The following list of resources may be helpful to you in ENGW 2329. This list will grow as the semester progresses, so be sure to check this page often. If you have any suggestions for additions to this list, please let me know.
St. Edward’s Resources
- The Writing Center
- Scarborough-Phillips Library
- SEU’s Computer Competency Requirement
- Computer Workshops
- Lab and Classroom Software
Writing Help
- Common Errors in English Usage (Prof. Paul Brians)
- The Process of Research Writing (Prof. Steven D. Krause)
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- Twenty Most Common Errors and How to Fix Them (Bedford-St. Martin’s)
- Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips
InDesign
- Adobe’s “Getting Started” list of tutorials
- Adobe TV tutorials for InDesign (Note: The old tutorials for CS4 are still relevant and might be helpful, too.)
- InDesign tutorials from Layers Magazine
Illustrator
- Adobe TV tutorials for Illustrator CS5
- Tutorialized: Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
- Outstanding Text Effects Tutorials in Illustrator
- Vectortuts+: Typography Tutorials
- How to Design a Logo Using Adobe Illustrator (YouTube)
- 15 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials Using Illustrator
- 30 Creative Illustrator Logo Design Techniques and Tutorials
Free Images
- Creative Commons
- Public Domain Image Resources (Wikipedia list)
- Stock.XCHNG (Free stock photography; requires an account)
Typography
- Thinking with Type (companion website to our textbook)
- Flipping Typical (See how specific text will appear when it is set using all of the fonts installed on your computer)
- Wordmark.it (Helpful for selecting typefaces for logos/wordmarks)
Color
- Kuler (Helpful for developing effective color schemes)