Thomas Shum Photography

 After completing the book, I now add the book into my website. First from the left menu bar, I picked the site menu, and choose "+ Add" on the right upper corner, and the choose "+ Blank Page".  Then from the site menu on the left hand side of the page, I drag the page so that it would be under Portfolio, which can be opened from the Portfolio page. After that I renamed the page to 'The Old BUFF', the title of the book. Then, I put the book cover into the page by dragging it from the file explorer into the page. I then resize the book cover so that it fits the page. Then I tried to put the preview link for the book that I have done with Canva to display the book. To achieve so, from the left menu, I choose + on the top, then find Embed Code, then choose Embed a Website, where I paste the shared link from Canva.  However, it was not able to display the website. So, I decided to make the cover to be the button so that it can redirect the audience to Canva and...

 First, I have checked and updated my copyright information from the year of 2023 to 2024.  Then, I hided the 'Feedback and UX Testing' from my website, since it was tested in last term. I then went to add a new blank page by clicking 'Add' from the menu on the left hand side and then chose '+ Blank Page' on the pop up dialog menu. I then move the page into my portfolio page, and renamed it as Then I added a heading and renamed it as 'Talented Musician' and changed the font into Marcellus with the font size of 40. After that I added another paragraph with the same font into the page, so that I can put my introduction into the page. Then I have to add a button. From the left menu and picked add button, then I changed the font to Marcellus with a white text. I changed the name to 'Back to Portfolio'. I then added a navigation for the button. It will redirect the user back to the page of portfolio. I then checked the button to see if it is working o...

 After finishing my book in Canva, I discovered that the link to Canva could not be embedded into my website. And therefore I decided to use FlipHTML5 to publish my book, so that it could be able to show as a book in my website, and this post will record the process. First, I downloaded my book from Canva, I clicked on "Share" on the top right corner, then chose "Download" at the bottom of the pop-up menu.  Then, from the menu I chose "PDF for Print" for the "File Type", which was originally PNG by default. Then I clicked on download button at the bottom of the menu.  After downloaded the book in pdf, I then open a new page on FlipHTML5. I went to the upload page and selected the pdf file, and it then autogenerated the book for me. I changed the title for the book, since it was a default name created by Canva, and then I copied the link for the book.  I then went back to Wix, I removed the original link to Canva. From the left menu bar, I clicked...

 After creating the cover page and the content of the book, I am going to combine all my components into a chapbook. I am going to use Canva to make the chapbook. First, after open new file, it was a blank page. Then I imported my cover that I have done in class. After that I added a plain page that has the title of the book and my name. I used the font Tenor Sans for both text boxes, with size 64 and 36 respectively. Then for the next page will be the introduction page. The font size used was 18 with font Tenor Sans. I also aligned all the text boxes, in order to make it look good. I then move forward to the next page, a page that I want to dedicate for all airmen and want to thanks their services. So I added "For all airmen" with the font Tenor Sans in 20. After that, I added a chapter page for the first chapter. Tenor Sans with size 35 was used, and it will become the standard for the rest cover page of other chapters. Then I started with the content. The font Tenor Sans w...

I have finalised my writing so that it could be published into Canva. First, I have increased the content in Chapter Two, so that the story of the chapter would look completed. Instead of just describing the scene of the bombing process that worked out by a B-52D, I decided to add the interaction between the Spirit of Minot and the B-52D that flew on that mission, in order to explain more on the details of the deadly mission during war.  Then, I changed the description for the plot when Minot bombed the energy's airport, so that when the audience read this part they can experience from the perspective of Minot. Also, in the draft I mentioned that this bombing mission was Minot's "another mission" after returning from the first one, but I decided to change it to become her "final" mission, so that it can foreshadow her first "retirement" from the active fleet, which will be the story for the last chapter of the book.  For the last chapter, I did not...

 After adding the references and in-text citation, the final writing is as followed. Chapter 1: The Design of B-52H In 1948, after the World War Two ended, the world entered the era of the cold war.  In response to the escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the United States Air Force seek for a new long-range strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons and to replace the B-29. This is the journey of the B-52 began. Engineers from Boeing worked very hard over the blueprints, sketches, and calculations. They experimented with new materials, such as aluminium alloys and composite materials, to make the aircraft lighter and more durable. As the design phase neared completion, the project faced a lot of difficulties and obstacles. Budget cuts threatened to cancel the program, and the design team also facing different technical challenges, such as landing gear failure. Despite the challenges, the engineers worked tirelessly to overcome the diff...

 Today, I will be creating my book cover with Photoshop. I will demonstrate the process and my design in this post.  I started with a canvas, which I clicked on 'File' followed by 'New" and there is a setting menu popped out. In the setting, I chose 'Print' and A4 size will be used for the book cover. The resolution is set to be 300 ppi, so that the cover quality would not be bad when it is printed out.   After confirming the setting, the default background colour of the cover is white.  I have decided to use some photos from Unsplash, where I found some useful pictures. After downloaded the photos, in the photoshop I clicked 'file' and then 'open' to start with the pictures. I think the pictures are good enough for the theme and I do not have to edit them.  After that I clicked 'Select' on the top bar and then 'All', then I copied the picture and paste it onto the canvas. I then used move tool so that the two planes fitted into ...