Internet Exercises

1. Assess your favorite Web page using the Yale Style Manual for Web Page Design. What is effective about the page? What is ineffective? If you could make changes to the page, what would you suggest?

http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/

2. Access the Graphic Design Resource and follow the Tips and Tutorials link to locate the pages related to brochure design. Design a brochure for your major department. What images would you include? How much text would you include? What colors would you use for your brochure?

http://www.deezin.com/

3. Visit the site "Cinema: How Are Hollywood Films Made?" Page through the text and complete the activities that it offers. What did you learn about Hollywood films? To what do you attribute the powerful force that films have on our culture?

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/

4. Read the Kodak: Taking Great Pictures site to brush up on your photographic skills. Use a camera to take pictures that would be suitable in an advertisement for your favorite soft drink. If you don't have a camera, purchase a single use camera for this activity. What images do you choose? What backgrounds would you use? Why? What image do you want to create for the soft drink?

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/nav/takingPics.shtml/