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When logging onto the Agnes Scott College website, the first thing I notice is the photo header at the top of the home page. There is a total of six different pictures that alternate like a slide show. Each photo shows something different about Agnes Scott. The first photo is a picture of the Dalton Art Gallery and its showing|thinking exhibition. The second picture is about the 45th Annual Writing Festival. The third picture is about the story behind SUMMIT. The fourth picture is about the study abroad programs. The fifth picture is about Xinyao Li, a current student that was accepted in to the Math in Moscow program at the Independent University of Moscow.  The last picture is Elizabeth Kiss, President of Agnes Scott, speaking on the importance of women’s education. Each picture has a button you can click on that links to a separate page with more information on each topic.

At the top of the home page, there is a menu with the tabs labeled “About”, “Academics”, “Admissions”, “Student Life”, “Athletics”, “Alumnae”, and “Giving”. When you click on the “Academics” tab, it takes you to the academics page. On the left side of the page there is a sidebar with a list of options that each link to separate pages. They provide information that students need about majors and minors, faculty, important dates, courses provided, support services, registration, and internships. On the right side, there is a list of the majors and minors Agnes Scott provides. Each item on the list links to a separate page, providing more information. Also, the title of the list, “Majors and Minors“, links to another page with the same list. As you scroll down the academics page there is information about academic resources, with subtitles linking to separate pages. There is also a “faculty excellence” section, along with “study abroad” and “internships” towards the bottom half of the page. The “study abroad” and “internships” sections have links to separate pages with more information. Below the main menu, there is a second menu above the “Academics” title. It has tabs labeled “Current Students”, “Alumnae”, “Prospective Students”, “Accepted Students”, “Parents & Families”, and “Faculty & Staff”. Each tab has a drop down menu with links to even more information specific to each category of people.

Screenshot of the Academics page, from: agnesscott.edu

I notice that this page has the same color scheme as the home page. In fact, all of the other pages have to same color scheme. It is a combination of a somewhat dark purple and a grey, with white, purple, and grey words. The purple gives the site a feminine feel, which makes sense,because Agnes Scott is an all female college. The grey gives it a serious tone and, in my opinion, makes it look professional.

The main menu bar at the top of the page has a tab labeled “Student Life”. This takes you to the student life page. On this page there is information about student traditions, campus housing, dining, student organizations, community service and other resources provided for students. When you scroll down the page, there are three brief paragraphs labeled “community engagement“, “student support services“, and “leadership opportunities“, each linking to their own separate pages with more information on the topic. The second menu, as I mentioned earlier, remains right above the title of the page.

The student life page, from: agnesscott.edu

Going back to the menu on the left side of the student life page, there is an option labeled “housing”. When you click on this link, it takes you to the residence life page. On the left side of this page there is a list of options linking to separate pages. On this list there are two categories of housing, which is “first year students” and “upper class students”. According to the list, there are two residence halls for first year students and six for upperclassmen. Each residence hall on the list links to its own separate page with information about it. On the same sidebar, beneath the residence halls , there is a link to information about “living-learning communities” on campus. Under this, there is a list of links to more resources for students. At the bottom of the sidebar there is a link to FAQs and ways to connect with Agnes Scott College on social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. In the upper middle of the page there is a brief overview of the housing on campus. Above this, there is a photo of some of the dorm buildings. On top of the photo, there is a text box with the location of the Residence Life Office, hours of operation, and its phone number. On this page, the second menu bar that I mentioned earlier is not visible.

This is the residence life page, from: agnesscott.edu

At the top of the home page on the main menu bar, there is a tab labeled “Admissions”. When you hover the mouse over this tab, there is a drop-down menu with a list of links. When you click on the link labeled “virtual tour”, it takes you to a page with another menu of options and locations to see on campus.  In the lower right area of the menu there is an option labeled “virtual map”. This takes you to a virtual map of the entire Agnes Scott College campus. On the map, there are several purple dots, pinpointing various parts of the campus. When you click on a purple dot on the map, it causes a pop-up of a brief description of each location on the map and photo. Also in the upper right area of the map, there is a tab labeled “places”. When you click on the tab, a list of all of the place on the map. Clicking on each place on the list also brings up a brief description of that place along with a picture.

Virtual map of the Agnes Scot’s campus, from: agnesscott.edu

At the very bottom of every main page from the main menu bar, there are links to contact information. There are also links to information labeled “employment“, “maps & directions“, “event rentals“, “emergency information“,”accreditation & authorization“, “nondiscrimination“, and “privacy policy“. Underneath these links is copyright information, the address to the school and the phone number. Overall, in my opinion this site is very informative and useful to anyone that wants to know all about Agnes Scott College. I do not think there is any missing information!

Virtual map of the Agnes Scot’s campus, from: agnesscott.edu

This is a virtual map of Agnes Scott’s campus. It can be found by looking under the “admissions” tab and clicking on “virtual tour”. This links to a menu that has different aspects of the campus and there is an option on the menu that says “virtual map”.

This is the residence life page, from: agnesscott.edu

This is the residence life page. It it located under the “student life” tab where it says “housing”. On this page there is information for all of the residence halls located on campus. On the left side of the page there is a list of the residence halls. Each one on the list link to a separate page with more information.

The student life page, from: agnesscott.edu

This is the student life page. On the left side of the page there is a sidebar that provides links to information about student traditions, campus housing, dining, student organizations, community service and more. Each item on the list link to a separate page. When you scroll down, there is information about student support services, community engagement and leadership opportunities. Each section links to a separate page with more information on the topic.

