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=First Steps=

<p><b>Introduction: [[Read Me!]]</b>
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*Introduction to Digital Foundations
*Introduction to Operating Systems
*Introduction to Bauhaus
<p><b>[[Chapter 1 CS6]]: The Metaphor of Using Graphics Applications</b>
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*Formal Principles: Dynamic and Static Compositions
*Visual References: Egon Schiele
*Technical:
**Welcome to the OS, Common Metaphors
**Opening, saving and closing files with Adobe Illustrator
**Creating a dynamic composition in Adobe Illustrator
**Rectangle Shape Tool
**Fill and Stroke
**Select Tool
**Master Files and Naming Conventions
<p><b>[[Chapter 2 CS6]]: Searching and Sampling - Becoming an Expert Web User</b>
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*Formal Principles: Copyright, Fair Use, Appropriation
*Visual References: Marcel Duchamp, Kenneth Tinkin-Hung
*Technical:     
**Searching for images: Filtering search engines
**Saving images from the web to the hard drive
**Searching for images: The public domain
**Licensing artwork
**Searching for images: Stock websites

=Adobe Illustrator=
<p><b>[[Chapter 3 CS6]]: Symmetry</b>
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*Formal Principles: Symmetry, Asymmetry, Focal Point, Passive and Active Negative Space
*Visual References: The Bookman (Advertisement), Leonardo da Vinci, Adalpertus
*Technical:
**Copy, Paste, and Move Objects with Key Commands 
**Short-cuts and Key Commands 
**Grouping and Ungrouping 
**Locking Layers
**Fill and Outline 
**Scaling with the Selection Tool
**Align Palette 
<p><b>[[Chapter 4 CS6]]: Type on the Grid</b>
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*Formal Principles: Line, Plane, Balance, The Grid, Type Basics
*Visual References: Theo van Doesburg
*Technical:
**Repositioning Rulers
**Line Tool
**Using the Type Tool for Headlines and Text Boxes
**Justification, Leading, Kerning 
**Zoom Tool, Hand Tool
**Introduction to the Direct Select Tool
<br /><p><b>[[Chapter 5 CS6]]: Color Theory and Basic Shapes</b>
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*Formal Principles: Color Models, Relationships on the Wheel, Hue, Value, Saturation
*Visual References: Johannes Itten (color wheel), Joseph Albers, Jahre Deutscher Werkbund, Edouard Manet, and Vincent Van Gogh
*Technical:
**Custom Document 
**Artboard
**Rulers and Guides
**Shape Tools
**Selecting Objects
**RGB and CMYK Color Palette
**Creating Tints and Shades
**Copying and Moving shapes
**Tools and Palettes
<b>[[Chapter 6 CS6]]: Line Art and Flat Graphics</b>
*Formal Principles: Gesture Drawings, Line, Weight, Texture, Atmospheric Perspective
*Visual References: A Diagram from Harper's Bazar and Ronen Eidelman
*Technical:
**Pen Tool
**Anchor Points and Bezier Handles
**Convert Anchor Point Tool
**Vector graphics 
**Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool
**Clipping Mask

