ART 003 -- Images for the Web -- Summer 2004

Syllabus Assignments Contacts Image File Size Help & Tutorials

 

ASSIGNMENTS

ASSIGNMENT 1
Due July 7, Wednesday
(10 points)

1.) Save a folder on your computer called "ART003".
ALL final files that you post on the internet will go in this folder.
That includes all html (webpages) and jpgs (images) that are posted on the internet.

2.) Create another folder for orginal files, maybe called "ART003 pics"

3.) Take a picture. You can use a digital camera or have a digital made from you traditional camera.
see Cameras: http://www.art.net/~mary/ART003cameras.html

3.) Please send me, Mary Vollero an email at mcv2@psu.edu containing information about yourself with an attached image.
Your email to me NEEDS TO CONTAIN "ART003 Assignment 1" in the subject title.

4.) Please include these items in your email:
(BE SURE ALL EMAILS CONTAIN ART 003 in the subject header)
1.) your name
2.) your major area of study or interest
3.) explain any experience you may or may not have crating webpages and/or photography experience.
4 .) any job or family information you wish to share
5.) any other information you may wish to share or concerns you may have
6.) Attach an image to your email

5.) The image you attach to your email to me:
Must give me some idea about you or your interests.
It may be a self-portrait, a picture of a family member, a pet, your car, or something you are interested in.
This is the same image I expect you place on your webpage, frontpage, for Assignment 2.

6.) BE SURE that you have two versions of the image.The first, a large orginal file in your "ART003 pics" folder, and a second version which you will send to me adn which will be later be placed on your Website.
This smaller image will be a re-sized file that it is suitable for posting on the internet and Emailing.
This file should be saved in your "ART003" folder.
This file needs to be a SMALLER RESIZED FILE>
THE FILE SHOULD NOT BE larger than 7" (horizontally) or or 400-600 pixels (horizontally)
with resolution of 72 PIXELS.

see Image File Size for more specifics on resizing methods.

Most digital camera have high and low quality, high quality images may be as large, or larger than 28" at 72 pixels. The file you email me should not be larger 400KB, and that is very large.
If the file you will send me is larger than 400KB

For more help with images see
STEP BY STEP Basics for Beginners:

How to Save Images for the Web in PHOTOSHOP

How to Adjust Images in Photoshop

How to Save Images for the Web in FIREWORKS

How to Adjust Images in Fireworks