Newspaper Markup
For my Newspaper Markup I chose to markup The Oklahoma Daily. I really enjoyed this assignment and learned so much by being able to watch and learn from the professor and now getting to identify parts of the paper myself!
For my Newspaper Markup I chose to markup The Oklahoma Daily. I really enjoyed this assignment and learned so much by being able to watch and learn from the professor and now getting to identify parts of the paper myself!
The next assignment in “boot camp” was to look at a newspaper and identify and dissect the key ingredients needed in newspaper articles. Headline, body text and jump lines, to name a few, are what makes it easy for a reader to understand. These things can also prove to be important to the reader knows […]
1. What were you asked to do? I was asked to learn the basics of Adobe In Design and Photoshop and (try) to apply my newly learned skills. 2. How did you respond to what you were asked to do? At first I thought it would be pretty easy since I was watching everything being […]
Woo hoo! I made it through bootcamp… Well, kind of. In lesson 1.3 I was asked to complete assignments using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and a newspaper. I recreated the Read More …
This past week in my PR Publications class, we were asked to watch a series of video tutorials on lynda.com that explained different tools and techniques in both Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Going into this assignment, I thought it would be simple and easy, but I definitely got a rude awakening when I saw that the videos totaled over two hours of viewing time. After I scheduled in time over the course of a few days, I realized that it could and should be done. After all, I knew I would come out with way more knowledge about these products than I previously had. As I began the first few videos, I discovered that this was definitely going to take longer than I thought. I would watch the instructor demo Read More …
This week, I was asked to watch videos on lynda.com about Photoshop and InDesign, mark up a newspaper by respective sections and perform a Typesetting Assignment. I was excited about the tasks that I was assigned this week because I have been wanting to learn the programs. I responded by watching the videos and performing … Continue reading Reflection
Wow! I never realized how much formatting went into publishing a newspaper until I dissected the front page of The Oklahoma Daily’s volume on Sept. 3. I was asked to find the Read More …
“Today we will be working with Adobe InDesign class,” said Adam Croom. “Wait, In-de-what?” I thought to myself. I barley know how to use the basic functions of my MacBook, let Read More …
Whew…what a week! It has been so awesome to dive into all this Adobe software finally! This week we were asked to watch countless videos, mark up newspapers to learn different layout terminology, try out Adobe Photoshop and InDesign for ourselves. While it was a lot of fun (and very time consuming…), I am glad to be done … Continue reading Newspaper Markup + Typesetting Assignment