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(Originally posted March 22, 2011) Last week I visited an exhibition of Vivian Maier’s photography at the Chicago Cultural Center. I had learned about Vivian Maier earlier through the Kickstarter website and blogged about it here. To say I was impressed with the exhibit is an understatement. The whole story about her work being discovered …
1Students are expected to come to the exam period to discuss their portfolio with the instructor. For TGJ2O students that meet the exam exemption criteria set by the school (mark > 70%, maximum 9 days away, all major assignments completed, and no suspensions), they will be exempt from attending the interview but are still encouraged …
Administrivia Mark Breakdown [GC] Twitter #BDSTGJ [GC] Exemplars [GC] ePortfolio (becomes the summative evaluation) (previous Portfolio evaluation no longer being used) Getting Started Project Ideas Steps in the Design Process Web 2.0 Tools Article: Why Social Media Needs to be Taught Affinity Photo Video Tutorials (many!) Increasing the Resolution of a Photo Tree in Niagara Falls Repair …
Throughout the course we will be using various tools to help our learning: Portable Apps Chrome Notepad++ Lastpass Diigo (social bookmarking) Google Drive Google Takeout Google Sites (the NEW Google Sites) Google Keep Gmail Twitter Dropbox
…so these photos will have to do instead.
Wow, this really is quite easy! The secret is in the blend modes, which most users tend to ignore.
Start Here… Affinity Designer 1.5 Overview Affinity Designer Tutorial – Top 10 Things Beginners Want to Know (a great overview video) The A to Z of Affinity Designer (“This A to Z list breaks down all the tools and panels, including some useful functions and features. It includes links to Affinity’s official short video tips …
I always encourage students to use the personal Google account for school work so they still “own” the data after they leave high school. But what if they haven’t, and they’re above to move on to a postsecondary school or the workplace? There are basically two options: Move your data to your personal account Download your …