DIGITAL DESIGN

ABOUT THIS COURSE

• Learning to use digital design tools
• Good design principals
• Help each other
• Do the work - get the grade
• Late assignments

WHAT NEEDED?

OTHER RESOURCES

• tv.abobe.com
• WMU library e-books
• YouTube
• Help button
• Chat & Discussion

CREATING A PRINT LAYOUT

CREATING A PRINT LAYOUT

CREATING A PHOTO LAYOUT

INFOGRAPHICS

EDITING VIDEO IN PHOTOSHOP

CREATING A WEBSITE

CREATING AN APP

CREATING EPUBS

MUSE CC

Untitled Slide

CREATING INTERACTIVE FORMS

CREATING AN E-PORTFOLIO

THE RIGHT TOOL

WHICH FORMAT?

• Pdf
• DPS
• Fixed EPubs
• Reflowable EPubs
• HTML

PDF

• You can control what your readers will see.
• Almost all PCs have Adobe PCs.
• It can be made interactive.
• But, it not very flexible.

DPS

• Publish highly designed content apps to multiple devices.
• Perfectly match the print version of a layout.
• Lots of interactive features.
• iPad only
• Single-edition apps also cannot appear in Apple's Newsstand.

REFLOWABLE EPUB

• Open file format for E-books.
• Good for publications which aren't highly designed.
• Good for simple layout books.
• Can fit different screen sizes for different devices.

FIXED EPUB

• For books sold online by Apple and Barnes and Noble.
• Different version for different devices.

HTML WEB SITES

• Potential large audience
• Faster access
• Fewer barriers
• Difficult to collect money
• Avoid use of flash.

PHOTOSHOP VS. LIGHTROOM

KULER

BEHANCE

INK AND SLIDE

QUESTIONS