The original Macintosh launched the ‘desktop’ publishing revolution in the 1980’s. The second decade of the 21st century is all about screens, apps, and an internet connection. Laptops, tablets, smartPhones and other devices – give way to the ‘mobile’ cross-media publishing evolution.
Today publishing can be as simple as typing 140 characters or less into any number of devices, tapping ‘submit’ with your finger and BAM (click)— you’re LIVE!
Students from my Desktop Cross-Media Publishing + Design course at University of Southern Maine, explored both desktop and cross-media publishing techniques for their final project. The assignment? Using your cellphone camera, choose a subject and tell a story, primarily using the visuals captured on your phone.
Students sourced, produced and published their content in print and on the web. Studio techniques using Adobe Creative Suite enabled students to retouch images, compose layouts and generate final files. Student’s cellphoneSketches were produced as greeting cards and posters; the web aspect, published right here on cellphoneSketchpad (scroll down).
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Patrick’s House Plants
© 2011 Patrick Moulton
Springtime in Maine
© 2011 Steve Cossaboom
Rainy Day Stroll
© 2011 Jon-Michael Tabone
Pieces of Home
© 2011 Samantha Pomelow
A Day with the Dark Knight
© 2011 Adam Fahey
Adventures in the Woods
© 2011 Peter Eckstein
Baxter Woods Park
© 2011 Joshua Cole
Musicians for Life
© 2011 Nick Smith
Shopping Shaws
© 2011 MarkoMandic
Safety First
© 2011 Gouled Hassan
Strength
©Jeri Basko
A Collection of Words
© 2011 Sean Laurence Rothgaber
Classic Downtown Signs
© 2011 Daniel Bailey
Easter Car Repaint
© 2011 John Freeman
© 2011 John Freeman
A day in the life, on a Wednesday
© 2011 Tynan Nida
© 2011 Everett Houghton