1.
Create a new document:
Profile: Web
Size: 680px x 350px
Color mode: RGB
Raster Effects: 72 ppi
Align objects to pixel grid: on
2.
Create a rectangle 680px x 350px
Last year, I purchased OS X Lion but decided not to install it due to performance issues with the Adobe suite applications. Since I use these applications on a daily basis, and for a living, I couldn’t afford any downtime due to any incompatibilities. Now, OS X Mountain Lion will be released this summer. Hopefully all the bugs that were present in Lion have now been addressed and fixed. Just like Lion, the iOS inspired Mountain Lion seems to have some great new features that I find useful, such as Messages, Reminders, AirPlay Mirroring, Notification Center and Share Sheets to name a few. I plan on upgrading to a new Macbook Pro this summer, so Mountain Lion will most likely be preinstalled upon my purchase. If not, I’ll be sure to install the new OS this time around instead of leaving the installation pending in my dock for 8 months.
Computer Arts Magazine – Anne-Marie Goulet: Digital Publishing Suite
This year’s Graphic Design for Print & Web students were asked to design, redesign, or create a new product line for a company of their choice. Student’s researched their chosen brand, in addition to, product competition, retail audit and marketing analysis to develop a comprehensive package design brief. The students also created their own templates, die lines, production art, 3D mock-ups and prototypes; along with advertisements to promote their new product line and package design.
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Last week, I discussed how to get started with the digital publishing suite and pointed out various tools, plugins and apps that you will need to begin designing and publishing your folios within the DPS. This week, I’ll be covering:
- Creating Web Intent Documents
- Design Considerations
- Page Navigation
- Folder Structure and
- The Folio Builder Panel
Over the past few months, I’ve been developing a new course called Digital Publishing for Tablet Devices. The Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) is a new way to create content and deliver it through mobile devices such as, Apple’s iPad, Android enabled tablets and the Blackberry Playbook. The workflow is a bit different than a traditional print workflow that many publishers have become accustom to but the learning curve isn’t too sharp if you have an understanding of how the DPS system works.
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Brilliant ad spot by Direct TV.
