Subject: Re: Looking for a seminar From: jsmall@starnews.com (Jay S.) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 10:42:11 -0500

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>(I'm crossposting this to online-newspapers as well.)
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>Mike McLeod said ...
>
>> Anyone have any suggestions? I'm looking for something hands-on to help me
>> and my staff improve HTML/graphics/Web design and implementation skills.
>
>I think we're at the point where the industry needs something like this: a
>hands-on, skill-centered seminar designed for people who actually produce
>online content, priced within the budget so an online operation can actually
>afford to send a couple of key players. Not a thousand-dollar seminar for
>senior managers to go listen to somebody from Netscape and somebody from
>Microsoft talk about the digital revolution and business models.
>
>There was some talk about this right after Connections -- I think maybe Leah
>Gentry brought it up -- but it didn't go very far. I don't know who should
>organize such a thing -- NAA, SIMBA, a university -- but I'd like to see it
>happen.
>
>Some things that might be covered, all in a news context:
>
>* Nonlinear storytelling (Leah's fave).
>* Planning your infospace.
>* Principles of user-interface design.
>* How CGI works, with examples.
>* Making pages interactive with Javascript.
>* Intro to graphic tools, and how online graphics differ from print.
>* Interactive infographics with Director and Shockwave.
>* Planning a database-driven application.
>* Managing online discussions and "communities of interest."
>* Site automation and workflow management.

I know Leah's workshop will be strongly content driven. Also look for the
Society of Newspaper Design to roll out new media design/production
workshops that cover many of these other areas. We're proposing two in 1997
and more in 1998 (I know, because I wrote the proposal). And we're talking
low-cost, day-long, easy travel cities.

Meanwhile, you'll find coverage of some of these issues at SND's annual
workshop right here in Indianapolis next month. Info on that event is at:

http://www.snd.org/

jay

Jay Small, Online Services Editor                -- jsmall@starnews.com
Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.      -- (317) 633-9197 fax (317) 633-1220
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