Ball State University's Art & Journalism Building : a Flash 5.0 presentation : a senior honors project (HONRS 499)

Abstract

Ball State University's Art & Journalism Building opened for full classroom capacity at the start of the 2001-2002 school year. This building is a tribute to the 1st Amendment and creativity in education. Both art and journalism are fields that are evolving with the growing presence of new technologies and changing demands of its professionals. The University demonstrated its commitment to these departments with its plans to build the $32 million facility, which also houses a large new dining area in the striking and spacious Atrium. To communicate both visually and textually the history of the project and capabilities of the building, I developed an interactive presentation about the A.J. Building. The presentation, executed with the software Macromedia Flash 5.0, utilizes vector graphics, text, sound, photographs and animation to acquaint the user with this impressive new facility.