Here I will explain and defend my rhetorical decisions about the site.

But first, what is rhetoric? Rhetor– Nah, just kidding, I won’t do that to you.

I made a WordPress site with a purchased domain name not to flex on my cohort or anyone else, but because I had access and ability to do so, and for as much as I hate using WordPress to build a website, I hated Wix (and their AI) and Google Sites way more.

The color scheme on my site was chosen based on a Coolors palette I had from a few years ago; I saw it and said, “hehe, trans colors.” It makes sense because I tend to work in the flag colors of some queer identity of mine, just that this time was largely accidental.

I used the Atkinson Hyperlegible Next typeface for accessibility, as it tends to be a high-contrast, high-visibility typeface that works well for both people with reduced vision and people with dyslexia. When working with this font, I often call in my local visibility advisor (my little brother Kendrick, who is both low-vision and dyslexic, as well as blue-yellow colorblind) to test for me and point out any glaring issues I miss with my sighted privilege.

I included my photo essay as one of my works from 220, because it is both the most complete and the one I’m most okay with showing off.

My pitch deck has a simple theme. I want to claim this has some special reasoning, but in reality it was because I was too tired to make something more intricate. Insert essay from English 325 about autistic burnout.

I also chose to include some of my older longer-form works because I’m proud of them and have a desire to showcase them.