QuarkXPress Brochure

Since I had enjoyed using QuarkXPress to create poster before, I was excited to do this project. I was hoping to achieve to show my skill that I have learned in class. I decided to create the brochure of my mother’s shop because I haven’t seen her for over a year and I wanted to give something to her. Therefore, when this assignment came up, making her shop’s brochure is the best present for my mother. Also, her business is a small, but her food dressings are really tasty so I want others to know about her homemade dressings. In addition, I want her to proud of my work since she does not know about any my classes.
I also decided not use background color because I wanted the food photos to show up clearly and dynamic, and since making the "Order form" inside the brochure, it should be white.

One of the challenges was inside and outside part; however, the professor O’Connell taught us which number would be inside or outside briefly I could understand it quickly. The second challenge was gathering the photos. My mother has only few pictures of her products so it was tough to arrange the brochure; however, using the photos of foods showed how to use the product with. The third challenge was making spaces between panels. Because I had to hold it after print it out, there should be equal spaces and I did not know how to measure, but using the box made measuring was easier. The last challenge was creating the stamp exactly, and I could not figure it out last minute. Also, the other students could not figure it out; therefore, we did it together in class. Copy and Paste the picture of stamp in the picture box, and click "fit in the box."

I really enjoyed this project since I already used QuarkXPress. I enjoyed how to arrange the whole brochure, I showed the other people to ask that it is clear to read, catch the audiences eyes, and using colors, and then I fix it again and again. I am really proud of arranging, using the colors, and lines. If I had more time, I would us the PhotoShop to make the pictures more clearly


I hope my mother will like it!!!

SoundSlide

QuarkXPress Poster

QuarkXPress... Oh my god... I had never heard and used this program before. When we started to using this program, my mouth was opened and I did not know what all tools for. Therefore, I was hoping to achieve to play with all tools to figure out what those could do with my poster.

My challenge was getting used to with this program so I had been playing around with most of tools what they do. Therefore, I found out that every single time to move pictures and text boxes, I have to click moving button. I was struggle with clicking moving button every thing time. I had been undo, undo, and undo because when I created one box and didn't like it, I undo. When I made mistakes, I undo. However, I could figure out tools quickly since I was playing around with tools. So I have learned that "Don't be afraid playing around tools. When you make mistake, all you have to do undo."

I enjoyed playing around tools and how cool QuarkXpress is!!! I was proud of my poster and figuring out by myself. If I had more time, I would playing around with tools more and would figure out what else tools I can find.

PowerPoint

When I got this assignment, I said to myself “PowerPoint?! Yes! It’s going to be easy!” I have been using PowerPoint since high school so it won’t take that long to create it. However, I actually found new tools to create a better while using PowerPoint tools and it took me long time to create 5 slides...

My challenges were using new tools; making background pictures brighter and darker, and which pictures would be better for each slides. As you see my first slide above, I used the picture that being on the right. I chose this picture because it would be easier to see her name on the left since there was nothing on the left.

Actually, there are many challenges in this projects. The second slide "General Info Slide", I used the tool to slant the picture and the another tool to make the picture darker to look different. The third slide "Combination Slide", I used the column to type the titles and time.By using column, it was easier to type and look better. The fourth "Column Slide" I used red color for important numbers in charts. The last slide "Reference Slide", I used the picture that she is on the left because I already used her picture being on the right so I decided to chose the opposite side picture so it would balance, and I used the tool to make the picture show through; therefore, it made easier to see the link.

The hardest part of this assignment was putting sound. I was struggling to put the song because when I tried to put it first time, the sound stopped after the first slide. Therefore, I asked the professor to solve this problem by email; however, I was trying to figure out after email. AND THEN.... I did it!!! it took me almost 3 hours to making slides and putting sound. After I figured it out, I jumped around in the mac lab.

Although, this project took me long long time I really enjoyed with this. It was successful when I figured out all problems and felt so happy. When I figured out putting sound in my slides, I was really proud of myself a lot and went back to my dorm to tell and show it to everybody in my dorm.

Although, if I had more time, my PowerPoint would still be the same because I spent lots of time with this assignment.