Intro Graphics

Friday 1/ 23/ [ 4-9pm ]

 

1. introductions

2. overview of mixed media workshop series

3. terminology - resolution, file formats, software descriptions, etc.

4. basic photoshop - intro to image adjustment [ straighten, crop, shadow/highlight, hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, etc ]

5. dinner break 6-7 pm

6. scanning in photoshop

7. digital shoot / camera raw

8. bridge - sort/rank photos

9. camera raw - adjustments [ .xmp data, white balance, exposure, recovery, black point, vibrancy, etc ]

10. layers/pixel cloning/healing brush

11. output

 

Saturday 1/ 24/ 09 [8am - 3 pm]

1. basic illustrator - tool orientation, text handling

2. working with layers

3. creating paths

4. working with bezier curves (introductory)

5. color (basic overview)

6. output

7. basic indesign - tool orientation, page setup

8. working with columns

9. importing graphics

10. wrapping text around graphics

11. output pdf file

12. basic audacity - sound creation/editing

13. basic acrobat - incorporate sound into previous .pdf file

14. lunch 12-1 pm

15. basic flash - a very small taste of animation, with your sound file

16. basic dreamweaver - a simple web page, with your sound file

17. wrap up - evaluation