Magazine:
AutoTrend
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
Good Riddance
I realized that setting one engine
dominant over another is just impossible as this relates in part to the
consumer and their preferences. I figured that the closest I could get to
determining superiority between two engines was defining which was best in each
category and leaving it up to the reader to determine their hierarchy. With
this I hope my magazine obtains popularity among car enthusiasts and ultimately
create a demand for me to produce other content. This post marks the conclusion
of this journey and I want to thank all of those who have gone through it with
me step-by-step. I certainly hope to be able to invite you all to a similar one
in the future.
Best regards,
Gerardo Muchacho
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Comparison structure
In order
to display my research efficiently, I had to find the best visual organization
to include in my magazine. I narrowed it down to four options.
I came up
with:
- An
individual web diagram for each engine that would include all detailed facts
found. This would make me draw a separate write-up comparing the two diagrams.
This option would take a total of two pages. (diagram, diagram, write-up)
- Two
adjacent paragraphs describing the individual motors, and a final paragraph
inferencing upon the two.
- A
venn diagram comparing two engines with their similarities in the middle.
- A
T-chart comparing the pros and cons of each engine under each category. The
length of this option is dependent on the amount of facts of each engine
As I previously stated, we must include all facts whether they’re
good or bad. The only method that allows me to do this well is the paragraph
method as it has no structural limitations. For example, the venn diagram will
not allow me to include the negative portions of each engine due to only having
a column for similarities.
Monday, April 3, 2017
It's more complicated than it seems
Today I found
myself at a plateau. I researched and researched but I couldn’t get past the superficial
facts of the motors used by manufacturers for advertising. I was able to finally surpass this challenge
by diving into countless blogs of mechanics and owners who disclose all details
of their car. With all this in-depth info, being able to sort out the useful facts
that related to my particular interest was a challenge in itself, but at least
I have raw, detailed information that did not originate from a biased source. I
also conducted an interview with a mechanic who specializes on the assembly and
maintenance of high performing engines. He was able to provide me with tons of
useful insight to the good and bad aspects of each motor. This made me recognize
that my initial method of classification was somewhat flawed. Although my categories
do represent the four main points that I wanted to compare, I must also include
the particular virtues and defects of each of the engine that make them unique within
the market.
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