Outside of Class: Week 13

This week outside of class, I worked on my print publication as you see in my previous post, and tried to get the interactive part of the Leader of the Pack article to work with no success. I didn't change much over the weekend from what you see in my recent post featuring these articles, because I was more focused on working on my print publication, and I also feel that my third article is complete, except for the interactive part, of course.

Print Publication Update!!

As I have stated in a previous post, I have chosen to redo my print publication, which is due mounted the same way as before (black mat board) on Monday, Dec. 3, the day we come back from Thanksgiving break. We only have to submit at least 2 spreads, so I am only handing in the last two spreads, as my impact spread was enjoyed by my classmates and will not be changed. I was told to add a third spread, as my second spread was way too text heavy, and to also vary the background from the impact spread. Below you will see my current progress. I may add more depth to the background, which was actually a happy accident when I clicked on the wrong tool in InDesign and clicked on the pen tool. I then continued to play around with the design and ended up with what you see in the screenshots below.

Week 13B- Nov. 20

Today in class, we worked on our publications once again. I had asked how to make an object state and a button, and in my case on the second page where it says about important points, I wanted the user to be able to click on a green paw, which would then turn yellow and go to the selected point. However, I couldn't get it to work, and was told to wait until monday to troubleshoot the problem. Below are my articles so far, which I will work on during the weekend. I will note that I have gotten rid of the dog house, used the entire image of the paw and hand instead of taking out the background like before, varied my typefaces, and added more imagery and "spice" to my Doga article. I, along with the help of my buddy Emily, managed to get the embedded youtube video to work in desktop preview, but still not on the Ipad.

Homework:
1. Have Article 3 completed for Monday (next class)
2. Redo's for print publication due Dec. 2

Week 13A: Nov. 18

Today in class, we did a little activity called "round-robin," where we go around the room to each person's computer and write our critiques on a piece of paper for 3 minutes. I received a good amount of suggestions that I will use to fix up my articles. For the rest of the class we continued to work on our articles and were told to begin working on our third article.
Below are the suggestions that people provided in class today during the round-robin:

After reviewing the suggestions, I have mainly decided to:
1. Get rid of the dog house
2. Vary typefaces more
3. Add more imagery to Doga article
4. Use soft-feathered eraser on photoshop to fix the edges on the paw and hand image

I will probably utilize more suggestions, but the ones listed above are the top that are more important.

Homework:
1. Start article 3 for next class
2. Refine previous 2 articles

Week 12B- Nov. 13

I saved this post as a draft last week and forgot to post it, sorry for the confusion!!

Today in class, we mostly worked on our projects again, while being shown tutorials on how to use certain features in InDesign, such as a Multi-state light box. This is when you click on an image that may be smaller and harder to see, and have it blow up and fit the screen so that you are better able to see it. I was amazed at all the steps you have to go through just for a simple task. I will try to incorporate that function into my publication if I see that the opportunity fits. I continued to try and make the youtube video in my Doga article play properly, but much to my disappointment, I failed. Next class I will ask my classmates if they were able to get their embedded youtube videos to work.

Outside of class- Week 12

This week outside of class, I continued to work on my two articles. The only thing I really changed on them is a button which renders the user to go back to the home page, as you can see below. I hope that my classmates will like it, as I believe it adds a playful touch to my articles. I am honestly not sure what else to add to my articles except more images and to possibly find better typefaces instead of keeping them the same throughout my articles.

Week 12A- Nov. 11

Today in class, we mostly worked on our layouts and further refined them. As you can see, I removed the colored backgrounds on my articles, because I was told that they didn't quite work, and to try using a faint textured background if anything, which I will look into. In order to include the date of the magazine, I decided to put the month and year on the bone in the dish. I also adjusted my overall layout a bit, and added more uniformity to it with the thick lines going down and across the page.

Homework: 
1. Continue working on articles!

Below are my most recently refined articles:

Week 11- Outside of Class

This week outside of class, I worked on completing my second article, and continued to refine the rest of my project. I don't feel like it is as strong as it needs to be, and I hope that in class the feedback I receive will help me to make the articles stronger in terms of layout and design. I further refined my dog and paw image to get rid of some background that I missed in photoshop. Over the weekend, I also took photos for one of my other articles that I will be creating in the near future which will feature recipes for homemade organic dog food. The recipe I used included food that you and I would eat, and I have to say it was a rush to take pictures of my dog eating it because she really seemed to like it. I also plan on making a treat as well and taking photos to match the recipe. Below are photos of the "Divine Doggy Dinner Recipe."

