The following resources will help you with various assignments covered in CGC 110 Electronic Publishing online course.
History of Desktop Publishing (Use throughout the semester for background knowledge.)
PageMaker for Desktop Publishing – Past, Present, Future. – http://www.makingpages.org/pagemaker/history
Written by Peter C.S. Adams, provides narrative and brief history of Desktop Publishing. Also has a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section. This commentary is part of the larger website titled PAGEMAKR: Pagemaker for Desktop Publishers Website. (Capitalized title is spelled as it appears on the website PAGEMAKR).
Professional Organizations (Use throughout the semester for visual inspiration. Samples of good design.)
The official websites / homepages of Professional Organizations within any occupational area usually provide good overall information on the occupation. In the area of graphic arts, the websites can also serve as good examples of visual communication. Listed below are four websites of professional organizations suited for this course.
American Institute of Graphic Arts - http://www.aiga.org/
The Graphic Artists Guild - http://www.gag.org/
The American Advertising Federation - http://www.aaf.org/
The American Association of Advertising Agencies - http://www.aaaa.org/
Advertising Agencies (Use throughout the semester for visual inspiration. Samples of good design.)
The Internet has thousands of advertising agencies with websites. If looking for a particular agency, brand, or in a particular city, use Google's advanced search. Be as specific as possible with your search terms. Many Ad Agencies also focus or target certain groups (i.e. different ethnic groups, age groups) depending on their mission and clientele. Below are the websites of two local (Charleston) and one national advertising agencies.
http://www.thebosworthgroup.com/ (Charleston)
http://www.daviswebsite.com/ (Charleston)
http://www.pinnacleco.com/ (National)
Non-profit Organizations (Use for Midterm Project "Group Flyer".)
There are literally millions of non-profit organizations. For information on a specific one, use Google’s advanced search feature and type in the specific organization to locate a website if one is available. Below you will find several websites of non-profit organizations that concentrate on various cultures and ethnic groups (African-American, Native-American, Latin-American, Asian-American, & Euro-American). Some of the more common organizations that concentrate on global issues are also listed. Usually within an organization’s official headquarters website there is a locator feature to find local or state chapters of the National organization.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - http://www.naacp.org/
Native American Online - http://www.nativeamericans.com/
National Latino Children's Institute - http://www.nlci.org/common/index2.htm
Asian American Net - http://www.asianamerican.net/
European American Issues Forum - http://www.eaif.org/
American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
Lions Club International - http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/index.shtml
Rotary Club International - http://www.rotary.org/
Shriners - http://www.shrinershq.org/
Exploring Occupations (Use for Midterm Project "Group Flyer" and Final Project "Group Newsletter".)
Fantastic site found at http://online.onetcenter.org/. This site is part of the Occupational Information Online network. It contains descriptions on over 950 occupations. Each description includes the occupation's tasks, skills required, knowledge needed, wages (broken down by state), trends in the occupational field, etc. Information and statistics are provided by the US Dept. of Labor. Information is available on many "art" and "creative" type occupations.
Sequential or Comic Art Resources (Use for Tutorial #5 "Comics and Voice Balloons".)
http://www.comic-art.com/history/history0.htm Provides an in-depth history of “Sequential Art from Cave Painting to Spider-Man”. A lot of history with numerous pictures. Also includes biographies of artists and examples of their works.
Children's Humor (Use for Tutorial #5 "Comics and Voice Balloons")
For sites pertaining to children's humor use Google's advanced search feature. Use search terms like: "children's humor", "knock knock jokes", or "children's jokes". An example of a good site in this category is found at http://www.azkidsnet.com/JSknockjoke.htm.
More Resources
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