Home
COMA 462: Digital Message Production
Project Description Acquired Skill
     
Dreamweaver    
     
Named Anchors Named anchors allow the user to nagivate to different locations on a given page. Selecting items to anchor and developing anchor links.
Navigation

Navigation links objects, words, or pictures to different pages on a website.

Created buttons, a text bar, a jump menu and a image map.
Home Page A homepage is a the main page to a website which includes navigation links and named anchors. Created tables, inserted images, tables and text.
     
InDesign    
     
Flyer Recreated and improved a previously done flyer. Applied basic InDesign techniques such as adding text, color and images.
Advertisement Created an advertisement/flyer introducing a professional speaker's seminar to university students and officials. Applied the effects of black and white design.
Brochure Created a 6-page brochure for college students discussing relaxation techniques. Applied more in depth InDesign techniques including page set-up, as well as adding text, color, images and other graphic elements.
     
PowerPoint    
     
Revising Revised a previously done PowerPoint to make it more organized and visually pleasing. Used basic PowerPoint skills to change color, add images and modify/improve existing elements.
About Me Created a 5-slide About Me PowerPoint show . Applied basic design techniques to insert text and images into each side.

Effective Communication1

Effective Communication2

Created two PowerPoint slideshows discussing effective communication. PowerPoint 1 was to run independantly at a kiost, PowerPoint 2 was to be used as a visual aid for a presentation. Acquired the ability to differentiate between the two types of PowerPoint slideshows. One as simply an aid to a speaker, the other an independant project with no additional information.
     
Word    
     
Handout Created a handout discussing "CRAP" or the 4 Design Principles, as according to Robin Williams. Applied contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity to designing a handout for the class.
Replication Assignment Replicated different Word design techniques into our own Word document. Utilized different design aspects of word by formatting, inserting pictures, lines and more.