EDLD+5366+Digital+Graphics,+Animation,+and+Desktop+Publishing

=Week 1- Digital Graphics Teaching Tool=

=Week 2- Logo=

=Week 3- Animation= media type="file" key="Snowman2.mov" width="300" height="300"

=Week 4- Newsletter=

=Week 5- Course Embedded Assignment Reflection= I began this course without any background knowledge of graphic design. Coming in with basically a clean slate really helped me open my eyes to the design guidelines as I put them into use for the newspaper assignment. Before this assignment I had created a couple of newsletters but never following any design guidelines. I was able to take what I have learned in this course and transfer it over to an existing newsletter and make the necessary adjustments to follow the design guidelines as well as the rubric. According to Lamb (2005), “planning is an essential part of building a newsletter.” I found this true not only for the articles, but the design aspect as well. By using an existing newsletter, I was able to focus more on the design elements than the content of the articles. I felt like this assignment was more about applying what this course has taught me regarding design and allowed me to focus on applying contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity according to Dr. John Yearwood (2009) through my newsletter. When completing this assignment I relied heavily on the readings and the rubric. The readings related to the newsletter development helped me understand the process to developing a newsletter as well as the parts that make up the newsletter. I needed the visual of a rubric to use as a guide to ensure that all of the exemplary requirements were met. Relying on classmates’ critiques and recommendations definitely helped me to see my products through someone else’s eyes and make changes as needed. As my department prepares for our annual district-wide Media Fair, having taken this course will help me evaluate student projects in the categories of desktop publishing, animation, and graphic design. I will be able to apply everything that I have learned from the article //Newsletter Evaluation Criteria// by Annette Lamb (2005) to my judging comments instead of going with what I thought looked the best. In the past years this category has seen some of the largest number of entries. By applying what I have learned, I will be better equipped with instructing teachers on what practices make the most effective newsletters.

Lamb, A. (2005). Evaluating newsletters. Retrieved from http://eduscapes.com/sessions/publishing/evaluating.htm

Lamb, A. (2005). Planning newsletters. Retrieved from http://eduscapes.com/sessions/publishing/planning.htm

Yearwood, J. (2009). Basic Design Principals. Retrieved from https://lamar.epiclms.net/Learn/Player.aspx?enrollmentid=1578572