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Writer's pictureJingyi Loh

14-2 Continuing with more research

Week 14

HI. Further enquiries towards certain areas and continuation of my progress


In this blog, I will be collecting some research enquiry and also further updating my progress on the project itself.

 

Research on information live update

I went through 2 articles introducing the Airbnb API and gathered some valuable information.

Airbnb API

Purpose: Enables external booking software to connect to the Airbnb platform.

Function: Import data, display listings, and receive bookings

Requirement: For approved partners only, prospective partners.

- Decision is based on supply opportunity,

- Technology strength,

- Combined with the ability to support shared customers/shared user based


How to get Airbnb API key?

- Sign up with Airbnb partner section

- Better to have a startup of my own

- Contact Airbnb global support team

- Visit Prohost Airbnb to apply for the API


Types of Airbnb API:

- Airbnb review API

- Airbnb calendar API

- Airbnb affiliate API


Required technical skills:

- Middle level understanding on C# and .NET programming

- HTML, CSS and JS


Benefits:

- Allows businesses to import listings and synchronize database

- Professional hosts to easily manage listings across different platforms


Research on hierarchy

I did some reading on how I could improve my content layout structure, and previously the problem that my advisor pointed out was the hierarchy issue.

Learning points:

  1. Identifying patterns - F-pattern and Z-pattern

  2. Playing with sizes

  3. Using space and texture

  4. Weight and pairing of typefaces

  5. Applying different colors and tints

  6. Playing with direction - especially opposing direction that would break the grid and stand out


Layout update


As Week 18 (Final week) is nearing, I have to quickly have a more finalized version of the content layout as I have other important tasks to worry about too such as the technical programming and 3D modelling. Hopefully things will proceed smoothly, fingers-crossed!

 

That's all for now, in the next blog I will be updating further progress on my project.

Bye! :)



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