Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Why do we present the way we do? Can we present slides better? Smarter? Nancy Duarte has written an incredible book about the ins and outs of good slide presentation. A great practical blend of science and art. Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Listen to the Author
Slide:ology ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
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Create a new full page document
Copy and paste your business card into the new document
Make 3 copies of your card on the page
Print it on the color printer
Cut out the cards and hand in 2 copies
When finished, try a Photoshop tutorial at Good-Tutorials.com.
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
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Business cards are small 2 x 3.5 inch representations of ourselves to the world. What can you included in your card to help relay who you are?
Watch the video lesson
Include your logo
Include name
Include graduation year
Include top three multiple intelligences
Include color picked from the color theory exercise
Include your goal for ...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
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Creating a web site is very exciting. How do the pro's do it? They create a template or mock up of the site's look and feel first. They usually do this in a graphic program like Adobe Illustrator. It is like a story board of your plan for the site. ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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Creating a web page template can be easy with Adobe Illustrator. Watch the video to see some of the basic elements to get started. If you find yourself either under-inspired, looking for a new challenge or a bit overwhelmed by the program, try a tutorial at Good-Tutorials.com. They are small, ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Exploring color can be exciting. What do colors mean? How do we interpret colors?
Take this Color Theory Quiz
Explore colors' meaning at the Color in Motion Web Site
Create color combination with the Color Scheme Generator 2
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
We are going to experience the project creation design cycle over the next couple weeks.
Rough draft on paper
Illustrator template
HTML structure
Design elements
CSS design
Publishing
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
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What are your favorite designs at Csszengarden.com? CssZenGarden is a web site highlighting the capabilities of CSS, Cascading Style Sheets. The HTML file is the same on each page. It is the CSS that is unique. Only the CSS has been changed by the web designer. It is a beautiful ...
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