Specs Howard School of Media Arts Blog

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    Specs Howard Grad: Mark McKenzie

    Posted by Specs Intern on Wed, Sep 4, 2013
    Mark McKenzie could be called the hardest working man in radio. He has not missed a day of work in his nine years of radio. Mark got his start at ...
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    Topics: detroit radio, 89x, Specs Howard, Broadcasting

    The Interview - The dos and don'ts to help you land the job

    Posted by Specs Intern on Fri, Aug 16, 2013
    You've submitted your resume, and you just got off the phone with a recruiter. Congratulations, you've made it to the interview stage - now what? ...
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    Topics: Interview, Career Service, Job search, Specs Howard, Digital Media

    4 Best Digital Video Editing Apps for Android

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Thu, Aug 15, 2013
    With apps like Vine and Instagram more people are fully realizing the potential of mobile digital video. We would never suggest shooting for a ...
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    Topics: Video, Video Content, Specs Howard School, digital media industry, Digital Media Arts, Tutorials, Specs Howard

    Specs Howard Graphic Design Grad: Bryan Boedeker

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Mon, Jul 29, 2013
    Bryan Boedeker has always been a creative person, something he attributes to his creative parents. While working in a nursing home he felt ...
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    Topics: Career Service, Specs Howard, Specs Grads, Graphic Design, graphic design industry

    HTML 5: The Future of Web Design

    Posted by Specs Intern on Tue, Jun 4, 2013
    By Dara Harper Years ago, people accessed web sites from dial-up modems and online video consisted of short Quicktime movies. Most people only went ...
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    Topics: Digital Media Arts, graphic design workshop, web design, Specs Howard

    Dropbox: A Web Design lifesaver

    Posted by Specs Intern on Wed, May 22, 2013
    By Cally McIntyre Dropbox is my lifesaver. My whole world opened up considerably when I found Dropbox. I can’t actually remember how I found it or if ...
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    Topics: Digital Media Arts, graphic design apps, web design, Specs Howard, Graphic Design

    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

    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

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