My dog, Airy really enjoyed her homemade dinner! I plan on using Photoshop to get rid of the background in order to give the same feel as the dog and paw image in my feature article

Week 11B- Nov. 6

Today in class, we simply worked on our second layouts once more. I didn't get much done in terms of the layout, because I was busy editing an image to put in the second page. I got rid of the background on the image to give it a better overlapping effect. I plan on further editing my layouts over the weekend, however.

Homework:
1. Continue working on second layout to have complete by class on Monday!

Below are screen shots of the second page of my second layout:

Horizontal

Vertical

Week 11A- Nov. 4

Today in class, we had to have two people not in our row critique our articles in progress, and note the comments they made about it. Overall they liked it, and suggested researching on how to make my interaction work. Apart from previous classmates, they seemed to like my original title "Dog Dish", which I will reconsider, because I still really like it. For the rest of class, we worked on our next article layout. 

Steven and Heather were my critique buddies!

I also began my second article and the cover page, which features an image of the famous Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan whose dog training advice is seen in one of my articles. I am not sure if I should keep the picture as the dog training article is not my feature article, but I will see what my classmates think next class!

Below are horizontal and vertical screenshots of what I have so far:

There will be a paw print that you can tap in order to go to a URL link in
articles that will have them

I am adding a paw print to represent an arrow in the direction in which to swipe to read more, as well as the page number on the bottom right corner of each page, such as the above example

Homework:
1. Make adjustments to first layout based on the comments from the other students and start a second article layout, this should be the longest article. The second article does not have to be finished for next class.

Week 10- Outside of Class

This week outside of class, we had to work on creating our first article for the Digital Publication project. I did the Doga article, and I am not sure on what to use as the background, so I hope that my classmates will give an idea on what to use. Below are some screen shots of my article so far. I am also having difficulties in making the interaction work, which I will try to find out what I should do.

Week 10B - Oct. 30

In class today, we went over our section titles and content in groups of 4. I was given more advice on how to further narrow down what articles I would like to use in order for it to relate to the overall idea of my publication. The red X means that the article is least relevant to the overall theme of my publication.For the name of my publication, I like Canine Crazy. I am still a bit unsure on if I would like to stick with this name, but I will see what others think next class.  I also have decided to redo my printed publication project in order to apply the suggestions that were given to make it better. 

  

Article Titles and Content

-       My Child, the Dog: A Growing Trend

o   This article would be the feature article about the growing trend of adults adopting pets versus having children, and treating them as if they are their children. It would have both pros and cons on this trend. One pro is that there is less money and time spent, and it is easier to take care of a pet than it is a child. A con is that it could cause the population to decrease, which isn’t good.

o   http://www.weather.com/lifestyle/pets/replacing-kids-with-pets-20130214

-       Leader of the Pack: Establishing Proper Leadership in Dog Training

o   This article would feature a new dog training technique based off of information from the popular Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan. It would basically focus on properly establishing the “leader” status over your dog without causing aggression in the dog.

o   http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/trainingtips/Are-You-Being-Your-Best-Self

-       Dog Hotels X

o   There are actual hotels for your dog in which they are treated just like human hotel guests. Instead of simply boarding up your dogs, this is a much more pricey alternative to assuring your pets have an enjoyable stay while you are away. This article would highlight what they are and some of their features.

o   http://www.noahspethotel-spa.com/index.html

o   http://dpethotels.com/

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-       Yoga for Dogs

o   More commonly known as “doga”, this will feature information about potentially doing yoga with your dog, along with benefits and places where you can do this.

o   http://dogadog.com/

o   http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/fashion/09fitness.html

o   http://animal.discovery.com/video-topics/pet-care/dog-training-videos/dog-yoga.htm

-       Homemade Gourmet Dog Food

o   This section will give information on the benefits of making your own homemade organic food for your dogs. It will feature a new recipe or two with every issue. Each will be beneficial for a certain aspect of your dog’s health. This issue will have two recipes, which I will take from a website for natural and holistic dog care. The images will most likely be my own in which I will make the food for my dog and perhaps incorporate her eating the food as well in my photos.

o   http://www.organic-pet-digest.com/homemade-dog-food-recipes.html

-       Health Update

o   This article will feature a new way to care for your dog’s health, whether it be information on dietary supplements, flea prevention, grooming, medicines, and any type of new health advice that will help to assure the best methods of caring for your dog. It will then have a link that will take you to the website in which you can order an item or watch a video.

o   http://www.organic-pet-digest.com/index.html

-       Dog Beach X

o   http://www.unleashthebeach.org/p/ten-facts-about-dog-beaches.html

o   http://dogbeachnow.com/why-a-dog-beach/

o   Facts about dog beaches and some trendy dog beaches around the US. This will feature the benefits and downfalls of dog beaches

Homework:
1. Design one article for next class, do not forget to post to blog