Class 16 Notes are in progress and are subject to change

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Copy 16postcard from Class to shared folder - we will continue with advanced Photoshop Techniques. Copy the DCpics folder from last class to your 16 postcard folder.

PPT: Easy Design Tips (revised for review) for producing professional looking documents (without a degree in Graphic Design)

In Class: Creating a Hometown Postcard using photographs in DCPics folder inside 16postcard: Tutorial link - DC Postcard

Postcard Examples

• Illustrated postcard text the easy way

• PowerPoint - adding sound and video clips to a presentation

• Guest House example

Homework - this will be due Tuesday, October 29th

Create a 5"x7" postcard for your hometown that can also be used as a graphic on the Chamber of Commerce website.

Based on what you learned in class, and following the directions in the tutorial called Postcard construct a postcard attracting visitors and prospective new citizens to your home town. (See commercial example, below)

List of toolbars for Photoshop Elements:

http://www.easyelements.com/basics.html

GUIDELINES for Hometown Postcard

-The dimensions should be be five inches tall and seven inches wide resolution 72ppi for use on web or in  presentations
-The background may be transparent or solid.
-You may choose what photographs to use - most cities and towns have a web-based site with pictures and information about their community. Since this is a homework assignment and will not be published to the web, copying from the Internet is acceptable for practice. Don't forget about the Stock Exchange. Save all photos that you use in a separate folder.
-You will use at least three photographs and each one should be placed on a separate layer during the design process.
-Include at least two text layers in your graphic.

Show that you know how to use the following techniques:

opacity
move tool
enhancement
resize
feather
crop
brightness
contrast
hue
saturation
gradient

You will save your postcard two ways, and the second version should be inserted onto a PPT slide:

• Photoshop elements layered version: pcusernamelayers.psd

• Web-ready flattened jpeg: pcusernameflat.jpg

• You should insert the .jpg version onto the PowerPoint slide inside the 16postcard homework folder and add the footer with your name as instructed.

17CLT/postcard.

Points: 24

8 points on effective use of Photoshop Elements techniques including saving for web, saving a separate layered copy, and inserting into slide
8 points on using all techniques and all elements, including text and photos
8 points for excellence in design

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