Coding final: Queen band site

Entering my senior year of college I had one major goal in mind to savor my last moments at UT Austin: Learn as many new skills as possible. For the prior 3 years of college I had solely focused my attention to reporting and writing, which is ultimately where my passion lies, but I am hyper cognizant of the fact that the landscape of journalism is rapidly evolving. Now more then ever, people are receiving their information in digital markets whether that means official newspaper websites or social media trending pages. For that reason, I wanted to try my hand in coding. As a journalist, not only is it important to write information but also to disseminate it through efficient channels. I was able to enroll in professor Christian McDonald’s Coding for Journalists course and learned many valuable skills in website building that I believe I will carry for the rest of my career as a journalist. Through this class I learned how to write code in HTML, CSS and JavaScript as well as how to share my work through digital means and create engaging online platforms that appeals to news consumers.

For the final project in my class we had the choice to either make a site advertising the band Queen or a travel guide site for the city of Austin. As a Queen fan, I gladly chose the former option. This project combined all the skills I had learned over the semester, allowing me to create a functional, multi-page and engaging site from scratch.