Country+Reflections+VL

Assignment: You will create a 3-column (3-fold) 2-sided tourism brochure for a Spanish speaking country.
1. Enter the URL of the Bookr product that you created for a Spanish-speaking country. URL: Bienvenidos a Guatemala by VL
 * Background **

What country did you write about? Guatemala


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) There are forests
 * 2) There are ancient ruins
 * 3) There are volcanoes


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.
 * 1) cultural info
 * 2) geographical info
 * 3) weather info
 * 4) historical info


 * 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. **
 * 1) traditional masks
 * 2) ruins including Jaguar Temple and other ruins at Tikal
 * 3) big coastline- 249 miles/ 400 kilometers
 * 4) mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau
 * 5) highest point Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 miles
 * 6) four geographic regions- central-western highlands, the low northern plateau which is mostly jungle, the southern volcanic belt, and tropical coastal lowlands
 * 7) 33 volcanoes, four near cities
 * 8) Outdoor Adventures
 * 9) Natural Attractions

My focus for the brochure/ target audience is the adventurous people who want to see the mountains, volcanoes, ancient ruins, etc. of Guatemala.
 * 5. Decide on a specific focus for the brochure and decide on a target audience. Describe both here. **

I will use bandwagon because my pictures and text will show how fun and adventurous all the people doing these activities are. It will make the people reading the brochure to join in.
 * 6. What language of persuasion will you use in the brochure. Explain with examples. **

Pictures:
 * 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. **
 * 1) Tikal +
 * 2) Flower +
 * 3) Map +
 * 4) Pacaya Volcano +
 * 5) Languin Cave +
 * 6) Cahabón River +
 * 7) Antigua Market masks+
 * 8) Semuc Champey+
 * 9) Castillo de San Felipe, Rio Dulce
 * 10) Guatemala Flag
 * 11) Guatemala mountains


 * 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) Guatemala's culture uses traditional masks
 * 2) The ancient ruins in Guatemala include Jaguar Temple and other ruins in Tikal
 * 3) The highest point in Guatemala and it is Volcan Tajumulco which is 4,211 miles
 * 4) There are 33 volcanoes in Guatemala, of which four are near cities
 * 5) The four main geographic regions in Guatemala are the central-western highlands, the low northern plateau- which is mostly jungle, the southern volcanic belt, and the tropical coastal lowlands
 * 6) Guatemala's coastline is 246 miles long, or 400 kilometers
 * 7) Guatemala is full of mountains, narrow coastal plains, and rolling limestone plateaus

Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were:
 * 1) Country Reports
 * 2) Frommers
 * 3) Flickr

Discuss the following:
The target audience is people looking for adventure in Guatemala. This was a good audience for the country because there are a lot of adventure-filled things to do, including white water rafting, zip-lining, cave exploring, and hiking in the jungle. People searching for adventure would like this because it's exactly what they are looking for. They are looking for activities that will give them a rush, excite them, and give them a story to tell when they go back home.
 * 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?

I used colors that give an air of mystery, pictures of people doing exciting things and pictures of interesting places. The colors I used were varying shades of green. I chose green because it represented the forests in Guatemala.This would appeal to my target audience because they are searching for a place to try new things and do really cool activities. Also, things with mystery or adventure often use the color green. For the text, I used a Serif font because the feet help the eye travel along the words and read each individual letter. For the headings, I used a Sans Serif font to make it stand out, plus Sans Serif fonts are better for headings. I used language that told people of the excitement and adventure that Guatemala has, along with telling them about the climate to expect and the different regions of the country. That appeals to my target audience so that they know what to pack and what weather is best to plan for for the activity that they are doing.
 * 1) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language, images appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples.

I used the bandwagon Language of Persuasion. I used this in the pictures showing other people like those who might read the brochure doing adventurous things and having fun.
 * 1) What Language of Persuasion did you use?

Other people might think that the featured activities are risky or unappealing. They may prefer to just visit museums in Guatemala or get more of a taste of the culture. However, some other audiences may find this message good. They may think it looks fun, or if it looks terrifying, they think that it could make for a funny family story in the future.
 * 1) How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? Why or why not?)

The lifestyles and values are that of someone seeking adventure and thrills; people willing to take risks to do fun activities. It was from a knowledgeable travel agent's point of view. I didn't put in things about family oriented activities or places to just relax.
 * 1) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?

It would be distributed so that people looking for an adventurous vacation in a Spanish-speaking country can plan it and actually go there. It would draw certain people to the country of Guatemala.
 * 1) 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? The biggest problem I encountered in completing the assignment was the coloring of each page. It would often leave blank spaces or push the color spaces to the next page. I fixed it by changing the fonts of the empty spaces to very small. That way the color fit on each page as well as possible.