[Journalists] Question about visual media

[Corbbmacc O'Connor]

Hi Mikaela,

I've used all of those programs, and the only way that I've been able
to do it is with my residual vision. Photoshop and Illustrator are
very much visually-oriented...but InDesign, and what the class will
probably teach, is more about the relation of items on a page. We used
InDesign for yearbook and newspaper layout mostly...so it's about
arranging photos, captions, headlines, and text on the page. So
there's definitely a way to learn that spacial orientation with
Braille or magnet boards. The other two, though...I'm not sure there's
a lot that's easy to do to adapt those.

You might consider -- and it sounds like you already are -- asking the
professor about what the goals of the class are. Sure, they might be
mastering those programs. But what about them does he/she want you to
know? Mastering InDesign might mean arranging a page...mastering
Photoshop might be making graphics for the Web. So maybe you could
learn about the characteristics of good Web graphics more than the
actual Photoshop world.

Just a thought...and let me know what you decide!

Corbb, at The George Washington University in Washington, DC

On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Mikaela Stevens
<mikaelastevens at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is Mikaela and I am a student with a major in
> communication/public speaking. It was suggested that I put this
> question on the journalists list.
>
> One class that I am required to take is visual media. I am registered
> for it this coming fall semester. As you might have guessed a visual
> media class might be rather difficult for a blind student, but I know
> it is possible. The computer programs used for the course are: adobe
> illustrator, adobe in design and adobe photo shop. The purpose of the
> class is to master these programs, as well as to understand and
> demonstrate design principles. Most of the projects are not group
> work, but solo projects.
>
> I am meeting with my teacher this week to discuss strategies and
> alternative ways to complete these projects. I don't know what to tell
> her because I have never worked with these programs and I don't know
> how to go about this. Some of you have hopefully taken this class
> recently and could give me advice and help.
>
> How could I tackle this class? What are some alternative techniques I
> could use to do my work?
>
> Thank you in advance for the help!
>
> --
> Mikaela Stevens
> BYU-Idaho Student
> 208-585-8468
>
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