April again

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 6, 1-4 PM
Marlboro College Graduate Center
Brattleboro, VT

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Agenda:

1 PM: Dede Cummings of DC Designs wll present Photoshop for Web Design and Organization, A presentation on creating a graphic design Photoshop document for Web design to pass on to a Web developer. While Cummings enjoys working with clients to create logos and the architecture for their web sites, she is not a web designer per se, but rather a "monograph" or book designer who relishes the chance to use the web as a "book." The sites she has designed include numerous artists' sites and authors' sites.

Design items to be discussed include alignment, type (and use of bold, italic, letterspacing, etc.), sinkage, use of graphics and rules, and, just as important, the margins, will provide a sense of structure or “hierarchy” for the element within the overall design. We will discuss the use of negative space effectively as well along with color and ease of navigation. Cummings will teach viewers how to effectively organize the various pages by grouping elements and creating links. he will also explain how to use jpegs effectively when a logo or graphic of special typographic elements are needed. Proper file preparation for crisp image reproduction will be taught as well.

Dede Cummings has been a book designer for the past twenty-five years. She is currently the sole proprietor of DCDESIGN in Brattleboro, Vermont, which specializes in designing books, publications, marketing materials and web sites. Dede is a five-time winner of the prestigious New England Book Award for her design and typography. She has taught book design and design software (Quark Xpress, InDesign, and Photoshop) for The Bookbuilders of Boston Advanced Seminars, Community College of Vermont, Great River Arts Institute, and at the Marlboro College Technology Center. She holds a BA in Literature from Middlebury College and studied graphic design at  Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. She is also author of Living with Crohn’s and Colitis: A Comprehensive Naturopathic Guide to Wellness and Health.

• 2:30 PM:  Steve Judd  of  University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will present 31-Days to a Googly New You - How to totally surrender yourself to the Googleverse in thirty-one days.  This crash course can take someone who's never used Google before, and turn them into a Google adherent. Studies show that it takes 21 days to form a lasting habit; we'll take you through the twenty-one days and beyond to ingrain the Google habit into your being (the additional ten days are free of charge!) Follow the step-by-step outline and you'll soon be utilizing nearly every Google product and service there is, and be ready to jump on board the next beta to be launched! This program is for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Try it now and consolidate your life, the Google way.
  
  Stephen Judd is the manager of IT and Distance Education for UNH Cooperative Extension. He provides technical support and training, and develops web-based applications using Coldfusion, HTML, AJAX, and Flex. Steve is interested in how the Internet can enable organizations like Extension be more effective, less redundant, and more agile.
  
  
• Raffle for free book drawing and Adobe schwag. Books courtesy of O'Reilly!
• As always, there is no admission fee to attend our meetings.