Graphics
Jeff Williamson
Northern Virginia Community College
www.nvcc.edu/home/nvwillj/html-graphics/
nvwillj@nvcc.edu
Why graphics are a bit difficult
Graphics software is quite different from word processing software.
Most people feel that basic writing is not a difficult process, and many
people feel that word processors make writing easier. Word processors
are not very difficult to learn - only a few features are needed to create
professional-looking documents - and so probably everybody who uses a computer
can use one to some degree.
Most people feel that basic drawing is more difficult than basic writing.
In addition, graphics software programs make drawing more difficult.
Ultimately they make printing easier, but my a colleague
of mine in visual arts tells me that he sees students struggling
again and again to execute a design in Photoshop which would take minutes
to do on paper.
Graphics programs then are more difficult to learn than word processors.
They are based on a skill - drawing - that most people find more difficult
to begin with. And a fairly large number of features must be controlled
to produce professional-looking documents. |
