Country+Reflections+KT

Assignment: You will create a 3-column (3-fold) 2-sided tourism brochure for a Spanish speaking country.
To complete the assignment:
 * 1) Export it as a PDF from Open Office to My Documents
 * 2) Go to pdf2jpg.nett to convert the PDF to a jpeg document. Download the jpeg to My Documents
 * 3) Go to your Country Reflections wiki journal page. Go to the wiki File to Upload the jpeg.

1. Enter the URL of the Bookr product that you created for a Spanish-speaking country. URL: http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/?id=56325 What country did you write about?
 * Background **


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) The capital of Colombia is Bogota.
 * 2) Five countries border Colombia: Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama.
 * 3) Two bodies of water border Colombia: Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.


 * 1) They cover more than 4% of the land in Colombia. There is a national park in every region. The parks protect the habitats of many rare species of plants and animals.
 * 2) Parque National del Cafe (National Coffee Park) is located in Quindio, Colombia.


 * 4. Go to Country Report to research more information about the country. **
 * Do not copy and paste, but make notes of information about the country here. **


 * 5. Decide on a specific focus for the brochure and decide on a target audience. Describe both here. **


 * National Parks. Everyone of all ages. **


 * 6. What language of persuasion will you use in the brochure. Explain with examples. **


 * 7. Use Open Office Text to create a 3-column, 2-sided brochure. Make sure the information is accurate. You may use creative commons images for the documents. **


 * Keep in mind the 4 principles of good design: Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity. **
 * Use //**CONTRAST**// to “pull” the viewer in, create hierarchy, and make it easy to pick out important information
 * Use //**ALIGNMENT**// to unify and organize the page(s) and publication(s), and make text easy to read and understand
 * Use //**REPETITION**// to unite, join, and fuse the pages and publication(s) together, and provide a consistent “look and feel”
 * Use //**PROXIMITY**// to indicate relationships and create visual connections between elements.


 * 8. Export the final document as a jpg and upload it to your wiki page. **





=Thinking about Your Thinking= =9. Your Analysis:= Learned: These are facts that I learned about the country
 * 1) There are a total of fifty one national parks in Colombia.
 * 2) One of the most popular national parks in Colombia, for family, is El Parque Nacional del Cafe.
 * 3) There are so many parks that it covers all 5 regions of Colombia.

Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were:

1. What is the target audience? Explain why this was a good audience for the country you were researching. Why would they be interested in the country? 2. What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples. 3. How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?) 4. What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * **The target audience is family, friends, people of all ages. This was a good audience because there are many kids in the world and what do kids like....they like to have some fun. National parks are a great way for kids to have fun and spend time with there family.**
 * **They would be interested in Colombia, because Colombia is a beautiful country and it is something different. Plus they beautiful sites and parks for many people to explore and spend a great time with there families.**
 * **A creative technique used to attract attention is the colors of the brochure and how it is the colors of the Colombian flag. Other technique is the language. The language helps the audience expand and attract more people cause more people to come and visit the parks in Colombia.**
 * **Different people might think that the country is great but the brochure may not be very appealing to them, because the other brochures may have the same amount of color and the brochures will all look the same.**
 * **The values, lifestyles, and points of view of the brochure are, the brochure is a friendly, colorful pamphlet. It gets the attention of viewers by its color and attracts them to the brochure.**

5. Why would this message be distributed?

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems?