Purpose for Developing a Project Overview
A project overview is intended to inform the instructor about specific activities, projects, and innovative ideas that you are interested in pursuing. I realize your idea may not yet be clearly defined. However, the more information I have about your potential project, the more likely it is that I will be able to assist you in further development of your project. The Project Overview should not exceed two pages.
Outline for a Project Overview
Project Introduction: Describe what you plan to do, how long it will take, and the collaborating department or people, that will be involved in this project. Suggested length for this portion of the summary is two to three paragraphs.
Assessment of Need: Describe and define the problem that you wish to solve. Suggested length: one to two paragraphs.
Goals and Objectives for the Project: Provide a broad statement followed by a listing of expected outcomes that collectively lead to attainment of the goal Suggested length: one paragraphs.
Capacity: Write a statement that convinces the reader you and your colleagues have the background to complete this project. If facilities are important, describe what you have available to you. Suggested length: one paragraph.
Conclusion: Include a final paragraph to summarize the benefits and deliverables for the project.
Contact Information: Designate a chief spokesperson, or at most two persons, for this project. The person(s) name and student number , school name and email address should be included in this section.
Estimated Cost: The accuracy of this estimate is not important. It is important to know if you think the project will cost you anything. Suggested length: one line.
All Proposals are to be single-space in 12-point font with no more than 2 pages of narrative.Deadlines for Submission of Proposals Thursaday Dec 20thOrdinarily there will be one Call for Proposals issued in Dec 17 . The specific deadline dates will be: Final ISU Project will be due between January 21-29th 2008
Policy Concerning Evaluation of Proposals The instructor will function in accordance with the following guidelines when evaluating proposals:1. All proposal will be considered on an individual basis2. Specific research purposes and goals should be clearly evident in the proposal3. The instructor will approve after the proposal has been reviewed and an interviewed is conducted.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Yearbook Project
Yearbook Project is to create pages for the Yearbook using Adobe Creative Suite(Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator). The design projects include the following items to be completed by the student:
A) 1 page layout of Basketball Team
B) Double page spread of the Basketball Team
C) Divider pages for each grades
D) Yearbook cover.
The final due dates for your designs is Friday Dec 14th.
Resources are available at the following links:
http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/
http://www.techtutorials.info/drindesx.html
http://www.artstreetdesign.com/index.html
http://www.myocad.com/index2.php
http://www.stepinsidedesign.com
http://www.printmag.com
A) 1 page layout of Basketball Team
B) Double page spread of the Basketball Team
C) Divider pages for each grades
D) Yearbook cover.
The final due dates for your designs is Friday Dec 14th.
Resources are available at the following links:
http://www.jostens.com/yearbook/
http://www.techtutorials.info/drindesx.html
http://www.artstreetdesign.com/index.html
http://www.myocad.com/index2.php
http://www.stepinsidedesign.com
http://www.printmag.com
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Team Project and Presentation
Objectives:
To get you working with basic design software used in journalism courses
To learn how to manage yourself and team members on a class project
To demonstrate a basic understanding of writing, editing and design skills introduced
To plan and execute a formal professional presentation during a given time limit
Due Dates: Envelope with project elements submitted: TBA. Presentation on: TBA
The Assignment:
Most news products are not produced in one-person operations. Rather, journalists have to work in teams to accomplish the goal of getting their product to readers. In this vein, you can expect to do many team projects and presentations as a journalism major. Team projects are generally HARDER to do because you have to coordinate schedules and depend on every members input and cooperation. Such is the case here.
Final projects include the following elements:
One news story written from material provided (each student writes his or her own story - this is not a group effort)
One frontpage layout (will be built using Adobe InDesign)
One penciled layout on a dummy sheet
One two-page explainer (double-spaced) of your decision-making in choosing the five stories and three photos for the front page (each student writes his or her own paper discussing the relative newsworthiness of the stories).
A group member evaluation sheet
The news story:
The instructor will divide students into groups of three. Each student in group is given a packet of information that includes "reporter's notes," a press release, a fact sheet and a link to an informational Web site. You can print out your packet from WebCT. Students are to write a short news story from these materials. Students are also to check facts, AP style, syntax and grammar, and should write a headline of six-to-eight words. These story assignments are to be done individually.
Each group is given 16 stories from which the group must select four or five for the front page of The Tuscaloosa News. The stories written by students are also possibilities for the front. Each group will also receive a number of news photos from which to choose three to four for the page. These stories and photos are available on WebCT.
Paper on news decision-making:
Each student turns in a written paper (two pages, double-spaced) explaining:
* The story choices -- specifically, why group members thought the community or individuals in the community would benefit from these stories, and why they were newsworthy. If there was disagreement with the group's final selection, individuals should discuss why they disagreed, or simply provide their own thoughts about the relative worth of the stories.
* The photo choices -- why were these the best photos to use, and what important information did they convey? Again, individuals should discuss their own thinking about the photos.
