Top Ten Things I learned In PRCA 3339 Created by : Sheila Cost

1. Learn Twitter•Twitter is a free social networking tool•Allows users to send and receive messages •These messages are known to the social media world as “tweets”•Twitter is used for networking with potential employers, •Daily status updating,• Learning about news that is happening at that very moment

Now I can communicate with people anytime of the day!

“What we have to do is deliver to people the best and freshest most relevant information possible. We think of Twitter as it's not a social network, but it's an information network. It tells people what they care about as it is happening in

the world.”—Evan Williams

2. Learn InDesign•InDesign is a Desktop Publishing software application•Allows you to create posters•Flyers•Brochures•business cards• magazines •and other forms of publications.

With this software creating any publication is made easy!

3. Learn How to Blog

Blogging is a way to express what you want How you want to Also communicate with others. What I learned: How to insert pictures on Blog How to insert a slideshow on a Blog How to make different pages on my Blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

4. How to Import FontsFonts can make a publication: Be Creative Be Appealing to the eyeWhat I learned about Fonts:

How to download them When to use certain fonts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99M2E_JTZsU

5. CRAPContrast distinguishes images to

make one image stand out from the other objects and the background.

Repetition Repeat some aspect of the

design in the publication

Alignment Shows the relation of one

object to another object

Proximity Groups related objects, Separates unrelated

objects

6. Business Cards

A small card that can be printed with : Person’s business name

Person’s name Job title Address

and Phone number

Really helpful for interviews and job fairs!

7. LetterheadsPre-printed paper for companies to display: Their name Addresses other contact information and sometimes a logo

These are used when writing letters to someone….

8. Flyers Advertisements

Usually a page or a leafletCan advertise :

An event Service

Or other activity

Can really help promote something that you are having for your company!...

9. Brochures A folding leaflet Literary advertisementBrochures may advertise: Locations Events Businesses Products and Services

10. Newsletters

Regular distributed publication Usually in the form of newspapers or leaflets

Many of newsletters are published by: Churches Societies Associations and Businesses

Hope you learned as much as I did…