Your first Project is to perform a number of administrative tasks that will help our class run smoothly:

• Log in to the blog. I have given all of you access and authorship permission on our course blog. We’ll go over the blog interface together in class as necessary.
• Make a post to the blog. Include the following:
  • Your full and (if different) your preferred name.
  • Your UCI major; a photograph of you, that clearly shows your face (so that your colleagues and I can identify you).
  • A brief description of where you see yourself in 10 years. You may want to be a famous artist, the next Karim Rashid, an art director in New York City, a freelance illustrator, or a textile artisan — or perhaps you don’t see yourself as an artist or designer at all. Be honest, bold, and concise. Your answer to this question will help me tailor this course to your aspirations.
  • A brief description of your general level of comfort with technology, ranging from “I don’t have a clue” to “I’m an expert at the use of all software and hardware.” Be specific: name the software and hardware that you know, and how well you know it. Your answer to this question will help me tailor this course to your skills.
• Edit your post. Presentation is always important in art and design. Publish the post, and see what it looks like. If you’re not happy with the spacing, the image quality, or the graphic composition of your post, revise it. Please consider the visual impact of all posts (and any other material) you create in the future.
• Please title your post “Project One: [your preferred name].” For example, my post would be called “Project One: Jesse Colin Jackson.” Please check the box beside the “1 – Project One” category provided. Please consistently follow these conventions for titles and categories in the future.