DLC Spring 2019 Class Projects/Greg Neidhart AAD 302

Project Details

Professor Neidhart is promoting the wide use of all Adobe products available to you as students in the eWarrior program. During classes in the first week of the semester, we will introduce you to the Adobe sweet of tools. In this session and on this wiki page we will provide the necessary information to connect to download any or all of the Adobe Creative Cloud you want to use during this course and beyond. During our time together we will also begin to learn how you might use these tools and where to learn more on Lynda.

Hardware/Software

Audition
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
WordPress.com

Before you Begin

Accessing Adobe Tools

To access the Adobe tools you will need to use the Software Center. The following two links take you to the PC and Mac versions to begin downloading.

Using Lynda Courses

We have created a list of Lynda courses to help you use these many tools. If you are new to Lynda you will need to create an account. All WSU employees and students can create a Lynda account, but the steps vary depending on where you are located The following article walks you through the process of creating your account from any location.

How to create a new Lynda account

If you already have an account and want to change your password for lynda.com, go to the Profile section on the main page of Lynda under your name in the upper right corner. If you forgot your password and need to reset it, use the Forgot Password link on the Sign In page.

Resources for Audition

Audition is a powerful audio editing tool designed to provide multitrack professional-grade capabilities and effects for all your sound needs. The definitive resource for Audition is Paul Murphy's Lynda course Audition CC 2018 Essential Training. In this course, you will learn about the new features of this version of Audion, navigating the interface, techniques for fixing or adding styles to your audio, importing different media int Audition, advanced editing and use of the multitrack features, and sharing your media to other Adobe products.

Resources for Illustrator

Again the Essential training is your best starting point for Illustrator (see @ Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training). Once you have the basics Illustrator down you might want to see Tony Harmer's Introduction to Graphic Design or go really deep with Deke McClelland's three-part series on Illustrator: Illustrator CC 2018 One-on-One Fundamentals (Part 1), Illustrator CC 2013 One-on-One: Intermediate Illustrator CC 2018 One-on-One Mastery (Part 3)

Some do not realize that Illustrator is a great tool for your work on web design. The course by Emily Kay Illustrator for Web Design she expands your skills with this tool to take advantage of the many ways you can leverage this for your web design work.

Resources for InDesign

The InDesign CC 2018 Essential Training course is the definitive course you should check out as you start to learn all about this tool. I would also recommend David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción's InDesign Secrets of helpful tricks and workflows tip designed to make using InDesign more efficient and effective.

Resources for Photoshop

Photoshop CC 2015 Essential Training

Resources for WordPress

WordPress.com is a free, open source, content management system that people with access to the Web can use to express themselves. Users can host a blog or also use WordPress as a static website. The beauty of WordPress is its flexibility and ease of use. Although labeled as a "blogging tool," WordPress can actually be used as the foundation for a variety of Web sites and services (e.g., personal homepages, electronic portfolios). This article provides general information about WordPress and its support at WSU.

Get WordPress

To get WordPress set up, just go to WordPress.com and follow the steps to set up your account.

With WordPress you get:

Your own WordPress.com address (like you.wordpress.com, you can switch to a custom address later if you’d like)
A selection of great free and customizable designs for your site or blog (they call them themes)
3 gigabytes of file storage (that’s about 2,500 pictures!)
Access to a large community of blogs and websites

Important Info for Setting your WordPress Account

Follow the links below for help with setting up your WordPress account:

Helpful Information/Available Workshops and Presentations

You can request a 1:1 session with a DLC STAR.
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org, there is a difference.
WordPress Primer and Quick Start

Training Videos

WordPress Basics

Creating a static website on Wordpress.com

There are also lots of helpful training videos about WordPress on Lynda:

WordPress Essential Training

Related Pages

DLC STARS/Presenter

Chad Kjorlien

Other Resources

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