This morning we had an editorial meeting to prepare for the event happening here on the 25th of March. We sat all around the table, 9 clients and the tutors, and had a lively discussion about what are the main things we need to cover, who will do what, etc. Excellent ideas came up. We all realised that this is really about the clients and that there is a something very poignant to be address and it’s the funding cuts.
March 11, 2010
March 5, 2010
Week 8 Plan. The Press Room Project (Part I)
OVERVIEW – The Press Room Project. Preparation day.
For the coming two weeks we will work on a team project we’ve called The Press Room. We will turn our workshop space into a journalists office and learn the dynamics of documenting an event and publishing it on the web.
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Week 7. Getting started with audacity
This week we have started to get familiar with the basics of audio editing. Getting into multimedia has meant that the participants have had to install lots of different plug-ins and software to get their machines ready. We have used Synaptic Package Manager whenever possible since it is a much friendlier interface, and we have used the terminal whenever we needed to expand the list of repositories.
February 26, 2010
Week 7 Plan. Working with and Sharing Audio and Video
OVERVIEW – Continuing from the previous week’s session.
Media files created by internet users are an increasingly important part of social networking websites and the internet in general.
Video editing is probably the most challenging activity in this set of sessions. Download pdf version.
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February 25, 2010
Week 6. Spraying our stencils!
Today we cut out and tested the stencils we created with Inkscape last week to customise our laptops.
Joseph preparing to spray his stencil.
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February 19, 2010
Week 6 Plan. Working with Audio and Video
OVERVIEW – Introduction to audio and video editing
Media files created by internet users are an increasingly important part of social networking websites and the Internet in general. Sessions 6 and 7 will concentrate on this. Download pdf version. (more…)
February 18, 2010
Week 5. Creating our own stencils with Inkscape
Today we looked online for work done by stencil artists to get some inspiration. Then we did an image search and we used GIMP to turn our findings into bitmaps (much more suitable to cut out). This is a useful process to customise our laptops by the end of the course. These are the first results:
Leo’s bird stencil.
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February 12, 2010
Week 5 Plan. Spreading the Word, Sharing an Image
OVERVIEW – Creating Stickers. Logos and Spray Painting Stencils
This week participants continue learning image processing and continue to personalise their computer. Download pdf version.
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February 11, 2010
Week 4. Finishing with our avatars in GIMP
Today we’ve seen amazing work being done on those zero dollar laptops. Here are the first results. More to come!
Leo’s “Little Bird”. (more…)
February 6, 2010
Week 4 Plan. Creating a Personal Profile
OVERVIEW – Digital Image Processing and Image File Formats
Now that participants have started to customise the look of their laptop, the next two sessions will concentrate on participants creating original artwork for the internal look and feel and the external casing of their laptops. Download pdf version.
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