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	DecTech4: noothcreative.ie	331 jours il y a
	This week, I spoke to Eamonn and Ruth, two Maynooth students who built a website. It’s called noothcreative.ie and it’s to showcase creative work from Maynooth students in the areas of film, music, photography, multimedia, drama and literature. It is designed to let other students critique submissions and for prospective employers to see your work. I talked to Ruth about the project Q: How did you come up with and develop the idea? A: The idea spurred from a simple need to showcase students work in the hope that it could increase competitiveness and creativity. We started off by designing a site where students could have their own personal portfolios but due to strong competition we decided that a showcase might be more of a compelling idea. The hope is that once the site attains a significant viewership, prospective employers would get wind of it and see the work. Not only will individual students be able to guide employers to their creative accomplishments but the whole university could gain a stronger name in the creative arts, which it deserves. Q: How did you make the site? A: We pursued the idea last Summer. Eamonn has a good knowledge of web design so he began to put up the actual site. We have changed the whole design since and will probably change it again when the site begins to grow. Q: How hard was it to build the site? A: It was a learning process that brought about alot of roadblocks, from legal issues to CSS web design it really has been a very challenging, but hopefully, a rewarding project. Noothcreative.ie is online now, so go have a look and submit some work. In a future issue, I’ll talk about ways to build websites, what is WISIWIG and building Bebo applications. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, email them to declan.p.meenagh@nuim.ie and don’t forget the speak easy on Tuesdays from 1.30 for computer help.
	posté par DecTech