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SquareSpace

Date April 7, 2015

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ABOUT:

SquareSpace is an easy-to-use web building platform that features lots of different templates, and types of pages. You can use it for free, or pay for a subscription and have your own .com. People use SquareSpace to build online stores, digital portfolios, or to showcase art and other projects. SquareSpace is largely drag-and-drop, it allows easy embedding, and upkeep. SquareSpace websites tend to look clean and professional.

Supported

PC, Mac, tablet, mobile

Pros

Looks very professional without a lot of effort
Relatively easy to use and maintain
Lots of colorful modifiable templates

Cons

Does require some learning – you may need to take a short tutorial
Free application has much fewer options
Some features cannot be changed or manipulated

EXAMPLES

Below is a student website from a SCAD student:

Uses

You can use a website for anything – and it’s no different when you’re using a SquareSpace website. Build your portfolio, use it to present work to your professors, keep a blog here, or showcase your projects — if you can imagine using a website for it, you can probably pull it off here. And it’s more and more normal to have your own .com.

GSU Blogs

Date April 1, 2015

Posted by Valerie Robin

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GSU Blogs

ABOUT:

GSU blogs are a space you already have assigned to you as a GSU student. They are designed to be used for any purpose you might use a blog. You can keep a blog about anything, school related or not. You could use it to present for classes, or you could build a simple website. It all depends on the template you choose.

Supported

Mac, PC

Pros

Multi-Use tool
Easy to use and maintain once you get the hang of it
You can change the whole look of your site just by changing the template

Cons

It takes a long time to design your blog or website, and this can be a difficult experience for new users.
Some template themes will allow certain actions, while others will not – or will ask for them to be performed differently. This can be confusing and frustrating.

EXAMPLES

Below are some GSU blogs run by students belonging to the Student Innovation Fellowship – the program that supports this wiki. Click on the picture to visit the full site.

This is a blog roll of several blogs. From here you can explore over 20 blogs.

This blog belongs to a graduate student working for the SIF program.

This blog belongs to an undergraduate SIF student

Uses

Blogs can be used for any number of projects. A blog can be built to look like a website, or to keep a log of content like the example above.

You may be asked to keep a blog for a class, or you may elect to use the blog application to showcase a project, or keep your own personal record of your learning. The blog is only as limited as your imagination.

Adobe After Effects

Date January 15, 2015

Posted by Valerie Robin

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Adobe After Effects

ABOUT:

Adobe After Effects is the professional standard for video composing software. It can add elements already present in video or make up elements from shapes to create motion graphics. Using After Effects can change standard footage from ordinary to amazing with a little know-how.

Supported

Mac, PC

Pros

Add anything you want in videos
Use to create elaborate animations and website assets
Input other files from the Adobe Suite and animate them

Cons

High Learning curve, but there are numerous tutorials
Cannot use some older version files/ Backwards Incompatibility

Examples

3D elements are advanced workflows that includes After Effects. Check out the example below to see what After Effects can do for a video.

Uses

Adobe After Effects is mainly used for the purpose of creating assets for video and web. With the Internet moving Flash to HTML5, Adobe has included new tools for the integration of video into the web. However, After Effects is mainly used to add new objects to video mainly for film and tv, including motion graphics and general video-making.