How Multimodal Editing Has Made Me a Better Writer

By Nathan Elam

Long before I came to Oakland University and found myself pursuing a Writing & Rhetoric major, I was dead-set on working in the film industry.  I was obsessed with the particular way that movies tell stories: a group of people (sometimes a veritable legion) with various specializations, all working in collaboration to deliver entertainment to the masses.  One of the key members of this whole production team is the editor, who manages to take all the disparate parts and stitches them together.

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Spark Review

By Nathan Elam

Adobe Spark: A JUMP Plus Review
Adobe, a company whose products are already widely-used at the professional level, has created a product that allows a consumer with virtually no experience to immediately begin creating attractive, clean, and dynamic looking projects. While Adobe has become synonymous with digital creativity, offering such popular products as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver, those products have a learning curve that can feel discouraging to those without some training in the realm of graphic design. Recognizing this hurdle, Adobe has produced a multi-faceted entry-level designer with Spark. Spark is… … …

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