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One of the most important inventions in graphic design hit the proverbial stage in 1984. The Macintosh computer was released as the graphics computer of the future, even though Regardless, Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko, the that was hardly founders of a Emigre, saw an opportunity to push their the case with art further, as opposed to their peers' views as a step backward. They enjoyed the challenges the beginnings of the first this new era posed. models. These machines had few drawing and word processing programs, as well as crude, bitmapped typefaces.

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"People read best what they read most"

My goal is to replicate their situation by using only my iPad to create my project. Although the iPad is much more capable than the first Macs, the

c h a l l e n g e s encountered in taking the leap from analog to those original Macs is close to the leap from the current Macs to an iPad. I also see the iPad/tablet to be the future of design technology. I think the portability and functionality will eventually make instant graphic design more of a possibility. Being able to create work and get it to a client with such immediacy will truly push this technology into the future.

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"Visions of bold-italic-outline-shadow Helvetica "Mac" tricks have sent many graphic designers running back to their T-squares and rubber cement."

"It's no wonder that our first computer-generated art usually resembles that of naive cave paintings!"

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A difficult issue was choosing which programs to use. A decent number of Adobe apps exist for image manipulation and graphic design. For layouts, I used the Pages app from Apple. I used several apps including Photoshop Touch, Notes, and Effects Shop. The last piece of the puzzle was This has been an interesting project and truly challenged my printing. graphic design skills. We will see if it was a success or not =) I had to build the pages independently, then forward them to "the printer" (me). That was the only place I deviated from using only the iPad.

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