Top10list

Allison SchlumperAllison Schlumper

PRCA 3339PRCA 3339

1. Adobe InDesign1. Adobe InDesign

I had never worked with InDesign I had never worked with InDesign before, and this class really helped before, and this class really helped me to get all of the basics of the me to get all of the basics of the software down and even create some software down and even create some publications.publications.

2. Brochures2. Brochures

When creating my When creating my brochure for this brochure for this class for the class for the American Cancer American Cancer Society’s Relay For Society’s Relay For Life, I learned a lot Life, I learned a lot about the different about the different elements of a elements of a brochure and how brochure and how to create and to create and design one using design one using Adobe InDesign.Adobe InDesign.

3. Business card/Letterhead3. Business card/Letterhead

Everyone will eventually need a Everyone will eventually need a business card and/or letterhead in business card and/or letterhead in their future. In this class we learned their future. In this class we learned how to create them and how to make how to create them and how to make the two look well together and the two look well together and professional.professional.

4. CRAP4. CRAP

Contrast, Contrast, Repetition, Repetition, Alignment, and Alignment, and ProximityProximity We learned about We learned about

all for of these all for of these elements. Their elements. Their definitions, definitions, purpose, and how purpose, and how they are essential in they are essential in any publication. any publication.

5. Printing and paper 5. Printing and paper elementselements

Our class took a tour of the Eagle Our class took a tour of the Eagle Print Shop at GSU. We learned a lot Print Shop at GSU. We learned a lot about the printing process, how to about the printing process, how to use specific information when getting use specific information when getting a publication printed, and different a publication printed, and different ways to print our work.ways to print our work.

6. Fonts6. Fonts

I learned how and I learned how and when to use when to use different fonts. different fonts. Different websites Different websites give you access to give you access to a large amount of a large amount of fonts that you can fonts that you can download to your download to your computer.computer.

7. Group Projects7. Group Projects

I learned that you have to prepare I learned that you have to prepare for every presentation that you have, for every presentation that you have, and that sometimes working in a and that sometimes working in a group may not always be easy. group may not always be easy. Preparation and confidence are key Preparation and confidence are key when when

presenting to your class presenting to your class

and professor.and professor.

8. Wordpress8. Wordpress

In Intro To PR, I had to create a In Intro To PR, I had to create a wordpress account. I knew the wordpress account. I knew the basics, but PR Pubs really helped me basics, but PR Pubs really helped me to get a better concept of blogging to get a better concept of blogging and all of the benefits that come with and all of the benefits that come with it. I also learned some great tips to it. I also learned some great tips to help with my wordpress account.help with my wordpress account.

9. Photoshop9. Photoshop

When our guest When our guest speaker, Katrina speaker, Katrina Sage, came to Sage, came to speak about Adobe speak about Adobe Photoshop. I Photoshop. I learned some great learned some great tips and tips and suggestions that suggestions that will help me when will help me when using the software using the software in the future.in the future.

10. Publications10. Publications

We touched on how to create many We touched on how to create many publications in this class. I learned publications in this class. I learned information about brochures, information about brochures, business cards, letterheads, business cards, letterheads, newsletters, etc.newsletters, etc.

Overall…Overall…

This class has prepared me for many This class has prepared me for many things that will come my way in the things that will come my way in the future. In PR, I will most likely have a future. In PR, I will most likely have a variety of different publications to variety of different publications to create. I am glad that I took this class create. I am glad that I took this class so I will already know where to start so I will already know where to start and what to do.and what to do.