The winter semester (though, I think the college calls this the spring semester) started this week and, as usual, I'm just dragging my butt getting back into doing school work again. The winter break is so long! And per usual, I was going to spend all my free time after I got back home brushing up on the software I'm going to have to use....that I haven't touched in many moons. This time it's Advanced Digital Publishing, and we'll be using several Adobe products....but concentrating on InDesign as a way to publish directly to the web and to iPads. According to the syllabus, the final project is going to be writing and publishing an app for the iPad.....okay....
I enrolled in this class last semester, but had to drop it because I didn't want to overtax my little old self by doing two classes and an international move at the same time. Unfortunately, the whole syllabus has been changed, and instead of working on advanced design for print materials.....I'm being dragged into the 21st century where I'm expected to learn how to ePublish. Yep! Who'd a thunk it? I suppose that's a hazard of doing a tech-type degree over a period of years; or perhaps it's a good thing. At least, I'm avoiding obsolescence. Some of the stuff I learned back at the beginning of this no longer applies. You can do websites without coding now! I've already taken two courses in Flash, and Flash is really and truly on the way out....and there is one more Flash course on my degree plan. I think I'll just hold off on that one as long as possible and hope that the college changes the curriculum for that course, too.
So, here I am....first project due on Sunday and I'm messing around with rewrapping my brain and trying to get those creative juices flowing again. You'd think finally having a mac to work on would be inspiration enough! For three days, I was procrastinating, but today I made myself sit here, and at least get started on the busy work of selecting images, and sketching out some ideas.
On a more exciting note, we got to Paul's last night for some absolutely remarkable steaks. The place was packed and it was Wednesday night! I guess good food will always draw a crowd, especially hungry male expat carnivores. Tonight, it's up to me but there's no way I can beat what we ate last night....best just open a couple cans of beans, and settle in to watch American Idol until John has all he can take of Mariah and Nikki, and makes me turn it off.
I enrolled in this class last semester, but had to drop it because I didn't want to overtax my little old self by doing two classes and an international move at the same time. Unfortunately, the whole syllabus has been changed, and instead of working on advanced design for print materials.....I'm being dragged into the 21st century where I'm expected to learn how to ePublish. Yep! Who'd a thunk it? I suppose that's a hazard of doing a tech-type degree over a period of years; or perhaps it's a good thing. At least, I'm avoiding obsolescence. Some of the stuff I learned back at the beginning of this no longer applies. You can do websites without coding now! I've already taken two courses in Flash, and Flash is really and truly on the way out....and there is one more Flash course on my degree plan. I think I'll just hold off on that one as long as possible and hope that the college changes the curriculum for that course, too.
So, here I am....first project due on Sunday and I'm messing around with rewrapping my brain and trying to get those creative juices flowing again. You'd think finally having a mac to work on would be inspiration enough! For three days, I was procrastinating, but today I made myself sit here, and at least get started on the busy work of selecting images, and sketching out some ideas.
On a more exciting note, we got to Paul's last night for some absolutely remarkable steaks. The place was packed and it was Wednesday night! I guess good food will always draw a crowd, especially hungry male expat carnivores. Tonight, it's up to me but there's no way I can beat what we ate last night....best just open a couple cans of beans, and settle in to watch American Idol until John has all he can take of Mariah and Nikki, and makes me turn it off.
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