Posts By: brianjosephkeener

When I walked into PR pubs today, I remembered that the class was going to start learning how to use Adobe Photoshop. I was so ecstatic, yet quiet in my learning. I forgot to bring my headphones to listen to tutorial videos but I didn’t care. I finally got to start learning one of my… Continue reading Photoshop: Cut – Paste – Edit

I was assigned to work on a letterhead for PR pubs today. It was soo much easier than the business card because most of my research was already done on brand identity. Plus, I already had a good understanding of what I wanted my letterhead to look like.   I believe my progress on it… Continue reading Letterhead Woes

This week in PR Pubs we were required to make a business card for any company we desired. I did a ton of research into a company called Cicis and realized they recently changed their logo. I can agree with the change because it looks much better (like if you updated windows XP to windows… Continue reading How I Climbed from My Hell to Heaven

Today at PR Pubs was a total disaster for me and I could feel the heat. All of the class was to follow the instructor’s example using InDesign and keep up. It was incredibly difficult for me to catch up for mainly two reasons. At first, I have to admit I am a total greenhorn… Continue reading A Wake Up Call

This week’s first lecture in Public Relations Publications spoke about deconstructing designs by others instead of making it ourselves. I was taken aback from this announcement because usually courses start from the bottom and work their way to the top. Albeit, our course doing something different by picking apart piece-by-piece how a good design is… Continue reading Demolition? No, You Must Mean Deconstruction

The new course I am taking, called Public Relations Publications, is going to take my design skills to a whole new level. So far, the only applicable design skills involved using computer programs such as MS Paint and GIMP. wikiHow seeing this gives me flashbacks of my middle school computer class I know there are… Continue reading My Course Forecast

At the University of Oklahoma, my main place to study, to chill, and hang about is the Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center at the Bizzell Library. It has everything I need: a place to get coffee, a whiteboard to study with, and enough noise to make it a lively hangout spot. I especially enjoy the “private”… Continue reading Where you usually can find me