#summary of learning

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Revisiting My Writings

After reading through my blog posts, one thing became so clear. I have grown greatly in my knowledge and experience of Public Relations Designs and publications.

Before I took this class, I felt pretty shaky in the world of design. I knew what I felt looked good, but not sure how to get there. Now, with all of the tools on my belt, I can accomplish my vision seamlessly.

When designing PR publications, having the right tools is key. Adobe Photoshop and Indesign, as well as Canva, just to name my personal favorites. Learning these programs can be difficult, but creates excellent designs.

However, one thing I have really learned and would advise, is to trust your gut. You know all the rules and guidelines, but anyone can learn those. What makes a great design is your personal touch. While following the guidelines and your own personal experience, you can create some pretty awesome work.

For example, I used this concept to create a FAQ page for a different course, which turned out like this:

Yes, of course I have so much room to grow and develop my designs, but it is completely my vision. It works with the brand, is visually pleasing, and appeals to the correct audience. This is what makes a great design.

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Choosing My Medium: Canva!

For my summary of learning, I have decided to use the medium Canva to create an infographic.

Throughout my time in this course, I have learned a lot. How to work with Adobe software was the main focus, I feel, and I have learned that successfully. However, I have found my greatest enjoyment to be Canva.

Throughout this class, I have truly found a passion in Canva. I enjoy their selection of templates, graphics, images, fonts, you name it. In my free time, I even make posters/invitations/designs etc. just for fun. This is why I selected it as my medium.

For this project, I am going to go through many drafts. I believe the process of trial is most important. With this project, creating a design that encompasses all the necessary information with a creative design will take a lot of tinkering, which will be the majority of my process. I am also going to look backwards through the course history to really focus on the key points. As I have learned so much, and have accessibility to the tools I need, focusing on the use of design elements will be essential.

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wrapping things up

For my last project of the year, I’m working on an infographic that I’m designing in Canva. In the next week, I’ll post the graphic and a video explaining how I went about the design.

Going forward, I’m working on finding a source to design from. I’ve got a good idea of colors and the kind of graphic I’d like to make, but I still need specific facts and figures before I work on the design. 

Once I compile a list of information bits, I’ll go about designing the graphic. I want it to look simple but contain a lot of information, so I’m sure the process will involve a great deal of trial and error. I’m excited to work in Canva again, though. I haven’t used it since making my social media suite a few weeks ago.

I’ll continue to post progress here throughout the next week.

[digitalresearcher]

“Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” ~Gail Sheehy - American author

My husband likes to joke that technology makes me finish my assignments even more slowly than if I just hand wrote them.  It took me explaining to him that the course that I'm enrolled in, #EPSY590LMT - Learning Mobile Technology has given me the opportunity each week to explore, play with, and try to figure out a different technological tool in education.  Learning something new always takes more time than I expect, and it always come with a mixture of discomfort and excitement.  In the next couple of weeks, I will share my summary of learning with regards to this course and where I think my quest to integrate technology in both my research and teaching will lead me in the future.