Screenshot of the academics page, from: agnesscott.edu

This is the academics page on the website. It provides information on majors and minors, registration, faculty and several other academic resources. On the left side of the page, there is a sidebar with links to all of this information. As you scroll down, you will see information about studying abroad and internships available. There are also links to more information about these topics. On the right side of the page, there is a list of the majors and minors offered to students. Each one on the list, links to a separate page for more information about the programs. You can also click on “majors and minors” and it links to a separate page with all of the majors and minors listed.

This is the slide show located at very top of the home page. It is the first thing you see when first log onto the site. The images display different aspects of the school and its success. Each image has a button the allows you to click and learn more information about what the image is displaying. The first image is Agnes Scott College’s Dalton Art Gallery. It is displaying its exhibition, “showing|thinking”. The next image links to information about the 45th Annual Writing Festival. The third image links to the information about SUMMIT. The fourth image links to information about the worldwide trips that students go on for “global learning. The firth image is a picture of Xinyoa Li, a current student. It links to her story about being able to study abroad in Moscow, Russia. She was accepted into the Math in Moscow program at the Independent University of Moscow. The final image links to a video of Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott, speaking on the importance of women’s education.

From downtownatlanta.com

Gailliard, Ticara. “Famous Places in Atlanta, GA.” Traveltips.usatoday.com. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.

In this article, “Famous Places in Atlanta, GA”, Ticara Gailliard discusses some of the main attractions in Atlanta. She names some of the most famous places in Atlanta, such as the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, the CNN Center, and the Martin Luther King Jr, National Historic Site. She also provides a brief summary of each place and what it offers. Below the article, there are links to buy tickets, get coupons, and see special offers for the sites she named in the article. The intended audience for this is tourists and it was written with the purpose of informing them about the different places they could go to when they visit the city of Atlanta. Based on the places being advertised in the article, the intended audience could be families. This article would be useful to someone doing research on how the built environment of Atlanta is advertised and what parts are shown to outsiders in different states. It would also be useful to someone looking for activities to do while visiting Atlanta. Also, someone could compare this article to the previous article called  “Why Atlanta Is The Big American City You’ve Been Missing Out On” and see how they are different and alike in the representation of Atlanta, based on the style of the article and the places being advertised in each article.

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Ledbetter, Carly. “Why Atlanta Is The Big American City You’ve Been Missing Out On.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 5 Apr. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.

In her article, “Why Atlanta Is The Big American City You’ve Been Missing Out On“, Carly Ledbetter, from Huffington Post, argues that Atlanta is “one of the most amazing cities in America”. She starts off by addressing some misconceptions that people may have when they think of this city and then she quickly dismisses them. Then rest of the article is her list of twenty things about Atlanta that make it an “amazing city”. These include things like the tourist attractions, popular restaurants, art, music, the sports team, and historical landmarks. She also provides a graphic of some sort for each reason on the list, whether it is a picture or a GIF. The intended audience for this article could be someone that has never been to Atlanta, tourists, and potential residents of Atlanta. Based on most of the reasons she provided, the intended audience could also be for people in the 15-25 age group. Her purpose is to inform, but also persuade someone that has never been Atlanta to come. This would be a helpful resource for someone that is doing research on how the city of Atlanta is portrayed and advertised in a digital built environment and what biases there are towards the city.

From http://endcrawl.com (Click to learn more about the tax incentive)

Moore, Christine. ““Atlanta Is the New Hollywood”: Influx of Film and TV Production Boosts Economy, Attracts Actors.” ArtsATL.com. N.p., 04 June 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.

In her article, “Atlanta is the new Hollywood : Influx of film and TV production boosts economy, attracts actors”, Christine Moore, claims that Atlanta’s film industry is growing and becoming the new Hollywood.

She starts by giving a little bit of background about the careers of, Scott Poythress and Claire Bronson, two actors that are from the Atlanta area. She states that back in 2007, they moved from Decatur to Los Angles “in pursuit of more auditions, better roles, and bigger opportunities”. Two years later they moved back to the “metro Atlanta” area, and Moore tells why. She discusses how Atlanta became more inviting to people in the film and media production industry, due to the “well-publicized tax credits that Georgia started offering in 2008”. Then she explains how the tax credit works. When “movie, television, and digital entertainment companies” work and hire within the state of Georgia, they “can receive up to 30 percent in tax breaks “. She continues her article by discussing some of the “new local studios slated for construction” and “new major production facilities” in Atlanta. They include, “a 400,000-square-foot complex in Gwinnett County with 12 sound stages, to be built by Jacoby Development, and a 288-acre development in Fayette County by Pinewood Shepperton, the British studio that’s home to the James Bond franchise”.

Then she goes into talking about how the economy has benefited from the new facilities. According to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, “Georgia-based productions generated $3.1 billion for the state economy in fiscal 2012, up 29 percent from the year before”. She also talks about how Atlanta-based actors are benefited, because they do not have to leave town for work.

The intended audience for this article could be actors, film production companies, aspiring actors, film students, and anyone else in the film industry. This article will be helpful to someone doing research on the how the built environment of Atlanta affects the entertainment industry or how it benefits the economy. It could be useful to a film student in Atlanta with concerns about finding work after college or an aspiring actor in Atlanta who is trying to decide if they should relocate or stay in Atlanta.