Parsons Week 14

Second to last class!

Today we’re going to briefly discuss the reading and have individual meetings, please join at your assigned time. Before/after our meeting, please review these JavaScript activities. There are quite a few, but it’s a good refresher on what we looked at last week and will be helpful next semester. Then, also review the following notes on how to document your work.

Event website is due next week.


Notes: Sophomore Student Work Collection

At the end of Spring 2021, all current sophomores will submit their student work for review. You’ll select 3 of your strongest projects from any of your core classes (Advanced Type, Core 1 Interaction, Core Type, or Core 2 Interaction). The work will be reviewed by a faculty committee and shared with each individual student.

The collection is to empower students across the sophomore year with a general understanding of their performance before they move into their junior year. This allows faculty to help students identify their strengths and weaknesses. 

How to document digital work

If you continue creating digital projects, you’ll eventually run into the problem of documenting your work. What are some ways you might do this? Let’s explore a few techniques.

Before You Begin

Consider what the most compelling parts of your project are. Is it the typography? The animations? The layout? Having an idea of what the most memorable aspect about the project is a good way to create a benchmark. Understand that most people only have a couple minutes to look at something. With this in mind, how can you grab their attention, communicate the best parts of something, and hopefully, if they’re still interested, have a way of learning more.

Note: Generally, this means editing down your project to a few key features, rather than showing every last detail.


Examples: Combining engaging copywriting, strong visuals, and videos


This one abstracts pieces of the website in addition to showing parts of it in use




Examples: Videos In Use


Examples: Abstracted Compositions with Links to the Projects



Examples: Static Images