Computer Skills:
Word Processing: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Publisher, Adobe InDesign
Web Design: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, and Fireworks
Animation: Flash and Director
Graphic Design: Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro.,
Presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint and iMovie
Computer Languages: HTML, CSS, PHP and Java.
To see my online resume with sample web pages and artwork, please click on the portfolio link.
I also have extensive experience researching facts and people on the Internet.
Blue Ice Book Project
Assignment: design fonts, page layouts, and art for the Blue Ice Anthology.
Solution: research the meaning of “blue ice” and use it to design a concept for art and layout
Outcome: Concept was used to design the book’s layout, fonts, and art.
Communication and Culture Studies (C&C) Project
Assignment: redesign MTU’s C&C Studies degree web site
Solution: used a graphic featured in their publications to design a theme for the site
Outcome: web site that uses text, graphics, and layout to express the values of the C&C degree program.www.hu.mtu.edu/~ddwadke/current/2650/CCSite/
Video Project
Assignment: use the video and photo editing programs learned in class to make a video.
Solution: used programs from class, as well as my personal programs and 3D modelling software to make a spoof of a soap opera.
Outcome: a three minute video, complete with commercials. www.hu.mtu.edu/~ddwadke/mime/mime.html