Second Quarter Down!

Where has the time gone?! A week from today, I will be finished with my second quarter at Medill. This quarter was much more theory based for me, with two different audience classes and a media management class at the Kellogg School. I also took a media design class, which was one of my favorites so far. I learned the process that takes place at the very beginning of some kind of media form, be it a Web site, application or publication. 

But, I was able to be a part of a production team of a Web site dedicated to Chicago food. Our team spent five weeks designing, producing and promoting this site. Feel free to take a look here: ChiGut.

Next quarter, I will take on Javascript and an innovation project. The team of 12 will create at least one if not more mobile applications that somehow relate to media and journalism. Once I know what the topic is, I will be sure to post. 

It'll be a busy but exciting time for me! I am really looking forward to applying all of the skills I have learned thus far. 

A Third of the Way

As of Friday, I will have completed my first quarter at Medill. In addition to my reporting requirements, I also took a class called Interactive Producing.

It was an in-depth look at HTML, CSS and how to implement those skills to create a final product.

Our final project requirement was to make a website using HTML, CSS, PHP but was built in WordPress that reflected something that interested us. My site was based around finding things to do in Chicago as a young person, since that is also something I try to do while I am not in school. 

Please feel free to take a look.

Chicago Discoveries

An Update

As of this Saturday, I will officially be an alum of the University of Missouri. I will have my degree in magazine journalism with honers and a minor in business.

This September, I will be attending Northwestern University for graduate school. My concentration is interactive publishing and I am set to complete my degree in June 2013.

That's all for now!

Work Samples

If you are interested in seeing more of my work samples or simply seeing the ones I have on a browser, feel free to comment or e-mail me at mcquadek12@gmail.com


Thanks for the view!

The Point

This is a site I created to house all of my work over the last four years. I hope you will find this helpful in learning a little more about me.


Happy browsing!