Animated Gif Ads
Focus:
Create a simple animated web ad with one design delivered in four standard ad dimension sizes.
My Experience in the Class
I learned some new tools: Canva, Crello, Adobe Spark and Animate, Invision Studio and Mobirise. I still like After Effects better than Animate as it is a bit more versatile, but it is too heavy for short ads. I like the quickness of drag and drop on some of the web-based apps but I don't like the limitation they place on your creativity and they often come out looking "canned". Where possible I like to create my own assets in Illustrator and then animate them. Adobe Spark Video is a pretty easy tool for telling a story but like other online apps it is limited. It was especially difficult doing voice overs because you must record each frame separately. Mobirise comes with some nice free Web Blocks but it is hard to create them. If I was to use this tool ongoing I would purchase the block editer and create by own blocks when I needed them.
Macomb Community College
I have really enjoyed my experience at Macomb. It feels like family to me. Every one in the MACA Department works to create an atmosphere of success. Real life situations and applications for the skills we were taught.