take charge of our own individual parts. We all worked to help one another improve, make our portion more presentable, as well as professional. Once we all found what we did best, we had an easier time bringing our project together which is what helped us most in our presentation. 

     Our group seemed to struggle a lot with how we all wanted our graphics, video, and website to look. We all felt that this project represented us which made it harder when things did not look the way we wanted it to, or certain graphics did not match what they needed to. 

      Next time a group project comes up, the planning will need to be done first. In the long run, we found it is more beneficial because then time was not wasted with each piece having to re-plan what we are going to do. If I could change anything with my group, I do not think I would. I very much loved our product, as well as my team. We had endless laughs even though we would argue over what took place with some aspects. Through this project, our friendships grew stronger with one another, and we all learned helpful skills from one another. 

    Through this project I noticed my graphic design skills greatly improved - this was something I personally thought I struggled with most. The colors, the design, as well as the "comfort" look of our graphics were what I felt as if I improved on most.

When creating the App face, I wanted to keep it interesting, but simple and smart. As you can see the app face reflects all these characteristics as well as a very clean, and 'modern' appeal. Not only did I create the app face, but I also did the website which happened to be my favorite part.
     In conclusion, this project was very unique and I very much enjoyed it. I can not wait to see what e-Comm has to offer me next.