The internet was originally created by U.S. Department of Defense researchers to exchange textual documents. Once someone discovered how to add graphics to the exchanged document, however, the internet really began to take off.

As Hyper Studio author Roger Wagner has observed, we live in a mediacentric society that increasingly relies upon multimedia in its varied forms to both inform and entertain us. It is natural for people living within this media-saturated culture to want to create some of that media-- and Adobe PhotoShop is the perfect tool for that task.

With Photoshop, you can

1. Create original artwork
2. Design graphics for a webpage or website
3. Make "ghosted" images that can be used as the background for webpages
4. Correct flaws and imperfections in a photograph
5. Create a photo collage: a composition made up of several different photos
6. Create a deceptively realistic photo that is not real
7. Alter photographs for political / propaganda purposes
8. Design smashing layouts for a classroom newspaper, brochure, or flyer
9. Have a ton of fun being CREATIVE!

Photoshop is a program that is so rich, complex, and powerful, people literally spend most of the waking hours of their life using it, and are still always learning new tricks and techniques! Thankfully, however, the learning curve for Photoshop is not steep, and users can create very appealing products with a short introduction to the concepts and tools of Photoshop. That is one of the primary goals of this workshop.