September 27, 2010

I am working on my assignment, I obviously chose Photoshop because thats my favorite program. I'm looking and for some tricks online but I can't find anything that I really like, plus, we are suppose to do something that works on Photoshop Elements, which is a crappy version of Photoshop, I don't really like it, it lacks of like a 60% of the tools that the other Photoshop has, so I couldn't use some tricks that I knew.

Finally I decided to use only the basic tools that Photoshop has but that nobody uses. Those are Sponge Tool, the Background Eraser, and the Color Replacement Tool, plus some adjustment layers. It took me a while to decide what to do with those tools, until I decided to use them to transform Angelina Jolie into a Vampire... :D

Eddy

September 23, 2010

We have an assignment, we have to look up some trick of Photoshop or Fireworks, learn it and then present it to the class. Today sir showed us some useful tricks in Fireworks as an example of what the assignment should be like.

He started by making a text and a circle, and then making the circle the path for the text, what that basically means is that he took the text and made it go around the circle, which is a pretty neat trick :)... another trick he showed us was one with a text and a background, basically he made the text transparent, but he added an effect that makes it stand out a bit, so you know is there but is blend in with the background.

Eddy

September 22, 2010

Today we took a look to Fireworks!, we did basically some of the stuff from yesterday but in a different program, I don't really like Fireworks, at least not as much as Photoshop, but Fireworks is really useful for some things, and is has some properties that makes it easier to do certain task with it than Photoshop.

Todays lesson was the basics of Fireworks, starting from the canvas; choosing transparent and the right size. We also draw some stuff, we learn how to use the text tool, and how to do some cool effects with it or with any other drawing, he also showed us how to modify the canvas so it fits perfectly the image and lastly how to export a image to gif or jpg, or even png :)

Eddy

September 21, 2010

So we are now in graphics, today we took a look to Photoshop, which is great because I already know how to use it, sir taught us how to use some tools that might be useful in the future when we start making our own stuff.

Some of the tools he showed us was how to removed the red eyes that appear on pictures sometimes, how to use the Stamp Tool, to clone a part of the picture and that way correct some anomalies, to clone people using the exact same tool, to bring things from one picture to another picture and combine them, to replace the sky of a picture, and to correct the color, contrast and brightness of a picture... fun stuff :)

Eddy

September 16, 2010

Today we were introduced to HTML using 1st PAGE 2000!!! we learned the very basics about it, and some important concepts, and we also learned a easy way to import pictures into the page, after that we were given assignment to complete.

The assignment was simply to create a page using certain commands (center the title, bold, italics, order and unordered list and size of the text) it was done in less than 10 minutes, really basic stuff, I'm looking forward to tomorrow :)

Eddy

September 14 & 15, 2010

These two days were work periods. On Tuesday we completed the feasibility study and the flow charts, it is easier than it looks and we actually did it faster that we thought it would take us. We left the rest for Wednesday.

On Wednesday we finished everything, we did the Hipo chart and edited some stuff about previews steps, finally we printed everything and handed the project in, although we did not get any extra marks for handing the assignment earlier, we got perfect on it :)

Eddy

September 13, 2010

Today we were introduced to the "system analysis and design recap", we basically went thought the steps of what to do before actually programming and creating a web page. Time line using a GANTT chart, the request of design, the feasibility study, the data flowchart and the hipo chart.

Our assignment now is to create a Case Study (internet PIM) of an alectronic agenda, we have to go through every step I mentioned before, today my partner and I created the Gantt Chart and the request for design

Eddy

September 9, 2010

I just arrived to the class and I'm a couple of days behind, but it looks like is not a big deal, the reason I'm taking Web Design is because I want to learn as much as I can about computers, I really enjoy designing things and always thought it would be useful to know at least the basics about the development of webs, so I though this would be a good opportunity.

Today we learned the importance of a project management and team work, and we were also introduce to Smartdraw and Smart Ideas, although I have use them before for my programming class :). In these programs we learned how to do data flow diagram and a HIPO diagram.

Eddy