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Finding Success Through Project Management
Passion projects are a great way to explore and nurture one’s interests. It’s a way to help you feel more accomplished despite your everyday stresses. While these projects can give you a new sense of purpose and enjoyment, they are nothing without the plan needed to see it through to the end. After taking the…
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The Final Journey
In the course of the last seven weeks, I produced, recorded and edited a podcast about a topic I felt extremely passionate about, highlighted a local park to create a montage, filmed a how-to video in my kitchen while movers and my wifi installer came in and out of my new place and, as a…
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The final stretch
For those of us who have seen our fair share of documentaries, biographies and news stories, we’ve come to pick up a few formulas for how they’re produced. For the most part, they share the same four aspects: voice over or narration, interview(s), footage that was either shot at the time or replicated, and for…
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How to: Make a How-To Video
The beauty of the Digital Age is that if we don’t know something, the answer is always a few thumb taps away. From learning how to tie a tie to the best red velvet cupcakes recipe, watching how-to videos has long been the go-to practice for this generation. Whether your go-to platform is YouTube, TikTok…
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To cut a long story short
After hours and hours of pre-production planning, the next step is execution, which comes in the form of post-production, or editing. This means that after planning out my montage project for week, it was finally time to start recording the elements for my project. My goal was to capture all of the proper visual composition…
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Producing a Podcast
Podcasts: They’re easy to make, easy to access and, for the most part, free. From true crime shows to conversations about politics, your favorite pastime can be found and enjoyed at the tap of a finger. For many of us, podcasts and other audio productions like audiobooks help us pass time. We listen to them…
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Marketing an Event: A Promotional Package
Take a moment to think about the best event you’ve ever been to. Whether it was concert, a local 5K or a music festival, it’s safe to assume you remember the event’s theme, tone, logo or all of the above. That’s the power a marketing package has. The graphic designer of said favorite event most…
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The power of planned photos
In graphic design, a powerful image can be the difference between a design that leaves an impact with an audience, and one that’s ignored. Regardless if you’re designing a flier, a website, or a logo, it’s vital that the images used accurately represent the brand and the tone you want to convey to the audience. …
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Translating Colors Across Cultures
When you think of the color yellow, do you think of warmth and happiness? Or do you perhaps associate it with envy and jealousy? Do you link it to death and mourning? There is no right and wrong. How you feel likely has to do with where and how you grew up as perceptions of…
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Content Strategy Report: St. Charles Public Library
The St. Charles Public Library District (SCPL) has served its community for more than 125 years and has become more than just a repository for books. Its website was launched in 1996, which opened a world of new information to patrons. In an effort to continue evolving and adapting to current trends, as well as providing…