Here are the elements you need to have in your personal web site:
1. Index Page
2. Photoshop Exercise
3. Video Exercise (actual or link)
4. HTML CV
5. Flash CV
6. Link to you by email
7. Link to your auction reports in your blog
8. Link to your technology posts in your blog
9. Link to your technology issue wiki
This website should be the center of your presence in the digital realm.
You should keep a copy of the entire site so that you can post it on another server in the future.
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22 April 2010
15 April 2010
One Week to Go!
Hopefully you know have all of the screens finished for your interactive CV. With this done you can think about how you might create an engaging interface to surround your personal information. Bring all of the elements you need next week and we will put them altogether.
Next time we will also put your SWF (flash movie) into an HTML file and get it up onto your website. There are a couple of ways to do this.
If there is something specific you would like me to show you next week, please let me know by responding to this post or sending me an email. This additional things could be animations or some ways to make a more interesting resume. You could also ask me to review more of what we have already covered.
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Next time we will also put your SWF (flash movie) into an HTML file and get it up onto your website. There are a couple of ways to do this.
If there is something specific you would like me to show you next week, please let me know by responding to this post or sending me an email. This additional things could be animations or some ways to make a more interesting resume. You could also ask me to review more of what we have already covered.
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25 March 2010
Technology Blog Due 1st April
The technology blogs are coming along really well. I am looking forward to learning some new things about a wide variety of technologies and perhaps discovering some new tools I can use in class and in life. I will give you more direct comments over the coming holiday.
The auction reports look good and it looks as though some good lessons about using new media were learned. The web does not just supply the place where the world can come to buy but the web also supplies the place where the world can find out about things they are interested in.
We will work with the video today and then next week we will get started with interactive media, conceptually and practically as you get some exposure to flash. I hope this will be useful for everyone and I know that everyone will learn something new, even if you are a seasoned user of flash.
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The auction reports look good and it looks as though some good lessons about using new media were learned. The web does not just supply the place where the world can come to buy but the web also supplies the place where the world can find out about things they are interested in.
We will work with the video today and then next week we will get started with interactive media, conceptually and practically as you get some exposure to flash. I hope this will be useful for everyone and I know that everyone will learn something new, even if you are a seasoned user of flash.
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25 February 2010
Blogging Status Updates
Just another short update on blogging:
Ka Ho - not subscribed, don't know about blogging, auctions or technology
Queenie - blogging on auction, no blogging on technology
Hoffman - auction blog and one post on technology
Charmaine - no personal blog so no posts on auction or technologies
Monica - blogging on auction, no blogging on technology
Maggie - auction blogging and 4 posts on technology
DDBear - blogging on auction, no blogging on technology
Kitt - blogging on auction, no blogging on technology
Chloe - auction blogging and 2 blogs on technology
Susan - auction blogging but no technology blogging
Jerry - auction blogging but no technology blogging
Joy - blogging on auction, class and projects but nothing specific to technologies.
Maggie is working hard after a great holiday away from HK!!!
Tonight we will:
Talk about Tech blogging and Wikis
Look at your Photoshop Assignments
Get you started with your Web Sites
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11 February 2010
Blogging
Remember you need to maintain a blog for this class. In the blog you will need to make 10 entries about communication technology before the end of the semester. This is also the place where you will talk about your internet auction or internet sale.
Here is the current state of the blogs for the students in this class. I connect to your blog using your follower image on the class blog, this blog:
Ka Ho - Not yet subscribed to the blog so I don't know if you have started your blog/ don't know about your auction-sale
Queenie - blog on auction need to be sure to blog on technology as well
Hoffman - blog on auction need to be sure to blog on technology as well
Charmaine - subscribed but can't connect to a 7200 blog/don't know about your auction-sale
Monica - blog on auction need to be sure to blog on technology as well
Maggie - be sure to blog on Technology as well
DDBear - blog on auction need to be sure to blog on technology as well
Kitt - blog on auction need to be sure to blog on technology as well, didn't see where I can sign on as a follower.
Chloe - you have a good start with mass media and ipad
Susan - be sure to blog on technology
Jerry - subscribed but can't connect to a 7200 blog
Joy - found it and I can see that you are blogging
If you have some free time over the holiday week you should look up some technologies and write what you think about them in your blog.
Happy New Year of the Tiger!
08 February 2010
Photoshop Exercise - 11 February 2010
In the next class we will be working exclusively on your Photoshop exercise.
Your final photoshop composite will need to have the following:
The background will combine elements from at least two original photographs. The background is the part of the image that supplies the context and foundation of the image. It is the place where the action has or will happened.
There will be at least five figure elements in the final composite. Figure elements are the parts of an image that have the potential to move. A figure element could exist in any number of environments. A figure element has the greatest flexibility in terms of placement within the composition.
There needs to be a story behind the entire composite. Why are the figures within the particular context and what does the combination of elements say to people who are looking at it. Why would anyone care about what you have put together in the frame.
In making your composite you will need to apply some of the design principles discussed in class in order to make an image that is visually interesting as well as meaningful.
Bring any digital files you need or any images that you might need to scan.
Your final photoshop composite will need to have the following:
The background will combine elements from at least two original photographs. The background is the part of the image that supplies the context and foundation of the image. It is the place where the action has or will happened.
There will be at least five figure elements in the final composite. Figure elements are the parts of an image that have the potential to move. A figure element could exist in any number of environments. A figure element has the greatest flexibility in terms of placement within the composition.
There needs to be a story behind the entire composite. Why are the figures within the particular context and what does the combination of elements say to people who are looking at it. Why would anyone care about what you have put together in the frame.
In making your composite you will need to apply some of the design principles discussed in class in order to make an image that is visually interesting as well as meaningful.
Bring any digital files you need or any images that you might need to scan.
23 January 2010
21 January 2009
Two sessions of class and we are well on our way.
The first class gave you an idea of where we are going and this second class let's you know exactly how we will get there.
Each class will generally follow this same structure. The first half will be theoretical, conceptual, topical and/or historical while the second half will involve engagement with new communication technology and design. There will be several classes where we spend the entire time immersed in working with the technology.
I appreciate everyone actively working with Illustrator. That is why the class takes place in the lab. Next week we will start working with Photoshop. We will learn an array of basic photoshop skills and integrate what we have learned in Illustrator.
We will also talk about fundamental telecommunication technologies. How they operate and connect people locally and globally.
Finally, remember that you need to have your auction groups of two formed and you need to create a blog and post your first entry on what you will sell. This year we have one interesting variation on this assignment as one group will be selling a second hand book on Amazon. This will an interesting new experience for us all to share and demonstrates that you have the opportunity to take advantage of the most consistently profitable business on the Internet: Amazon.
The first class gave you an idea of where we are going and this second class let's you know exactly how we will get there.
Each class will generally follow this same structure. The first half will be theoretical, conceptual, topical and/or historical while the second half will involve engagement with new communication technology and design. There will be several classes where we spend the entire time immersed in working with the technology.
I appreciate everyone actively working with Illustrator. That is why the class takes place in the lab. Next week we will start working with Photoshop. We will learn an array of basic photoshop skills and integrate what we have learned in Illustrator.
We will also talk about fundamental telecommunication technologies. How they operate and connect people locally and globally.
Finally, remember that you need to have your auction groups of two formed and you need to create a blog and post your first entry on what you will sell. This year we have one interesting variation on this assignment as one group will be selling a second hand book on Amazon. This will an interesting new experience for us all to share and demonstrates that you have the opportunity to take advantage of the most consistently profitable business on the Internet: Amazon.
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