Using one template for two designs was the primary focus for this assignment. I had difficulty establishing a template but once that was done, the rest of the design came together smoothly. Variable data is exactly what it states; data changes. My design was a study abroad organization promoting their programs to parents and students, the variable was parents and students. I had images and text change on the front to be more specific to the variable. This project was a completely different than any other assignment and thought it was a great learning experience.


Here are the final pieces:

This is the front design for parents.

This is the front design for students.

The backs are the same for both. The mailing address

would go to the right of the suitcase.

Four State Regional Technology Conference 2010

At the Four State Regional Technology Conference, I attended a session titled “Photography: Understanding and Respecting Copyrights”. The Speaker, Chauncey Rion Huffman owns his own photography business and has done much research on the subject. As a photography, I’ve been curious about copyright and thought it might be informational.

Huffman covered each of these areas:

• Defined what a copyright encompasses
• What rights you have as the owner of a copyright
• What a copyright notice should include
• What registering is
• Why and how you would register a copyright
• What fair use is
• Infringement

Even though this was a lot of information covered in one hour, it was presented at a good pace and all relevant information. The presentation was specifically geared towards photographers, but it was also mentioned that copyright applies to other forms of tangible mediums including music, video, design, illustrations, painting, etc. One of the more interesting parts of the presentation was when we discussed  ideas vs. expressions. It was explained that an idea is what we think about doing but an expression is how we do it. A copyright only applies to an original work, fixed in a tangible medium and not just an idea we have. I thought Huffman did a wonderful job and gained a lot of useful information. As it was stated at the beginning of the session, copyright is law and it’s imperative to know how to protect yourself and your work! I am grateful for the opportunity I had to attend.