Tuesday, February 24, 2009

So here is a bunch of stuff to keep you busy. I have include directions from another class on how to make an apple book. I have also added a bunch of illustrator handouts AND if you follow this link: handout you can get a short basic user manual for an older version of Illustrator. Don't forget to do your postcards, business cards and poster for next class. -Arthur










Friday, February 20, 2009

Assignements so far

So mid terms are coming up and I need you guys to have all of your assignments done.

Here is the big list, working backwards:
  • Start a Flickr account
  • Make friends with me
  • Join the SUNYBLOG Flickr group
  • Upload photos, create sets and groups
  • Start a Blog
  • Create four altered photos and post on your blog (change the same photo using color, brightness etc etc)
  • Using photoshop create a fake ad and post on your blog
  • Take three screen shots using the grab tool and post on your blog
  • Create a slide show from your Flickr set and post on your blog (use susieganch.com as a template)
  • Make four buttons using the html code we learned and Flickr and post on your blog
  • Embed a Video using Youtube or Flickr Video on your blog
  • In Illustrator create your webpage layout and post on your blog
  • In Illustrator create a comic book cell or page using the trace command and post on your blog
  • In Illustrator create three custom brushes and create a digital drawing and post on your blog
  • Create another ad combining all of what we have learned so far and post on your blog
  • Create a banner for your blog
  • Create a postcard, business card and poster and post on your blog

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

new project

you need to do these and post them on your blog

1.create your webpage layout. Choose a font and create links(contact, images, gallery etc etc)

2. create a tracing of a photo. Change the stroke and fill colors to make a comic book.

3. Create three custom brushes and make a digital drawing.

4. Create a new ad for a new product using what we have learned so far.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

HTML CODE

HTML Sandwich/anatomy of a webpage

Top Slice of Bread: hmtl

Meat and lettuce etc: Insert code here

Bottom Slice of Bread: /html

We know that if we open something we need to close it so…..
Open =
Close=

So knowing this we can insert code from our flickr slideshow. For example:



Will look like this








Tuesday, February 3, 2009