Week 11- Digital Publications

Today I am handing in my website and book. I have finally been able to design and print my book and am quite happy with my website. I am quite proud what I have achieved in a short amount of time and with many problems encountered along the way. The process was quite daunting as my computer crashed when trying to download Adobe In Design, yet was able to get it fixed. Then my printer wouldn't print it double sided so I had to go to a special printing place, which was quite expensive. However, it is done now and I have finally been able to publish my own book, which I have always wanted to do. 

Week 9, 10 & 11- Digital Publications

During these classes I will be finalising my book and website. I have lots to do, which is kind of stressing me out becuase I need to finish it by next Friday before teaching rounds. At times I have encountered a number of problems (e.g. back ground colour for website and making them all individual, sizing the book on indesign). Yet luckily my classmates have been able to help me out when Stuart is not. Unfortunately Stuart won't be able to help and guide our projects this week. This is basically the last day I have to ask him questions before handing it in, so it makes it quite difficult. Hopefully other stduents will be coming in who can help me. I am fidning out how important it is to have support connections. Without them I wouldn't have been able to get to the stage I am at now.

The following steps I aim to take for the website:
- colour websites backgrounds differntly and ask
- copy and paste pages yet chnage pictures
- make sure links work
- make cover for dream weaver work
- cover sheet for assignment

The following steps I aim to take for the book:
- page numbers
- pictures on pages 1- 10
- page layout on pages 11-18
- design and add pictures to pages
- finish and save as adobe
- go to officeworks for advice on prniting and binding
- make cover for indesign work
- cover sheet for assignment

Wish me luck!

Week 8- Digital Publication

Today in class we learnt a lot about resolution and the appropriate size and type of photos and graphics on websites. We then began to work on our individual projects. I decided to work on my website. 

My aims to complete my website is to:

1. add content on each page

2. add links between the pages

3. add and resize pictures from photo shop

4. look at layout, font, colour and format

I may download the trial version  of Dream Weaver on my PC at home so I can start working on it. As I believe time may be an issue. 

Week 7- Digital Publications

Today we worked on creating a web page and we spoke up such elements including:

- font

- colour

- layout

- pictures

- links

I found this very useful. I just wish 

Dream Weaver wasn't so expensive so I could use this program at home 

more often. That way I could actually remember the skills I learnt in class easier. Below are my 3 pages I came up with about healthy eating and drinking. I chose these colours as I believe they represent bright and fresh colours which suits talking about healthy and fresh food. I also believe the font stands out from the background colour, which makes it easier to read. This will be something I will also consider when doing my actual website for my art work.

Holidays

I have decided to focus on creating one child's book for now. Although I would love to finish all three books before the due date I know I'd get stressed to the max, have to rush and it wouln't be up to the standard I would like it to be. Therefore, I am going to focus on one of the stories and completing it. If I have time I will try to do two, yet I wouldn't count on it. I have realised how much work is involved in completing just one book.

New steps I must take:
- I need to choose a story
- I need to proof read and edit the story
- I need to make pictures or take photos for each chapter of the story at least
- I need to choose the layout and design I wish to use in adobe indeisgn
- I need to print it all out and bind the book

Week 6- Digital Publications

Today I have decided my steps for completing my publication and have decided what my main publication will be.

I have decided to make 3 children books all in the same design using photos to help tell the story for my publication.

If I have time I wouldn't mind making a video clip and record some of my songs or creating other picture books and i-spy books. Yet, I doubt I will have time in the course, I believe I will continue to set these projects for myself to do in the future. 

The steps I will take to complete my 3 book series of children stories:

- Finish typing up stories and editing

- Put text in adobe design program and start to design booklets

- Take photos to suit story and design layout of the book

- Make final touches

Ideas for stories

Ideas/outline for stories for short fantasy stories for primary/early secondary school students:

1. 

-Girl is brought up in an olden day village brought up with the fear of vampires (known back then as blood eaters). She has to cover her face with mud when it is dark to not smell "tasty" and to take the small away from her blood and take other precautions. 

-One day after school her father doesn't pick her up like he always does and all the teachers have left. She knows she can't wait all alone and must get home before it gets dark. So she decides to make her own way home. 

-Making her way home by herself she decides to go another way back home covered in trees as it starts to rain. Scared of it getting dark she begins to run through the forest, yet this complicates her further and she gets lost. 

- It starts to get dark. Shaking from fear and the wet cold she curls up into a ball and rubs mud over her body hoping it will take away her smell of blood. 

- A little pale boy walks close towards her and she watches intrigued by his dark hollow eyes. He looked like he was starving. She questions if these are the creatures her whole village fears as she only felt sorry for him. She slips in the mud with curiosity igniting and he comes closer. Yet, he couldn't possibly see her with the mud all over her it looked as though he was staring directly into her eyes with the same curiosity. The rain starts again and the mud quickly slides off her face still entranced by him. He looks at her truly now and tells her to hide herself in the mud again withe fear in his eyes. Fear of himself and of others close by. He then tells her to get on his back as he wishes to take her home and he flies off into the dark. When she arrives home he quickly disappears. His seemingly parents call out after him and he quickly turns and flies off into the night sky.  

- When she gets home she finds her father has broken his leg in the mines at work and has to stay in bed. Scared of her getting lost he insists on home schooling her for the next few days.

- Yet, she can't concentrate and keeps thinking of the boy she saw in the forest. 

- When she gets older she forgets the boy, until one day she went riding and hit a tree and fell unconscience. He found her and wrapped her in blankets to stop her from getting ammonia from the cold night air at an abandoned stable. When she awoke he gave her some water and told her he would ride them both home as soon as possible. Still in blankets she got on the horse. The horse wouldn't let the boy on the horse as it feared him. He says to the horse I'm not like the others and tells him to calm down. The horse quickly calms down. The girl in shock lets him ride her home. When they arrive she asks why he always protects her, yet can never stay. He says it's for her own safety. Yet, promises one day it will all be much safer in the village. 

2. 

- Two orphans are locked up in a room of their aunties house who is ashamed of them being apart of her apparent wealthy family. 

- They accidently fall into a cupboard in the room and travel into a land where they are smaller and decide to get food from this land as their auntie isn't feeding them.

- They go and find a wizards book and realise their mum and dad were wizards/witches and maybe are lost in another land. They decide to rescue their mum and dad. 

3. 

- Two friends find a magical place in the bush filled with mermaids and magic. 

Ideas/outline for stories for picture story mostly for secondary/primary school students:

-Teenage students life- addressing peer pressure, bullying, health issues etc. great for health topic starters and letting students know about these issues.

Ideas/outline for stories for i-spy/story picture book for secondary/primary school students:

- a student or group traveling to different lands