Website floating re-do...

I tried to keep this website really simple; I tend to over design things. Green is the basic color because the organization is an envionmental advocacy group. I brought in elements from my poster, because I designed it for the same organization. The photos are from the actual events of this organization. I used georgia font and made the pretty vines in Indesign.

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Wrapping it Up

If I could take this class over again, I probably would. It was a nice break from the typical lecture-exam structure of the rest of my courses, and it stretched my mind in a way I definitely wasn't used to. I loved learning to use inDesign and I know it will definitely be helpful in the future to have a little bit of a background in graphics and to understand all of the Adobe programs. I think I'll have to agree with Katrina's post. I doubt I'll remember the terms we discussed a year from now, but I know the concepts and skills will definitely stick with me. Thanks Wasim and Professor Taylor for an excellent semester! :)

Wrap-Up Post

Overall I enjoyed this class. I learned a lot, simply because I barely knew anything about graphics when I first started. I found the gestalt principles the most interesting part of the class and I really enjoyed the part on color. I also found it very useful to learn how to use the adobe programs and I really want them for my own computer.

I found the projects to be a lot of fun, but that's about it. I didn't think they were very helpful to my future. Being a print major, i found a majority of what I learned not applicable to my life and hopeful career. It was nice to know but in all honesty I will probably forget the terms by next year. However I will most likely use the concepts I learned for much longer.

Thank you from Wasim

I just wanted to thank everyone for posting on this blog for the semester and, for the most part, actively commenting on each others' work. I know it's been a thorn in the side sometimes, and we sometimes got off track, but I hope everyone learned a little bit from doing the assignments and sharing their projects with this peers.

Blogging will be important once you all enter the "real world" out of college. It's a great (and cheap!) self-promotional tool. What we did this semester was just the start; a way to whet your appetite for blogging.

By creating a Google account to use this blog for the class, you've already created 90 percent of what you need to start your own blog, which I hope many of you try. College is a great time to learn the ropes of blogging.

As many of you have probably figured out, I run my own blog using Blogger - something I created after taking the same graphics class (albeit the graduate-level version). You can check it out at http://wasimonline.blogspot.com/. You'll find a link there to my Web site, which was created using the same principles I learned here in the interface design project. And I already showed you all how blogging can drive traffic to your Web site. It's a synergistic relationship between the two.

Try it - you may even find it's fun! All it takes is signing in and clicking on "Dashboard" at the top and then "Create a blog" on the next page.

Thanks everyone for a great semester. You all worked really hard and I saw some great work coming from this class. It's been a pleasure to work with you in my first instructional associate job here in Syracuse.

Wrap-up post

I honestly don't know where to begin with graphics. I loved it, but at the same time it was conducive to my obsessive perfectionism, which of course had me in the labs for a good portion of this semester. It is so helpful that we learned Adobe Creative Suite. I never knew I was capable of properly using a Mac, in fact. Now, a PC just seems complicated. I got in touch with my artsy side, and want to take more graphics classes. In fact, I'd like to switch into the major.
I never knew font would matter so much to me. I never really noticed type-faces on trivial things like medicine bottles or trucks- meaning that I never knew they mattered. Now I find myself analyzing every sign and label for a recognizable font. Yay, graphics! I also made friends with all of the students that work in the labs because I am in there so often for extended periods of time.

magazine re-do. fun stuff.

Sharing resources

This class was very useful to me in learning about the visual side of the communications industry--I'm grateful for the software training and the knowledge about design, photography and printing that I now have.

For those of you who would love to see your business cards in print, this site gives away 10 cards for free that come with a 10 percent coupon. It's a great way to see your cards before you by them on a proper piece of paper with double-sided or glossy effects. You just upload your image.

Enjoy your breaks!