The flow of the workshop

Attention Getter: Discussion comforts and discomforts

Introduction -Introduction

I. Computer Lingo

• Basic computer lingo (PowerPoint presentation)
• Saving Devices (PowerPoint Presentation)
• PC versus Macintosh
• Macintosh computers have significant advantages over Windows PCs with regard to
• Ease of use and ease of understanding how it operates because it is a graphical user interface operating system.
• Ease of computer maintenance and keeping it operating because it is has superior file management capabilities and the system file structure is easier to understand
• Enhanced computer security and privacy because PCs have Serial Number ID's burnt into them and cannot be securely turned off. Also, MS Office and Internet Explorer keep a record of all documents created by those programs and Web sites visited are kept in a secret registry within the program which is then secretly sent to Microsoft when the computer goes online. Macs do not have features like that.
• Enhanced computer stability because Macs suffer from far less viruses. There are less than 60 Mac specific viruses in total whereas there are well over 50,000 Windows viruses in existence, with about 250 new ones appearing every month.
• Enhanced computer productivity because Macs have a processing system that is twice as fast as PCs
• This information was extracted from a document online titled Mac Advantages over windows PCs. For more information about Mac computers log onto http://searchcgi.apple.com/cgi-bin/sp/nph-searchpre11.pl

II. Desktop Publishing

• What is desktop publishing

1. Desktop publishing is basically the do-it-yourself of most things you can do electronically. The programs are generally cheap and easy to use.
2. Who uses it and why

• People who find outsourcing too expensive, inflexible, and time consuming and complex
• You can easily create (business cards, stationary, t-shirts, brochures, posters, news letters, newspapers, books, music, videos, basic website creation, and other media) on your own right from your home/work computer.

1. Advantages and disadvantages

• Advantage: It is convenient and depending on the use and need of the project it is more cost effective.
• Disadvantage: Depending on your resources, time, skill, and imagination your projects sometimes look unprofessional or end up being very expensive.
• Desktop publishing program examples

1. Print Shop (Business Card Creator, CD Label Creator, Stationary package)
2. Print Artist (stationary)
3. Print Master
4. Photo Suite (photo enhancement and manipulation with the use of filters)
5. Photo Studio

• Industry standard programs

1. Who uses it and why

• People who are artistically inclined, professionals, and people who were Trained how to use the programs.
• You can create professional looking projects, you have more flexibility with what you can do because the program offers more features, your projects usually are better quality, and you could outsource much easier.
• Industry standard programs are generally very expensive, the programs take up a lot of space on your computer, and they are much more difficult to learn how to use them
• Industry Standard program examples

1. Adobe Photoshop (desk top digital imaging)
2. Adobe Illustrator (vector based digital drawing)
3. Adobe Premiere (video editing)
4. Adobe After Effects (motion graphics and visual effects)
5. Adobe Encore DVD (DVD creation)

III. Business cards (Microsoft Publisher)

A. Why business cards are useful

B. How to create (step-by-step)

C. What information is needed on card

D. Teach how to create background

E. Finish product of business card