The immediate areas that I need to learn and update are highlighted (in red) in the curriculum map, and are sequenced and categorised as follows:
• Theory: design principles and information architecture; and
• Practical: Adobe Muse Creative Cloud (CC) as a web authoring tool, which supports (1) responsive web design for mobile devices (both tablets …show more content…
Unfortunately, a previous offline Flash Pro installation has caused issues, and by default, has persistently hidden the Apps tab. I shall spare my readers the pain of having to read every detail of my troubleshootings; suffice to say, that in the last lap, I stumble upon an adobe forum entry that has led me to a solution: that the CC manager is a xml-based application. This prompts me to search for a xml configuration file, and it is found (in my Mac) at: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/Configs. The same file, on the Windows, is located at: C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAdobeOOBEConfigs. Its content comprises a line of xml code that turns the visibility of the Apps panel on and off with a boolean value (Fig. 3). Once this is resolved, downloading and installing Muse is straightforward.
Learning Muse…
My initial impression: this is by the far the most versatile and powerful web development platform I have encountered, and learning it, I must admit, is fun. Having a background with InDesign will help, because both applications follows a similar thought process.
My initial challenge, other than the installation issue, is time. Having submitted an assignment due the Friday before my placement, I have the weekend and parts of my first week of placement to learn Muse (my students have their SACs week one). Given the short time span, I seek out online video tutorials as a first choice of learning because it caters to all three channels of my learning