Frontpage layout and presentation:
Each group will design a newspaper front page in Adobe InDesign that includes the selected five stories and selected photos. Assume you are editors for The Tuscaloosa News. The instructor will provide students with several page "templates" that are partly built in Adobe InDesign. These page templates will be available on WebCT. Students may look over the selection of page templates, then dummy their layout using pencil and paper. Students may produce their own designs from scratch if they wish, but this is only recommended if students feel strongly confident in your Adobe InDesign abilities because lab access will be minimal. Students should write headlines for these pages, put cutlines on the photos, and each student must turn in a page dummy, a printed InDesign page and an electronic version of the InDesign page uploaded to FINAL PROJECT assignment module in by FridayTBA
Before the presentation days, the instructor will produce PDF copies of all InDesign pages in a folder on the instructor's computer in Room 327 (the regular classroom) ,and each group will present their page and their story and photo decisions. These decisions should be explained in light of class concepts, particularly from the beginning of the semester. It is up to the group to decide how to divide the presentation -- you may have one speaker, or four. If you have four, each person must make their parts very brief. I will "yank" your group at the end of 10 minutes in order to make time for class discussion.
Four projects will be presented each day.
Group member evaluation:
Each student will receive individual grades for the news story and the news selection essay. Each student will receive a group grade for the page layout and the class presentation. These grades will be averaged for your final grade on the team project. The instructor will give each group a form for evaluation of group members and will take these evaluations into consideration in the grading of the group component of the projects.
To get you working with basic design software used in journalism courses
To learn how to manage yourself and team members on a class project
To demonstrate a basic understanding of writing, editing and design skills introduced
To plan and execute a formal professional presentation during a given time limit
Due Dates: Envelope with project elements submitted: TBA. Presentation on: TBA
The Assignment:
Most news products are not produced in one-person operations. Rather, journalists have to work in teams to accomplish the goal of getting their product to readers. In this vein, you can expect to do many team projects and presentations as a journalism major. Team projects are generally HARDER to do because you have to coordinate schedules and depend on every members input and cooperation. Such is the case here.
Final projects include the following elements:
One news story written from material provided (each student writes his or her own story - this is not a group effort)
One frontpage layout (will be built using Adobe InDesign)
One penciled layout on a dummy sheet
One two-page explainer (double-spaced) of your decision-making in choosing the five stories and three photos for the front page (each student writes his or her own paper discussing the relative newsworthiness of the stories).
A group member evaluation sheet
The news story:
The instructor will divide students into groups of three. Each student in group is given a packet of information that includes "reporter's notes," a press release, a fact sheet and a link to an informational Web site. You can print out your packet from WebCT. Students are to write a short news story from these materials. Students are also to check facts, AP style, syntax and grammar, and should write a headline of six-to-eight words. These story assignments are to be done individually.
Each group is given 16 stories from which the group must select four or five for the front page of The Tuscaloosa News. The stories written by students are also possibilities for the front. Each group will also receive a number of news photos from which to choose three to four for the page. These stories and photos are available on WebCT.
Paper on news decision-making:
Each student turns in a written paper (two pages, double-spaced) explaining:
* The story choices -- specifically, why group members thought the community or individuals in the community would benefit from these stories, and why they were newsworthy. If there was disagreement with the group's final selection, individuals should discuss why they disagreed, or simply provide their own thoughts about the relative worth of the stories.
* The photo choices -- why were these the best photos to use, and what important information did they convey? Again, individuals should discuss their own thinking about the photos.
Frontpage layout and presentation:
Each group will design a newspaper front page in Adobe InDesign that includes the selected five stories and selected photos. Assume you are editors for The Tuscaloosa News. The instructor will provide students with several page "templates" that are partly built in Adobe InDesign. These page templates will be available on WebCT. Students may look over the selection of page templates, then dummy their layout using pencil and paper. Students may produce their own designs from scratch if they wish, but this is only recommended if students feel strongly confident in your Adobe InDesign abilities because lab access will be minimal. Students should write headlines for these pages, put cutlines on the photos, and each student must turn in a page dummy, a printed InDesign page and an electronic version of the InDesign page uploaded to FINAL PROJECT assignment module in by FridayTBA
Before the presentation days, the instructor will produce PDF copies of all InDesign pages in a folder on the instructor's computer in Room 327 (the regular classroom) ,and each group will present their page and their story and photo decisions. These decisions should be explained in light of class concepts, particularly from the beginning of the semester. It is up to the group to decide how to divide the presentation -- you may have one speaker, or four. If you have four, each person must make their parts very brief. I will "yank" your group at the end of 10 minutes in order to make time for class discussion.
Four projects will be presented each day.
