Introduction to Multimedia

Interactive Web Media
Semister 1:
Adobe Photoshop ACA


Intermediate Multimedia Techniques

Interactive Web Media
Semister 2:
Adobe Photoshop ACA

    Collages and Photography

    Understanding digital photography and digital images link
    Description: Digital photography is fast, fun, and easy. One of the coolest things about digital photography is that you can see your picture right away. With just a few clicks of the mouse you can download, organize, edit, and share all of your digital photos. In this activity, students take photos and gather images from various sources, identifying elements of visual design that reflect good composition. Students also learn about scanned images, Camera RAW, video stills, and key digital image terminology.

  1. Digital photography
  2. How to Scan
  3. intro_digital_photo
  4. PS How to camera raw
  5. Preparing images/graphics
  6. AI how to export/save
  7. PS how to generate file formats

    8. Design principles link
    Description: Designers use design principles to evaluate and inform the consistency and visual hierarchy of their design. Put into action, design and typographic principles, can then be used to make sure designs reach an intended target audience and/or meet the goals of a company or individual. Use this activity to introduce the how to use design principles and typography so students can evaluate and inform their designs.

  8. Activity design principles
  9. design principles
  10. design_principles_preso
  11. Typography concepts
  12. typography_preso

    13. Presenting design projects link
    Description: The ability for a designer to be able to present design projects is an important skills to have as it can happen at various junctures and in various ways throughout the design cycle. Presentations can take many forms and be made to a variety of audiences. Use this activity to teach your students how to communicate clearly, ideas for creating effective presentations, and guidelines for presenting to teammates, groups, and clients.

  13. presentation ideas best practices

    14. Getting started with Adobe Photoshop link
    Description: Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard program for manipulating images and creating bitmap graphics. In this activity students are introduced to the interface, terminology, and basic panels in Photoshop. They will learn about the purpose of layers in Photoshop, how to organize and customize the workspace, and how to manage color.

  14. Photoshop Get started
  15. Photsoshop Color management
  16. Photoshop new document
  17. Photoshop how to use layers
  18. Photoshop overview

    19. Editing images and graphics link
    Description: In this activity, students learn to edit images and create and edit graphics from images in Photoshop and Illustrator.

  19. Editing images/graphics
  20. AI how to create vector
  21. AI how to modify graphics
  22. bitmap/vector images
  23. Photoshop how to add a watermark
  24. Photoshop how to combine images
  25. Photoshop how to correct color
  26. Photoshop how to fix images
  27. Photoshop generate file formats
  28. Photoshop how to resize crop
  29. Photoshop how to use selection tools

    30. Getting started with Adobe Acrobat link
    Description: The Portable Document Format, PDF, is an important document format that allows users to create secure documents that can be viewed in any device or operating system. Use this activity to introduce your students to PDFs, the Adobe Acrobat workspace, and how to create PDFs.

  30. Get started with Acrobat
  31. AXI how to create a pdf
  32. AXI how to use acrobat interface
  33. Copyright
  34. Principles Copyright

    35. Logos

    Preparing images and graphics for web, print, and video link
    Description: Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard program for manipulating images and creating bitmap graphics. In this activity students are introduced to the interface, terminology, and basic panels in Photoshop. They will learn about the purpose of layers in Photoshop, how to organize and customize the workspace, and how to manage color.Different mediums - print, web, and video - require different file formats. This activity teaches students how to generate appropriate image and graphic file formats for these mediums. Students will also learn about design comps and how to use Artboards to create comps for different devices and export for review.

  35. Activity-preparing_images_graphics
  36. AI_howto_export_save
  37. PS How to design for multiscreen
  38. PS How to generate file formats
  39. PS_howto_generate_file_formats

    40. Design principles

  40. design_principles
  41. design_principles_preso
  42. typography_concepts
  43. typography_preso

    44. Presenting design projects

  44. presentation_ideas_best_practices

    45. Design project review and redesign

  45. Activity-design-project-review-redesign
  46. design_project_review_redesign

    47. Getting started with Adobe Illustrator

  47. Activity-get-started-Illustrator
  48. AI_howto_export_save
  49. AI_howto_swatches
  50. AI_howto_use_layers_ai
  51. AI_overview_illustrator
  52. Activity-drawing-and-text-Illustrator
  53. AI_howto_draw_illustrator
  54. AI_howto_draw_perspective
  55. AI_howto_modify_graphics
  56. AI_howto_symbols_patterns

    57. How to draw and add text with Adobe Illustrator

  57. AI_howto_work_with_text

    58. Business cards
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    59. External Resources

    Advertisements
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    60. External Resources

    Portfolios
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    61. External Resources

    Brochures
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    62. External Resources

    Newsletters
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    63. External Resources

    Mini-yearbooks
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    64. External Resources

    Final Portfolios
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    65. External Resources