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July 26, 2007
FP Magazine Issue Redesign
The NCAFP relies on a contract publisher for its quarterly magazine. Designed Vol. 3 No. 3 to enhance its overall look and feel.
I hadn't set type on paper at work (at least at this length) since writing and setting our 2006 Annual Report. But I was very rushed on that project and it showed.
Anyways, the previous issue of the magazine from the publisher looked like it came out of a high school graphics class. I was charged with making it look better. Some of the layouts appear below.
The mag has yet to come back from the printer. But just remembering some of the God-awful garbage layouts I've done since I started out, I think I've come a long way. Still won't win any design awards, but not that bad.
Specs:16-page magazine, 4cp/4cp, saddle-stitch.
Tools: Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Posted by pgraber at 09:48 PM
July 15, 2007
Electronic Learning CD Syllabus
Designed and produced a CD-based electronic syllabus for a medical education conference.
I've produced a number of electronic syllabi for medical education conferences. They're mostly just a series of web pages that run off a CD that provides a simple auto-run for Windows-based computers. The Mac OS will not auto-run as far as my knowledge.
Electronic CDs like this are good medium for providing materials, but unfortunately are limited in the utiliy they provide to the attendee. People take notes, and the CD is virtually useless in this regard.
But a solution to this problem may be on the horizon, Adobe is set to introduce a new cross-platform run-time called AIR. With AIR, one could create a integrated learning tool that marries simple text-based note file functionality with the overall presentation, but one that is also Internet-aware to boot. Think about it.
Tools: xHTML, CSS, Javascript, PDF
Posted by pgraber at 02:06 PM
July 12, 2007
Website for South Carolina AFP
Recently launched a redesigned website for the South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
I had the great opportunity of working with the South Carolina chapter - the NCAFP's neighbor to the south. This was a revision and upgrade to their existing website site that had been online since circa 2003.
The site continues to be a work in progress, but a solid framework is now in place. Developed/scripted simple family physician finder, online meeting registration and member center functionality.
Tools: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, OOA/OOP (MVC)
URL: http://www.scafp.org
Posted by pgraber at 10:42 PM