Group member evaluation:
Each student will receive individual grades for the news story and the news selection essay. Each student will receive a group grade for the page layout and the class presentation. These grades will be averaged for your final grade on the team project. The instructor will give each group a form for evaluation of group members and will take these evaluations into consideration in the grading of the group component of the projects.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Flash Website Project
Create a Flash website using Flash MX. Your flash website should have the following elements:
1)Buttons (at least 5)
2)Scenes (at least 5)
3)Password feature
4)Motion and Shape tweens
5)Creative design
6)Content
Have fun! and be Creative!!
1)Buttons (at least 5)
2)Scenes (at least 5)
3)Password feature
4)Motion and Shape tweens
5)Creative design
6)Content
Have fun! and be Creative!!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Looping Animation Assignment Monday Oct 22nd
Click link and read instructions and complete the following Looping animation http://www.flash-mx.com/flash/loop_animation.cfm
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Flash Racing Movie Assignment Monday Oct 15th
FLASH RACING MOVIE
Reinforced Concepts:
Motion Guide: Make cars go around track
Movie Clip: Make fire that flickers (frame by frame)
Transparency: See through the fire (set Movie Clip’s Alpha)
Part I: Create graphics/movie clips
Fire movie clip: Create a 3-frame symbol that resembles fire. Use three colors and be sure the shape changes from frame to frame. Use either the pencil tool to draw it (make need to set to “close large gaps” to fill it in or use the pen tool. Be sure to insert a new keyframe before making a change; you will have three consecutive keyframe in the movie clip symbol.
Racecar: Create a basic racecar using shapes (ovals, triangle, rectangle). HINT: Triangles are created by clicking the rectangle tool button and holding it and choosing the Polystar tool. Then, in Options (Property Inspector), tell it three sides Then, use the black arrow to modify the shapes (move points, add curves), add a solid black stroke to the entire chassis, and then add the wheels and other parts on separate layers. HINT: I used a textured stroke on the wheels so they didn’t seem so “perfect.”
Select the whole racecar and place it where the tip of the racecar is at the crosshairs!!! IMPORTANT!!!
Duplicate Racecar: Duplicate the racecar clip in the library (right click and Duplicate) to make second racecar. Just change the color.
Part II: Create racetrack (on its own layer)
Make this a bigger stage than normal. Set to 800x600. Set the background color to a blue (sky) color.
How intricate your racetrack is will be up to you. Be sure the track is a light gray color (not black, since wheels will be black). Use ovals to make a circular track or the pen tool to make a more complicated track.
Decorate your track as you see fit (flags, starting gate, trees, oil spills, etc.).
Part III: Place cars and create the guides
Put the racecars on the track. Be sure you size them down so they can fit on the track together.
To most easily create a guide for this project, it is important to put the registration point of the movie clip at the tip of the car. And, it is easiest to use a skinny line, so I suggest the pencil tool. Put each car on its own layer. Right click the layer to add a Motion Guide layer. Lock the car layer while you draw the path on the motion guide layer; then lock the motion guide, unlock the car, and snap the car to the path.
Reinforced Concepts:
Motion Guide: Make cars go around track
Movie Clip: Make fire that flickers (frame by frame)
Transparency: See through the fire (set Movie Clip’s Alpha)
Part I: Create graphics/movie clips
Fire movie clip: Create a 3-frame symbol that resembles fire. Use three colors and be sure the shape changes from frame to frame. Use either the pencil tool to draw it (make need to set to “close large gaps” to fill it in or use the pen tool. Be sure to insert a new keyframe before making a change; you will have three consecutive keyframe in the movie clip symbol.
Racecar: Create a basic racecar using shapes (ovals, triangle, rectangle). HINT: Triangles are created by clicking the rectangle tool button and holding it and choosing the Polystar tool. Then, in Options (Property Inspector), tell it three sides Then, use the black arrow to modify the shapes (move points, add curves), add a solid black stroke to the entire chassis, and then add the wheels and other parts on separate layers. HINT: I used a textured stroke on the wheels so they didn’t seem so “perfect.”
Select the whole racecar and place it where the tip of the racecar is at the crosshairs!!! IMPORTANT!!!
Duplicate Racecar: Duplicate the racecar clip in the library (right click and Duplicate) to make second racecar. Just change the color.
Part II: Create racetrack (on its own layer)
Make this a bigger stage than normal. Set to 800x600. Set the background color to a blue (sky) color.
How intricate your racetrack is will be up to you. Be sure the track is a light gray color (not black, since wheels will be black). Use ovals to make a circular track or the pen tool to make a more complicated track.
Decorate your track as you see fit (flags, starting gate, trees, oil spills, etc.).
Part III: Place cars and create the guides
Put the racecars on the track. Be sure you size them down so they can fit on the track together.
To most easily create a guide for this project, it is important to put the registration point of the movie clip at the tip of the car. And, it is easiest to use a skinny line, so I suggest the pencil tool. Put each car on its own layer. Right click the layer to add a Motion Guide layer. Lock the car layer while you draw the path on the motion guide layer; then lock the motion guide, unlock the car, and snap the car to the path.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)