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Visual content

Issues for visual content
Image production
Image acquisition
Image manipulation
Image creation

Tutorial structure

Topic overview ->

Subtopics with examples, activities and further exploration ->

Topic activities & exploration

1. Visual content overview

Issues for visual content
 
 
 
 

ACTIVITY

2. Image production

Resolution
Examples
Activity
Explore
Compression & file formats
Examples
Activity
Explore
Web colour issues
Examples
Activity
Explore
 
 

ACTIVITY (self-test)

EXPLORE

3. Image acquisition

Flatbed scanning
Examples
Activity
Explore
Film scanning
Examples
Explore
Digital cameras
Explore
Downloading images
Activity
Copyright
Examples
Activity
Explore

ACTIVITY (self-test)

EXPLORE

4. Image manipulation

Image editing programs
Explore
 
Resizing/cropping
Explore
Adjusting brightness/contrast
Explore
Adjusting colour balance
Examples
Adjusting sharpness
Explore
 
Selective enhancing/retouching
Explore
 
Adding text

EXAMPLES

ACTIVITY
(practise)

ACTIVITY (self-test)

EXPLORE

5. Image creation

Basic design principles
Using colour
Creating graphics in Photoshop
Placing into web pages
 

ACTIVITY (self-test)

 

Activity (colour theory)
Activity (graphic design)
Explore
Examples
Activity
Explore
 
 

EXPLORE

Links & tools

Discussion forum

Self-tests

FOOTER

 
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