http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oBiBFc0S44 Yearbook students had a chance to walk to Barnes and Noble and take a closer look at professional magazines. By Weston Cowan/Upstart Staff … [Read more...] about “Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” students capture good design
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‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ class prepares for sexting issue seminar, creates first news piece
On Aug. 1 in Room 242 of the Communication Arts Building, "Design and Writing for the Newspaper" students were hard at work learning how to create a news story. The students were researching that night's issue seminar topic, sexting. The goal for them, according to instructor Jody Mackey, is to be somewhat knowledgeable at the seminar. She said her goal was for them to … [Read more...] about ‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ class prepares for sexting issue seminar, creates first news piece
InDesign for yearbook learns basic design skills
During the afternoon class on Aug. 1, 2011, the "InDesign for Yearbook" class learned the basic rules of design—contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity (CRAP). The beginning and advanced students spent the majority of the class taking notes on the CRAP PowerPoint presentation which Lydia Cadena, InDesign for Yearbook teacher, and Sara-Beth O’Connor, InDesign coach, … [Read more...] about InDesign for yearbook learns basic design skills
‘You’re Designing the Newspaper’ teaches design skills fast
Students in the MIPA design class, "You're Designing the Newspaper," learned skills necessary to create sophisticated layouts and designs at a fast pace. Adviser Jim McGonnell combined traditional methods of teaching, including lecturing and PowerPoints, with interactive sessions, where students designed pages themselves. "I showed a PowerPoint of top designs and creative … [Read more...] about ‘You’re Designing the Newspaper’ teaches design skills fast
InDesign: “Waiting for Superman”
A collection of page layouts from Alexis Bunka and Jeremy Van Hof's "InDesign" course based off of the documentary "Waiting for Superman" that MIPA campers screened on Tuesday night. Patti Paff Pallavi Vadapalli's Superman Spread Emily Cieciwa's Superman Spread Ashlee Gorshe's Waiting for Superman Madison Coomes' Waiting for … [Read more...] about InDesign: “Waiting for Superman”