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Graphic Design 1:
= Daily Agenda and Objective-- =

Check the page for each week if you are ever unsure of what is being done in class.
Here is a copy of the class Syllabus

Just a reminder about Headphones and Electronic Devices:
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 * Headphones are a privilege in this classroom. They are only to be used during INDEPENDENT work time. I should not have to ask you to remove your headphones for a lecture. They should be put away and OFF until lecturing and examples are done. DO NOT come into the classroom with them on. Almost all class periods will begin with a demonstration or lecture and I will not waste time asking for them to be off.
 * Electronic Devices are to only be used for MUSIC. They need to remain on the desk and in sight. It is appears you are using it for things other than music or you are using it during a lecture or demonstration, school rules apply.

= =Why Learn Photoshop?= =Author: Xanerarticle= Why are people so motivated to learn Photoshop? Photoshop is an art to put it in the simplest form. It is a way for an artist to express him or herself as it can allow for the creation of an image which could never really happen or take place. **//Photoshop is a difficult program to learn.//** A novice user cannot just sit down and instantly be able to master the program in one night and create some stunning images. It takes years of practice and honing of skills in order to create a fantastic Photoshop image.One reason to learn Photoshop is to simply express yourself. You may want to be an artist but you may not be able to sit there or want to sit there and paint on a canvas. Photoshop is the canvas of the future as it allows the freedom to do virtually anything you want with an image as long as you have the skills to pull it off and make it pure quality. It is a form of expression because it allows a user to create an image any way they want and express it any way they want and then show it off to the world in a very easy and efficient way as that image can then be used on various mediums.

A Photoshop user will create a style of his or her own and then use it whenever they please and with all of the options that the program offers, there truly are no limits to what can be done.Besides the form of expression Photoshop is also something which can make you a great deal of money in the future.

Photoshop is a skill which not very many people have and one which can take a long time to master. So if you have this skill and you are going for a job that requires an artistic background of sorts then knowing Photoshop can put you leaps and bounds above the competition. An example of this could be if you are working for a marketing firm of sorts and you need to create something for an advertising campaign. The person with the skills in something like Photoshop would be able to create something far more complex and professional-looking compared to someone who may be a novice at using Paint or another program.

Photoshop can help in many ways as it can act as a form of expression, help get jobs, and even make you money. Below is a table from Occupational Outlook that shows the growth and earning for Graphic Designers.