Notes from class: 2/17/09

Tips for blog presentations:
Interogative (socrative method) - asking questionsto the audience and the audience asking questions back during a presentation.

For the Left column of brochure:

To get picture: File> get picture.
When you adjust size, keep x and y the same.
Make a caption box under the picture,
Use italics, times font and size 9

Notes from class: 2/12/09

Inside Layout Demo

Copy introductory text minus the header from the Word Document.

Go to the quark document and draw the text box.

Measure the box horizontally to 2.125(width), the height varies depending on the length of the text.

Copy the text box using the selection tool and move it next to the first box with a decent space in between the two boxes.

Paste the text into the first text box.

Click the link tool, click the red box (denotes overflowing text) then click the second box to flow the text from one box to the other.

Make sure the font is serif.

Resize the font.

Edit text, get rid of broken words, blank spaces. Play with the text until it looks right.

You can edit curning (by the letter) individually.

Leading can only be changed uniformly throughout he whole brochure

Note from class: 2/10/09

Grid: Parallel lines, x and y. They are used in all computer generated images.

- First application of a gri goes back to graphic design

-NYC is based on a grid.

- Coincided with the Industrial Revolution.

For cover of brochure

Title

Picture of Artist

subhead: 3 or 4 word description of who he is.

Scanning

- open photoshop

- file -- import -- epson

- Place picture on the scanner, click the preview button

- Select image

- Click scan

- (If image is inverted) Image -- image rotation -- 180 degrees

- For minor rotations - click image -- rotate --arbitrary

- Crop tool -- run across the picture until the marching ants are sitting just inside the image

- File -- Save As -- name image -- select PHOTOSHOP EPS as the format

- Create a temporary save folder in the download section, or save to key

Important quote
"God is in the details"
-Miles Vanderouh

Notes from class: 2/3/09

Important Aspects of Presentation:

Keep eye contact with classmates.
Keep visual clarity of the blog on the screen.
Talk slowly and use clear speech.

Notes from first day of class- 1/29/09

SEO
-Search Engine Optimization

Software that will be used in class
-For Layouts: Quark
- For manipulating photo's: Photoshop
- Logos(vector based drawing)- illustrator