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    So You Want to be a Digital Media YouTube Star?

    Posted by Specs Intern on Thu, May 16, 2013
    By Jeremy Browe Imagine this scenario: You have an amazing idea for a video in your head. You have spent weeks (perhaps even months) planning, ...
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    Topics: Video Content, digital media industry, Youtube, Digital Media Arts, Specs Howard

    Web Design from 2012 to 2013: Skeuomorphic Vs Flat Design

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Fri, May 10, 2013
    By Dylan Mierzwinski The term “skeuomorphic” is enough to make anyone conjure up images of mad scientists and experiments gone wrong, but really it’s ...
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    Topics: Dylan Meirwinski, Digital Media Arts, Tutorials, web design, Graphic Design

    Creating Digital Media with the Adobe Creative Cloud

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Wed, May 1, 2013
    Specs Howard is pleased to announce exciting updates to the Digital Media Arts Program. Beginning this month, the Digital Media Arts Program will ...
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    Topics: Farmington Hills, Adobe Creative Cloud, CS6, Christin Russman, Digital Media Arts, Specs Howard

    What to know to start Shooting with DSLR Cameras

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Mon, Apr 29, 2013
    By Christin Russman A new trend in the video industry is shooting video with HDSLR (or sometimes just referred to as “DSLR”) cameras. HDSLRs (Hybrid ...
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    Topics: Digital Media Arts, Tutorials, workshops, Specs Howard, Broadcast Media Arts

    What is ‘Responsive Web Design’

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Thu, Apr 25, 2013
    By Dylan Mierzwinski These days we have loads of different devices: laptops, computers, iPhones, iPads, Nexus tablets, Smart TVs, Android phones, ...
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    Topics: Dylan Meirwinski, graphic design workshop, web design, Specs Howard, Digital Media

    Why I Work in Broadcast Media Arts

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Tue, Apr 23, 2013
    By Chris Phelps When my career in media started I found myself not getting exactly what I wanted out of it. I was working in sales and I hadn’t found ...
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    Topics: Grad Stories, spotlight, Specs Howard School, Broadcast Media Arts

    Looking for New Web Design Trends

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Fri, Apr 12, 2013
    Last year saw a great deal of new web design trends, most altered the way we looked and interacted with some of our favorite sites. Now, with almost ...
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    Topics: web design, Graphic Design, graphic design industry

    Speaking About Media Arts Jobs

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Fri, Mar 29, 2013
    By Tom Profit Does it really matter how well you speak to someone? With the use of the abbreviated language of text messages and Twitter, ...
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    Topics: Career Service, digital media industry, Specs Howard, graphic design industry, Broadcast Media Arts

    Careers in Radio Broadcasting are DEAD!

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    I read articles every day filled with gloom and doom about "radio's dead" and marvel at how often I've heard this over the last 50 plus years I've ...
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    Topics: Career Service, Radio, dick kernen, Broadcast Media Arts

    Specs Howard's 10 Ways to Spot a Graphic Designer

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Fri, Feb 8, 2013
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    Topics: Social Media Marketing, how to, Logo Design, Skills, top 10, graphic design apps, graphic design workshop, Specs Howard, Graphic Design, graphic design industry

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