The Digital Makerspace offers access to emerging technologies for the UNCW community.  In addition to providing access, we also support digital media, software consultations, and workshops.
For any project—personal, professional, or academic—the Digital Makerspace can assist you.  We offer in person or online consultations, as well as online tutorials.  This guide includes tutorials to popular and commonly used programs for digital media projects.

TinkerCAD is a free, browser-based 3D modelling software.  A perfect introduction to 3D Modelling, these videos cover tools, tips, and best practices for using this program.

This first video provides an introduction to TinkerCAD, inluding navigating and working with 3D objects by creating a custom keychain.

To view a step-by-step PDF, click here.

This second video provides a more in-depth look at TinkerCAD and advanced modelling techniques by making a custom mug.

To view a step-by-step PDF, click here.

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Need help getting started with Adobe Illustrator? This video goes over a brief introduction to Adobe Illustrator and using its tools.

This video provides an introduction to Adobe Illustrator's tools by creating a basic vector graphic of a pizza slice.

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These three videos cover an introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro.  Learn how to navigate, edit, and successfully save your video projects.

This tutorial provides an introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro by showing how to navigate around the software.

This tutorial shows how to create a video, import media, and do basic editing using the Premiere Pro timeline.

This tutorial shows how to add text and effects to a video, as well as saving your final project.

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Adobe InDesign is best used for creating booklets, brochures, and multi-page documents.
 

This tutorial provides an introduction to Adobe InDesign by creating a brochure and inserting images and text.

This tutorial shows how to create a booklet and use more in-depth features of InDesign such as grids, gradients, and master pages.

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Adobe Audition can record and edit audio for music production, podcasting, or narration.

This video tutorial provides instructions on recording and editing audio in Adobe Audition for a podcast, as well as saving the final audio file.

To view a step-by-step PDF, click here.

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Adobe XD allows users to create web pages and mobile applications.

This first video provides an introduction to Adobe XD, including adding pages and content.

To view a step-by-step PDF, click here.

This second video provides a more in-depth look at Adobe XD, guiding through creating navigation and saving applications.

To view a step-by-step PDF, click here.

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