Wednesday, November 7, 2012

How is this .Org?

A screen shot of the nhvorg root file folder


Some people might ask, how .Organized are you?  The answer is Open Source.  Let me explain:

  • _______  Underscores ,(Purpose of)

_____The reason why I use underscores is because I don't necessarily want these folders to appear alphabetically when they're opened.  I want the Desktop Background Archive and Internal Memos to appear at the top, because these are the things that change the least.

____Next, I remove one underscore from the line before the title of the folder.  Again, each length of line corresponds with a length of time that the files in the folders normally acquire.  The next strata of folders are ones that contain images that appear in on the site.  Each also indicates the size of that particular file (I just moved "Screenshots" into "Internal Memos.")

___After that are graphics which are sized to fit into maps and calendars.  This is another important section because it's what make the calendars appear unique and personalized to New Haven.  

__After that are animations and illustrations, like the Miyas Flash Graphic.

_The final bottom seven is the folder that changes the most.  These are frequent to change, but they're almost in chronological order, in a sense.  Because articles sometimes equate to planned events.  At least in this paper it does.  And events require    _Flyers.  These are also held at places which have their own _Graphics.  

Storefront Snapshots is a folder where I basically take a picture where the storefront is squared in the frame.  Then I can add captions to it.  These will be useful later at future points in time when examining the changes made to specific storefronts.  

So you see?  We can make this town a better place with the internet.  For more information on how this site was created, and how you can make one just like it for free, sign up for the class.  
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