Department of Communication Labs

Fall 2014 Hours Gage 500 Monday-Thursdays: 9am–10pm Fridays: 10am-5pm Saturdays: 10am-5pm Gage 507 Mondays: 9-11am, 12:30pm-2pm, 5pm-10pm Tuesdays:9am-11am, 12:30pm-2pm, 5pm-10pm  Wednesdays: 9-11am, 12:30pm-2pm, 5pm-6pm, 8:30pm-10pm Thursdays:9am-11am, 12:30-2 5-6pm, 8:30-10pm Fridays: 10am-5pm Saturdays: 10am-5pm Department of Communication computer labs for students currently registered in IMC, JOUR, & MED classes. #RUCommLab

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New to Final Cut X? This video is a great place to start!

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Tweet tweet! Try this #Illustrator tutorial to learn how to design the Twitter bird. -CG

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Great overview of Illustrator's Pen Tool with downloadable practice files! 

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Learn how to make water drops in photoshop. This youtube channel has a ton of awesome Photoshop tutorials.  

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21 Incredibly Simple Photoshop Hacks Everyone Should Know

These tips and tricks should be easy enough for anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Photoshop.

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Refine Edge is your BF when it comes to Photoshop cutouts. This 2-minute video will get you started. Need more: Check out this 9-minute video of Refine Edge and cruise other Photoshop CS6 tips and tricks on Adobe TV's Photoshop channel.

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Make it with Creative Cloud - Creating your Business Card on Adobe TV

Learn how to utilize your logo and create a business card in Adobe InDesign to use when networking and searching for employers, clients, or graduate schools. Utilize the example business card assets and template provided to follow along with this tutorial and create your own business card.

About to graduate? Learn how to make your own business cards!

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Ever dream of covering your selfies with text? Now you can with this rad tutorial. -KA

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Need help getting starting in Photoshop? This handout includes selections, cutouts, importing images, managing layers, and more. These handouts are available in labs 500 and 507.

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We are hosting a Google Glass event for Roosevelt students on Tuesday, April 8th in Gage Lab 509. Participants will get a chance to see Glass in action, learn about the Google Glass Explorers program, try Glass out, and get a selfie with it on! 

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Illustrator: How to create text on a path | lynda.com

This Illustrator tutorial discusses how to create and modify text on a path using the Type tool. Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-CS5-tutorials...

Are you too cool to write on straight lines? Learn how to write on a path in illustrator. 

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In the spirit of April Fools, here's a #Photoshop tutorial you can use to 'shop yourself in with a celebrity so you can prank your friends!

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Create Outlines From Fonts - Adobe Illustrator

Students new to illustrator may find this very helpful! 

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Photoshop Tutorial - Duotone Image Mode

Ever wonder how to create duotone images? 

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Need to jump into InDesign? This handout covers the basics to get started. If you do better with video instruction, checkout Adobe TV's InDesign CS6 Channel it has 19 professionally made free videos.

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With this iMovie 11 Quickstart Guide, and maybe some help from a lab aide, you'll be able to knockout your first video editing project.