Student ADDY & Student Work Published by Creative Quarterly Magazine

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Reina Koyano’s poster campaign, “Yummy Girls”, was created in Art-421 VisComm IV, Advertising Design, class in Fall 2011. Her work was published in April 2012 in Creative Quarterly magazine, 27th issue. Also, it was selected and exhibited in Cross Connections 2012 International Design Exhibition in Belgium, China, Mexico, and the U.S. Student ADDY – 2010 […]

AIGA KC Call for Entries: A8 Print & Pixel

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Visit KCDesignAwards.com for full entry guidelines and online registration. Eligibility Entries published/produced after April 2011 are eligible for A8 submission. Deadline Entries are due Monday, April 9 with an extended deadline of Monday, April 16. Entry Fees Member: $35 Student Member*: $15 Nonmembers: $55 Extended deadline entries, add $15 per entry *Students must be AIGA members […]

Project Timeline_P3/A-420: SP’12

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Project Timeline: 3/13 ~ 4/12 (4 weeks) 3/15: Study company websites, prepare the research paper, and check the sketches 3/20: Review the research paper draft and make a grid decision for <div> arrangement 3/22: Prepare the project brief (draft), sitemap draft, and complete the graphic design in AI 3/27: Complete the Craftmaster site homework and […]

What size should I make for my webpages?

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Actually, there is no height to a webpage if you plan to design a comprehensive website. The default height is “auto”. However you can force the page to have a real height by setting it to a fixed pixel height if your page doesn’t have too much content. If your page layout is static, you […]

Project-3: Communication Site / A-420

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Clear And Effective Communication In Web Design “Communication is one of the foundational elements of a good website. It is essential for a positive user experience and for a successful website that truly benefits its owners. All types of websites are affected by the need for good communication in one way or another. Regardless of […]

Lab Service Notification

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The Truman Art Department Viscomm labs, both OP1224 and OP 1210, will close Friday (March 2) @ 5:00 pm for Mid-term break. The labs will reopen on March 12. Have a wonderful break! Ping Xu

Project-2 DWWK Check List

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February 28: Please check the following three aspects of the project: A. Site management (root folder checking) • No PSD or AI files involved in the root folder • One image folder • Naming files: short file name / no space in the file names B. Validation for both CSS and XHTML C. Site completion […]

Roughing out the frameset

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1. In Dreamweaver: File > New: HTML 2. View > Visual Aids > Frame Borders (Make sure Ruler and Grid are showing) 3. Drag the border to right about 200 px / Command Drag to drag the top frame 4. Save Framesets As index.html / Create the site (save it into the frame-site folder) 5. […]

Juried Student Show Submissions

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Dear students: This is a reminder about the annual student show submissions. Please be aware that the art works for the annual student exhibition could be in any of following categories: Drawing, painting, sculpture, 2D/3D design, graphic design (logo/brochure/poster/web…), fiber, print-making, or ceramics as long as the art works were created from our art department […]