Day 1

Introduction to Graphic Design and Illustration
ART 2610 - Fall 09 - Babcock

Day 1

Blog
Create a Blogger Blog to record course progress, lectures, comments, research, and works.
Enter this link in your browser (no spaces or breaks) for screenshots of this process:
http://picasaweb.google.com/profbabcock/BlogStartProcess81809420PM?authkey=Gv1sRgCIG6po-Gqr_IkQE&feat=directlink

Email
First commit to an email with a good username. “YourNameDesign” if possible. Be consistent with the email, account name, and passwords across all of these processes. Have a strong password that doesn’t include the word “password” or your account name, has numbers and letters and at least 8 characters.
You might consider signing up for a new email from gmail to make this all work well.
http://www.google.com click on MAIL

Blog Set-up
http://www.blogger.com
Send me your URL to you’re done.

Delicious social bookmarking
delicious.com. Copy the tagroll code into a blogger html gadget on your blog.

Picasa web album
Will use your same google account as the gmail and blogger. Images posted on your blog will automatically load into an album here. Load images directly here and use link to image codes.

More Blog stuff
Title blog with your Full Name and Graphic Design and Illustration in the Site Description.
Settings - Public, No word verification required, google account signature.
Gadget 1 - Delicious HTML code
Gadget 2 - Blog Roll - add http://www.profbabcock.blogspot.com/ to your blog roll.
Delete the followers gadget.
Fill out the profile gadget.

Blog entry 1 - Test Post
Title, text, and test image.

Blog entry 2 - Course Work
State your major. List courses you plan on taking and which semester you will take them.

Assignment and Lecture Posts
You will be making posts that work like class notes. If there is a lecture blog a summary. Post progress on projects. For many things you can mirror the content of my posts for class.

Quoting and Linking
In your blog entries, if getting content from others: summarize in your own words or use a citation for words quoted. Include URLs for call content that is not your own.

Images
Create all files at 300 dpi for print, 180 dpi for Picasa and 72 dpi for Blog

Online Participation
Follow my blog for assignments and lectures.
Follow Blackboard page for announcements, recorded lectures, grades, course documents.

Blog Days
There are days throughout the semester when for a variety of reasons assembling for class is not going to happen. These days may be designated as “Blog Days”. This means that you are responsible for posting specific content to your blog as an indication of your labor in the course for that day. Attendance credit for that day will be given based on your post. Posts should be complete before the next scheduled meeting date.

Commenting
Post comments using your GoogleID. You will be required to comment at various times. Do it spontaneously. Remember good etiquette.