VISUAL RHETORIC AND DESIGN http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/ en-us 2003-11-30T21:17:20-07:00 Color Schemes for you Website Projects http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001228.html There are some good articles out there that address color schemes, the necessity of having good ones, and the logistics of making them work well. I found one article that wisely pointed out that, as always, deciding on a color... Assignments tcook 2003-11-30T21:17:20-07:00 Advertising "Shimmer" http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001227.html I found a really excellent example of Dr Sanders' "shimmer" in last Friday's Venue, page 21.... khardy 2003-11-24T10:33:39-07:00 Photoshop Fun http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001226.html Hey, if you need a little browsing time to relax, check out this really mind blowing site: www.worth1000.com. It's a Photoshop contest site in which a problem is posed (ie, Do a cross of movies) and people work their photoshop... Assignments tcook 2003-11-18T13:54:54-07:00 Data Display: Excel Chart Fine-Tuning Help http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001225.html I've given up, and so has Kirby. For all you gurus and challengers: Is there a way to: 1) Add an arbitrary amount of space between, say, record 5 and record 6 in a stacked bar graph? We want to... Assignments tcook 2003-11-18T09:09:26-07:00 More Powerpoint diatribes http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001224.html This FastCompany article reiterates the "Powerpoint as evil" argument. As someone who has sat through FAR too many worthless powerpoint presentations where people read their slides to me and endlessly paused for technical problems, I tend to fall on that... Stephanie 2003-11-14T10:05:37-07:00 http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001222.html Hi Stephani! I have a few minor questions on the data charts. After I have already completed and saved a chart, how do I go back to fix errors and typos on the titles and category names? I am also... mmneal 2003-11-13T20:47:24-07:00 Schedule for the rest of semester http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001219.html Download file... Assignments Stephanie 2003-11-10T16:44:18-07:00 NEED WEBPAGE HELP! http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001218.html Okay, so I have a site... now what do I do with it?... lhines 2003-11-10T16:08:48-07:00 Ethics, Audience, and the Writing Process http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001217.html Download file... readings Stephanie 2003-11-03T19:35:38-07:00 Complementarity and Compensation: Bridging the Gap Between Writing and Design http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001216.html Download file... readings Stephanie 2003-11-03T19:32:35-07:00 Charts and Visuals Document http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001215.html This document includes the charts and visuals from last Wednesday's talk on audience analysis.Download file... Assignments Stephanie 2003-11-03T17:49:30-07:00 Data Set for Data Display Assignment http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001214.html This is the school data set for the data display assignment. Download file... Assignments Stephanie 2003-11-03T17:47:47-07:00 Mac lab tomorrow; be there or be confused http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001211.html Wednesday we're going to meet in the Mac lab in DSH as usual, not at Mitchell Hall. Professor Sanders will give us some extremely useful information about audience and audience analysis. See you at the Mac lab!... Stephanie 2003-10-28T15:39:16-07:00 Of Culture and Advertising and Abstraction http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001209.html I've been kicking this one around with myself for the last few days, and I think I'm finally at the point where I'm ready to post. In sum: different cultures handle product advertising (package labels, television adverts, etc.) at different... khardy 2003-10-24T09:30:49-07:00 Too Long http://theanswergrape.com/asblog/archives/001206.html Wow, ten days since the last entry. Things have been very up in the air over the past couple of weeks--unavoidably and understandably so. We have not had many readings and so on to talk about. The graph exercise was... vqueue 2003-10-23T11:03:00-07:00