These notes are good for line drawings… Problems with old lithographs, wood carvings, line drawings…. – foxing: discoloration due to mildue, etc. – yellowing of paper – creases, folds, etc. Things to try (tying to get rid of the background color): – crop the image and put it on a layer. – Auto color, see [...]
Despite spending a couple of days in the hospital with my 3 year old son, I totally revamped my project. The new typography project (with no changes happening during class time, I promise! I’ll sit on my hands the whole time!) can be found at http://gmu.mossiso.com/697/assignments/index.php?page=book The text for this page is taken directly from [...]
The color sites intrigued me the most. It always fascinates me how the change of colors can affect so many things. And how the good sites use only a few colors effectively. The ideabook.com article had a lot of good points: KISS (keep it simple stupid), low tones, and few colors. Everything we read seems [...]
I commented on: Kurt Tai
Here are some notes I’ve taken during the critique of my project. Well…. I got shafted because it was done so late…. I’ve been given a second chance. Make it look better by next week. To Do: * No footnote on the sub header.
Sheesh…. Remebering to do things at the last minute is a drag… Anyway, here’s the link to my typography assignment. The page, I think, is aptly named typo. It looks like it’s something turned into a newt, but don’t worry, it’ll get better!
To Kurt’s fabulous typography site To Amanda’s wunderbares site
Looking closely at the CSS for the typography project…. The class example shows some good stuff (the css). Here’s some CSS tips and points to remember: To get IE to float properly, use a text-align: center in the body and then text-align: left/right/whatever where needed. Set the min-width in the body to prevent failures in [...]
Class discussion on February 7, 2006. Big deal about footnotes? Scholars love them, and need them. Web people don’t want them, or think they are needed. They want to come up with a different way: links, sidebars, and such. Tonight, we learn how to put good ol’ footnotes in the text, so they look good. [...]
Here will be my list of comments to other classmember’s posts. January 31, 2006 They’re out there somewhere February 7, 2006 – Matt – Meagan – Robert