Illustrating Words
in Photoshop CS6

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Today’s demonstrations: • How to combine type and shape (Photoshop) • How to insert pictures into type (Photoshop) • How to modify letterforms (Photoshop CS6 • How to drop a shadow for text (Photoshop) • How to add a stroke for text (Photoshop) • How to emboss the type (Photoshop) • How to apply an […]

A-341 Demo: Explode

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1. Cmd N, and choose purple as the bgcolor 2. Rename the layer “Truman“, and type Truman on the stage (white Time 80 pt.) 3. Select the text: Modify > Break Apart or Cmd B, to break the text to 6 individual boxes 4. Click the layer Truman to select all text boxes: Modify > Timeline […]

A-341 Demo:
Echo Animation in Flash CS6

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Echo Effect / Phase-I 1. Cmd N, and save the file to “echo.fla” 2. Choose the Type Tool to type “VISCOM 2012” and make sure Classic Text / Static Text / Anti-alias for animation are selected in Properties panel before typing. 3. Choose the bgcolor to purple and type color to white 4. Cmd K […]

ADDY Awards 2007-2008 Award Winning Entries

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Award Winning Entries / American Advertising Federation – ADDY Award Professional (AAF Gulf-Coast) ADDY Award 2008 Pro (AAF-MS): “Night Fall” (Digital Illustration)Art Director & Graphic Designer: Ping Xu ADDY Award 2008 Pro (AAF-MS): “Cross Connections ’09” Exhibition LogoArt Director & Graphic Designer: Ping Xu ADDY Award 2008 Pro (AAF-MS): “Cross Connections ’09” Exhibition PosterArt Director […]

Study Abroad Trip to China
::: Summer 2013 :::

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A group photo in Forbidden City, Beijing. Eighteen Truman students, including seven art department students, joined Study Abroad trip to China in summer 2011. Study Abroad Trip to China – Summer 2013 – Detailed Itinerary: PDF | Word Truman’s Study Abroad Program would like to invite you to join the study abroad trip in China. […]

The Annual Summer
English Camp in Taiwan

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Time: July (4 weeks) Location: Changhwa City, Taiwan Position: English Teacher Job Description: Teach elementary & high school students English and American Culture Number of Truman Students: 8 Event Description: The event is a collaborative effort of the faculty-lead China Summer Study abroad program of Truman State University and the Education Department of Changhwa, Taiwan […]

Study Abroad Fair for Summer 2013

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The Study Abroad Fair at SUB activities room will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. today. You are welcome if you have time. Truman State University Summer Programs

Content Strategy Within
The Design Process

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Content Strategy Within The Design Process – by Brad Shorr “Content strategy is an emerging field of practice encompassing every aspect of content, including its design, development, analysis, presentation, measurement, evaluation, production, management, and governance.” Read more …

The Creative Way To Maximize
Design Ideas With Type

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The Creative Way To Maximize Design Ideas With Type by Carolyn Knight, Jessica Glaser As with most designers, being sure that we explore and select the most successful, memorable and stimulating designs is a vital aspect that underpins every project we undertake. For us, the beginning of a new challenge has never been as simple […]

A-201 Prepress: Understanding Font

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• OpenType Font is a new standard font created by Adobe and Microsoft. It’s a truly cross platform font. ~.otf • TrueType (TT) Font is an outline font standard developed by Apple in the late 1980s as a competitor to Adobe’s Type 1 fonts used in PostScript. TrueType has become the most common format for […]