Final Exam

Our final exam is Thursday, May 30 8-10AM. We’ll spend time looking at our books

Sometime before the final, please answer these questions. I’m looking for your understanding that you’ve garnered from the class. Of course, you can research to help your thought process. Put the information into your own words.

One to two pages is sufficient. Write at least one paragraph for each question.

What is digital art?

What is graphic design?

What is the difference between digital art and graphic design?

Do they ever overlap?

Here are some sources to help you get started.

What Is Graphic Design? Quentin Newmark
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZA2jzYuN93wC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Handbook for Multimedia Media
http://books.google.com/books?id=BAm3GPfBN9sC&pg=PA601&dq=digital+art&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mGedUfvFAs7kiwLwg4H4Cw&ved=0CEcQuwUwBThG#v=onepage&q=digital%20art&f=false 

InDesign

This week we’ll begin InDesign. Please have ready on Tuesday all your projects from the semester so you can use them in the program.

InDesign help:

http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-indesign-cs6

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creative-suite-podcast-designers/indesign-cs-55-from-start-to-finish/

http://www.adobe.com/support/indesign/gettingstarted/index.html

Beginning InDesign Project

We’ll be duplicating this layout in class Tuesday using these images:

Basic, very basic directions:

File>New

2 pages facing

The flyout menu will allow document pages to shuffle.

Remove bird background in Photoshop. File>Place into InDesign. Use command/shift to scale proportionally.

Frame for color background. Object>lock

Text Tool for headline. Make larger M separately. Command<> to change size.

Text box. Fill with placeholder text.

File>Place bird

Select bird. Text wrap panel. Object>Clipping Mask>Detect Edges

Window>Text Wrap

Jennifer’s videos on interactive design

http://youtu.be/wXLwYchMlPA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFwzFby2eNo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv32V3EYauI&NR=1&feature=endscreen

http://vimeo.com/39659547

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RuZY1NfJ3k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he5mZX1sRXk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndvdzLVeBBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_T1XRuPyBY

http://trevorstone.org/school/interactivebooks.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6PcBS1pWw

http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/gallery.html

Russian Dolls

web redesign

http://mikekus.com/archive/realigning-innocent-drinks/

Karen Kavett: Grid