Theme development was the focus of early sessions in the Yearbook Editors in Chief class. Instructor Brian Wilson said, “I think that theme is a good way to tie together where the staff is going. We want to focus on determining what the feel of the book and look of the book will be. I want them to be able to carry their theme throughout the book.” As the focus is on … [Read more...] about The Yearbook Editors in Chief class discusses themes, leadership
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Entertainment students tackle extensive syllabus
By Arianna Smith According to the class syllabus, Entertainment Coverage students will complete at minimum seven articles by MIPA’s end on Thursday, including two music reviews and a Q&A with Zac of American Authors. “My hope is that the students will be able to bring fresh ideas with an entertainment focus back to their home publications,” said … [Read more...] about Entertainment students tackle extensive syllabus
MIPA Cup: a breakdown of how to win it
Five summers ago, MIPA coordinators awarded the first MIPA Cup. Since then, classes have spent their week at MIPA competing to bring honor and glory to themselves, their classes and their schools. MIPA Cup coordinator Sara-Beth Badalamente said she has several activities for students to participate in to win points. She said students should be sure to sign in at each activity … [Read more...] about MIPA Cup: a breakdown of how to win it
Infographics students work with Adobe Illustrator
During the Illustrator and Information Graphics class, students learned the basics of how to work with Adobe Illustrator by making bar graphs. According to instructor Karl Gude, today and the rest of this week students will have learned all the different parts of Adobe Illustrator and how to make different graphs, charts and maps. Additionally, he said, they will learn how to … [Read more...] about Infographics students work with Adobe Illustrator
MIPA class works to help ‘boost’ student publications
Website Boostcamp instructor Natalie Sekicky said her goal is to acquaint the students with templates and help them add new elements to their websites. She said she also wants to help them to refine features of their publications. Sekicky said one of the main focuses of the class is to help the students make their publication the most accurate, yet timely it can be. She said … [Read more...] about MIPA class works to help ‘boost’ student publications