Fireworks MX Intermediate

Fireworks MX Intermediate

Full Description

Fireworks MX Intermediate is the second class of a 3-part course; students are required to have access to the Internet and basic Internet and computer (file structure) knowledge, taken the Introduction to Fireworks MX class, have Fireworks MX or Fireworks 4 software installed in their computer and the course book “ Visual Quickstart Guide Macromedia Fireworks MX for Windows and Macintosh by Sandee Cohen” ISBN 0-201-79479-9. The student is responsible for following the book and doing all the work, weekly quizzes online and weekly assignments, along with a final assignment due the last week of the course.

Outcomes:

As a result of this course Fireworks MX Intermediate the student will learn the following: Learn how to create strokes, pressure effects, adding arrowheads Transparency and blend modes Apply various effects to images and backgrounds Importing bit map images Applying filters Use of more advanced tools Working with text, text fills, effects Transforming text Creating Vector masks Bitmap Mask Fading images Using Styles Automation features Adding Fireworks extensions

Assessment:

Self-assessment by student successfully completing exercises and assignments as directed by the instructor, review of various finished projects with written feedback. Projects submitted to instructor on a weekly basis for grading. When student has completed the second part of the course he/or she will have the capability of loading more professional and commercial looking images on to their website, learn the proper compression for files and overall layout and design have various effects applied to their text, link work to dreamweaver or simple html. A website can have the best information in the world but if it is not properly design and has good graphics users won’t go back to it, so this class will help you create a more professional website.

Week 1

Review of chapters 1 to 7, weekly assignment, get notes and assignment from instructor's website, turn in assignment by midnight on Sunday

Week 2

Chapters 8 to 10, download notes and assignment from instructor's website, complete all book work, turn in assignment by midnight on Sunday and weekly online quiz.

Week 3

Chapters 11 to 13, download weekly assignment and notes from instructor's website, turn in assignment by midnight on Sunday, weekly online quiz.

Week 4

Review of chapters 8 to 13, download notes and assignments from instructor's website. Turn in assignment and weekly online quiz. Final assignment will be to apply everything learned int he course to a web page image.

Contact Hours: 24