=Photoshop=
<p><b>[[Chapter 7 CS6]]: Scanning</b>
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*Formal Principles: Photograms and Scanograms, Abstraction
*Visual References:Anna Atkins, Lemons (unknown artist)
*Technical:
**Downloading images from a digital camera
**Scanning objects
**Photoshop Palette Basics  
**Pixels and Raster Images
**Resolution 
**Image File Formats: PSD, TIF
**History Palette
**Basic Image Adjustments
<p><b>[[Chapter 8 CS4]]: Tonal Scale</b>
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*Formal Principles: Contrast, Value and Tonal Scale in Photography
*Visual References: Nicéphore Niépce, Dorthea Lange
*Technical:
**Downloading Images from the Camera
**Unsharp Mask
**Image Size
**Understanding the Histogram 
**Levels and Curves
**Hue and Saturation
<p><b>[[Chapter 9 CS6]]: Layering and Collage</b>
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*Formal Principles: Scale, Hierarchy, Collage, Double Exposure, Exquisite Corpse
*Visual References: Hippolyte Bayard, El Lissitzky, Henry Van der Weyde
*Technical:
**Free Transform, Scaling, 
**Layer Palette
**Cropping 
**Adjustment Layer
**Layer Groups
**Merging Layers
<p><b>[[Chapter 10 CS6]]: Repetition and Cloning</b>
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*Formal Principles: Unity, Harmony
*Visual References: The Anti-Advertising Agency, The Billboard Liberation Front
*Technical:
**Type Tool
**Layer Styles
**Cloning 
**Layer Groups 
**Duplicating and Flattening 
**Rasterizing and Creating Outlines
<p><b>[[Chapter 11 CS6]]: Non-Destructive Editing</b>
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*Formal Principles: Chaos, Anti-Order
<p>Visual Examples: Philippe Halsman and Kurt Schwitters
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*Quick Masks
*Saving Selections
*Channel Palette
*Layer Masks
*Shape Tool
*Path Palette
*Adjustment Layers 
*Clipping Groups
<p><b>[[Chapter 12 CS6]]: Digital Output for the Web</b>
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*Formal Principles: Low-fi &amp; Dirt Style
*Visual References: Whitehouse.gov, Apple.com, Guggenheim.org
*Technical:
**Resolution 
**Image Size 
**Save for web 
**File Formats: JPG, GIF
**File Size/Download Time
**Uploading to Flickr
**Uploading to a blog

=InDesign=
<p><b>[[Chapter 13 CS6]]: Multiple Pages: Unity</b>
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*Formal Principles: Sequence, Repetition, Harmony
*Visual References: NONE YET - Saul Bass, Alexey Brodovitch, Muriel Cooper, Quentin Fiore
*Technical:
**Creating a New Document
**Pages Palette
**Master Pages
**Rulers and Guides
**Type Tool
**Color Palette 
**Linking Text Boxes
**Exporting a PDF
<p><b>[[Chapter 14 CS6]]: Multiple Pages: Chaos, Tension, Disarray</b>
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*Formal Principles: Deconstruction, Disarray
*Visual References: NONE YET - Neville Brody, Émigré Magazine (Rudy VanderLands and Zuzana Licko), Ray Gun Magazine (David Carson)
*Technical:
**Placing Images and Text
**Text Frame Breaks
**Creating a Character Style
**Leading, Kerning, Hyphenation
**Eyedropper Tool
**Modifying a Text Box with the Direct Select Tool
**Modifying Text Box Settings
=Dreamweaver=
<p><b>[[Chapter 15 CS6]]: Hello World</b>
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*Formal Principles: Code as Aesthetics
*Visual References: Jodi's wwwwwwwww.jodi.org, Heath Bunting
*Technical:
**Hello World via TextEdit
**Hello World in Dreamweaver 
**Editing versus Previewing
**File Naming Conventions 
**Basic Text Formatting (H1, Strong, Em) 
**Choosing Colors (sidebar: CSS)
<p><b>[[Chapter 16 CS4]]: Files and Servers</b>
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*Formal Principles: Network Logic
*Visual References: MTAA's Internet Art Diagram
*Technical:
**Defining a Site 
**File and folder management
<p><b>[[Chapter 17 CS6]]: Form and Content on the Web</b>
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*Formal Principles: Form vs content
*Visual References: A List Apart, Craigslist.com
*Technical:
**Applying a style
**Evaluating the code
**Creating a new rule
**Creating an external style sheet
=Flash=
<p><b>[[Chapter 18 CS6]]: Elements of Motion</b>
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*Formal Principles: Time and Rhythm
*Visual References: NONE 
*Technical:
**Frames and Keyframes
**Shape Tween 
**Document Properties 
**Publishing
<p><b>[[Chapter 19 CS6]]: Pacing</b>
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*Formal Principles: Motion, Speed and Stillness
*Visual References:  Hans Richter, Lillian Schwartz
*Technical:
**Symbols 
**Library 
**Motion Tween 
**Instances
<p><b>[[Chapter 20 CS6]]: Commanding the Timeline: ActionScript</b>
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*Formal Principles: Interactivity
*Visual References: Spacewar, Trigger Happy
*Technical:
**onClick 
**gotoAndPlay 
**Play 
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