If anyone is interested in a final Flash project opportunity, there will be a Culture Speak event on Thursday April 5 (tomorrow) at 6 p.m. in the Classroom Building Room 314. There will be speakers from 6 different countries (Brazil, Ghana, Armenia, Germany, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) who will talk about their cultural experiences. This could [...]

The UW Division of University Public Relations is looking for an intern to produce video to supplement UW media releases. The ideal candidate is someone with photography, video or graphic design experience whose photographs/video try to capture the mood or feeling of particular events and people in the news. We’re looking for someone who’s creative, [...]

Design Principles Emphasis Defined: Highlights the importance of the site’s content. Also relates to hierarchy. When creating a draft of your site, list all of the information that needs to appear on the page. Then, number the information by order of importance. Design the visual hierarchy so the page reflects the determined importance. Avoid emphasizing [...]

Domain Name Registration and Web Hosting You’ll be designing a website using HTML (hypertext markup language) and CSS (cascading style sheets) in Dreamweaver. Then, you’ll upload your files to a website host, who will store and provide the files for your website when a person requests it (i.e., when they visit your domain name). While [...]

Why You’ll Thank Yourself for Knowing HTML & CSS (1) You can now showcase your own material and skills: If you’re headed for a media or communication career that involves new media and social media, it’s a great idea to have your own website. You can post and host all of your journalism and communication [...]

I know spring break is around the corner, but it’s not too early to start brainstorming about your final Flash project. The final Flash project requirements are similar to your Flash Exercise 3 requirements, with some exceptions: Original reporting and information gathering is required. Two motion tweens are required. Five seconds of sound, music, or [...]

Dustin Bleizeffer, managing editor of WyoFile.com, an online news site specializing in in-depth reporting on Wyoming, will be speaking to the Community Journalism class in Berry Center Room 138 today from 1:20-2:35 p.m. Other students are welcome to attend. Download a PDF of WyoFile’s mission and accomplishments.

Sara Ray, the Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services, is in need of a couple of tutors, specifically for COJO 2100 and 1000, for their student-athletes. She would hire them within the Athletic Department’s Tutor Program and they would be trained and paid for their time. If interested, please contact Sara at: Sara Ray sray3@uwyo.edu [...]

Here are some important rules-of-thumb for using text in Flash projects and on the web. Go simple for large blocks of text. Use simple, sans-serif (without the tiny end bars) fonts, such as Arial or Helvetica. Go fancy ONLY for short blocks of text. When creating emphasis on a word or phrase, or when writing [...]

For your first assignment, you will need to use the drawing tools and motion/shape tweening that we’ve learned so far to create a simple animation. For full assignment details, please download the assignment instructions. Be sure to review the rubric BEFORE creating and submitting your work. Please use the e-Companion dropbox to submit the assignment. [...]