Final Wed 12/11 9:30-11am
Making images for the web
- just steal it!
- looking up dimensions
- 72dpi but really its about pixels
- Flatten and use Save for Web to make a .jpg
- Upload it to your blog. The Banner will go in the "Header" of your Blog in the "Template" section.
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The Background images can be changed under " "Customize" in the "Templates" area
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Making a Favicon
- Create an image 16 pixels X 16 pixel image in Photoshop
- Use Save for Web to create a .jpg
Putting Links on your Blog
- Under "Layout" select the area you want the links.
- Hit add Gadget and find the Link List. (notice there are a lot of things you can add to your blog)
- add your link and the link name and save
Project 6 Assigned
Theme a blog up on Googles Blogspot and upload your portfolio
- Make a Favi Icon
- Make a visual for your Header
- Pick fonts and font colors
- Pick Background Colors and Images
- Make a post for each of the following:
All your 2 best CD covers
Final Movie Poster
Your poster for the Life Balance contest
Motion Graphic Video Project including; the video, photo of your storyboard and your written outline.
Hartwick’s Life Balance Credit program Poster Contest
Purpose
Students will create a poster that visually communicates the purpose and benefits of Hartwick’s Life Balance Credit program—namely how engaging in academic/career, physical/emotional, social/community, and financial/health well-being activities leads to a tangible reward (the credit) and supports holistic student success.
Objectives of Contest
- Interpret and translate one or more of the four “pillars” of the program into creative visuals:
- Emphasize the idea of earning a credit ($250 per semester) by completing at least three activities.
Hartwick College
Content requirements:
- Include a headline or tagline that captures “Life Balance Credit” in a meaningful way.
- Clearly show or imply the four pillars (academic/career, physical/emotional, social/community, health/financial).
Academic & Career Well-being
Hartwick College
Physical & Emotional Wellness
Hartwick College
Social & Community Engagement
Hartwick College
Health & Financial Security
Hartwick College
- Include a visual or typographic reference to “$250 credit” (or similar wording) to emphasize the reward.
- Hartwick College branding: At minimum, include the college logo and one of the college colors
Judging criteria:
Relevance: How well the design reflects the Life Balance Credit program’s pillars and reward structure.
Creativity & originality: Use of imagery, typography, layout, and overall concept.
Clarity of message: Viewers should understand the program and its benefits after a glance.
Prizes:
1st place:gift card $25
2nd place: gift card $20
3rd place: gift card $15
Display/publication: The top entries may be printed and displayed around campus
Judging:
Three Peer Pilots and four Student Success Center Staff members will each select their top 3 choices. Their first choice received 5 points, their second choice received 4 points, and their third choice received 3 points. The vote winner will be the option that receives the highest total number of points.
