In-Ear In Class

Bring Your Earphones

Please bring a pair of earphones to every class this semester. You'll be using many video tutorials during the semester.

It's best not to use noise-cancelling phones. You still want to hear what's going on in class.

Required Viewing

Macintosh 101

CG1 — Let's take some time in our first class to get acquainted. We'll meet each other and start to get to know the Mac that's sitting in front of you. The link leads to a page of video tutorials for the Mac. Take a gander at a few. There will eventually be a quiz on some of this content. There's something there for everyone from the novice to the experienced Mac user.

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Kuler Than Cool

This site was created by Adobe to help designers create colour schemes. This is going to be an indespensable tool for you. You'll need an Adobe ID. Don't worry, it's free. Once you're there, you can create/download/upload colour schemes. They load into all the Adobe CS5 apps. It's also a whicked example of an application in a browser.

They say it best

Adobe Video Workshops

With the release of CS5, Adobe has really pumped up their product tutorial. They got some help from Linda.com along the way. If you want to learn how to use Creative Suite version 3, well, just come to class. If you want to push it even further, visit Adobe's Video Workshop. Here you can find hundreds of short video tutorials presented in a slick Flash-based interface. It ain't no boob tube.

Because Your Mother Told You To

Backup & Archive

Considering the blood, sweat and tears you've expended creating them, the files on your computer will become very valuable to you. You need to keep them in more than one place. Experienced computer users are known to say if files exist only in one place, they don't exist at all. Read on...

Let your fingers do the walking

Adobe Shortcuts App

You need to download this. Adobe never ceases to impress me. They've gone and crafter this amazing application which lists every keyboard shortcut for every one of their applications. You can find them all in this one compact application. Nifty.

your professional association

Join the Club

The R.G.D. is your professional association. Becoming a member has many benefits, some tangible, some abstract. Being a member of the Association means that you are among peers and mentors. As with all associations, it is what you make of it. The more you participate, the more you will benefit. I know that my membership has proven invaluable to me throughout my career. Read on >>

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Drop.IO

Drop.io enables you to create simple private exchange points called "drops."

The service has no email signup and no "accounts." Each drop is private, and only as accessible as you choose to deliberately make it. Create multiple drops, add any type of media, and share or subscribe as you want. To make a drop just click the big red button that says 'drop it'.