In this course Fabricademy uses [the open source online platform GitLab](https://gitlab.com) for the documenting and sharing of projects.
## Documenting your work
## Documenting Your Work
It seems like a hassle and in fact, it _is_ a hassle. But documenting helps you in two important ways. First it helps you to think better about your assignments because you need to be able to explain them to another person. This helps you to better understand for yourself what what you are working on and why. Second it helps you with remembering what you've learned. It is easier to learn new skills and techniques, and to actually 'acquire' the knowlegde, when you document what you have done.
## Telling a Story
Documenting online is different from keeping notes in a paper diary. It is a public space and everybody can see what you have uploaded. To do everybody (and yourself) a favor, you need to develop some storytelling skills. Which, by the way, will greatly improve your design efforts as well. BEcause good design is first and foremost a good story. How do you tell a good story? Be as specific and as personal as you can. Try to think of the reader as a good but critical friend you are talking to. Do not focus only on the how but also on the why - why do you think someting is interesting and important? Think of your documenting as a foodblog: nobody wants to read just a list of ingredients and the recipe. People want to see the scrumptious meal, with tips how and when to serve it, with some words from the cook. Give examples from your own life. Be sure to upload nice images that show what you are writing about. Make jokes. Be light-hearted. And don't worry about your English. There is always the spelling corrector and Googe Translate! As an example of storytelling, and also to practice my GitLab content management system-skills, I have done some documentationg below about quilts.
## The Quilt as Body Extension
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