EDLD+5366+Digital+Newsletter+Reflection

Digital Newsletter Reflection Before beginning the course Digital Graphics, Animation, and Desktop Publishing, I was a little hesitant and worried. I felt that this was going to be a course that was going to be extremely hard. However, once I started the class and began the assignments, I was pleasantly surprised. Each assignment was carefully thought out and provided enough background information for me to be successful. I found that the assignments were fun and a lot easier to complete than I had expected. Since, each assignment was an integral part of the digital newsletter; I am going to review each assignment before summarizing the Digital Newsletter. The first assignment was to create a product that represented the four basic design elements or C.R.A.P., Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. The most difficult part of this assignment was to decide what to produce. Once, I decided on a business card, the rest was easy. The second assignment was to create a logo. This is the first assignment that would become part of the newsletter. This assignment seemed a little daunting at first. I had already decided on a basic logo, before doing the reading, so it was a little backwards. However, I feel that the logo did capture my sense of style in the classroom. The third assignment was to create an animation that would be used in the newsletter. My first thought was, “WOW, an animation…you have got to be kidding me!” Once, my initial response was set aside, I began playing around with Scratch and Stykz. There were things that I liked about both programs, however, to accomplish what I already drawn out in my mind, I settled on Stykz. This was a really fun assignment. I must have attempted my animation, about 15 times, before getting it just right. The Digital Newsletter is the culmination of each of these previous assignments. However, without each assignment, I do not feel that I would have been as successful with the newsletter. The newsletter seemed scary since we were advised to not use a template. So to begin, I sketched it out in my mind and had a clear vision of what I wanted it to look like. I feel that I was able to accomplish this. Each component of the class worked in unison to allow me to be successful not only with the newsletter, but also with the class. The most important thing I gained is the confidence to complete future digital graphic tasks.