End of Semester Wrap Up

I can honestly say this is one of the most beneficial classes I have ever taken here at Syracuse. I can use the skills gained in this course for personal, professional and academic use. For example, I used skills I learned in InDesign to design a poster for my sorority's philanthropy softball tournament. This benefited my house, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and myself. Another example is that I learned how to use Photoshop to edit photographs for a history project. I was able to scan, crop and edit photographs for the project, which I never would have been able to do before this class.

Prior to this course, I thought I was pretty familiar with Adobe Photoshop. Now that I have completed this course, I realize I was not familiar at all. I learned how to properly complete the tasks that I thought I knew how to do before this course. I used to use Photoshop improperly and would get frustrated, but in learning how to do things the right way, I found it easier to edit images. Its funny, I didn't even know what Adobe Illustrator and InDesign were before this class, but now I actually feel more comfortable with those programs than AdobePhotoshop.

My one criticism for this course would be that I think we spent so much time using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, but not enough time on Photoshop. I feel more than comfortable using Illustrator and InDesign for any project, but I think there are still several things I could learn about Photoshop. 

This class has been one of my favorite courses I have ever taken, not only because it is so practical and beneficial, but because it was fun and interesting as well. I actually think that if I were a freshman, I would be interested in possibly switching my major. I recommended this class to several of my friends who are Newhouse majors and other majors because of how intriguing and valuable it is.