1. Such an Easy Game to Play Creating Trading Cards using Photoshop and InDesign

2. Why are we doing this? ► So you can quickly write a profile on the person you interview in class ► This helps you organize your article too if you are doing an in depth story on sports or high profile player

3. Finding the template and saving it ► Open the file called Who’s on First in the folder called trading cards ► SAVE AS ► trading_card_yourname within the folder called trading card P 5 or 7 or 8 or 9

4. This file is an InDesign File ► You will recreate this trading card in the two rectangles on the left ► Once you have practiced with the selection, type, text in type, fills, strokes, outlines, and swatches TOOLS ► And can PLACE text or.jpgs or.tiff files you can create your OWN trading cards

5. You SELECT a box by ► Using the select tool ► It looks like an arrow

6. You add TEXT ► By clicking on the type tool and drawing a box – any old box ► Once you see the cursor blinking you can begin to type

7. But, the text is too small ► Make the font bigger by changing the point size – you can type in point sizes if one is not listed – like 225 ► You can change the font FAMILY by selecting an AYT font (A for the beginning of the alphabet and YT for YearTech) these are just fun fonts – but when creating stats be sure the text is legible! ► You can zoom in using the magnifying glass

8. HOT KEYS you must know ► CTRL or Control + 1 – blows up your screen by 100% ► CTRL or Control 2 – blows up your screen by 200% ► To get back to a Window VIEW use CTRL + 0 (zero) ► NEVER USE CTRL + P –

9. Effects you will learn in Photoshop ► SCALE using the CLAW – CTRL + ALT + SHIFT (hold down all at once and grab a corner to scale)

10. Today ► Interview with candid questions ► What’s included on a STAT card? Your hometown team you play on height averages = AB, Runs, HR, etc. ► This is BORING! ► Ask the unusual to make these fun trading cards. ► What was your best day in so and so’s class? ► Who is your celebrity crush? ► Who or what drives you nuts? ► What’s been your favorite memory in middle school?

11. Next Day ► You will type up your notes on the trading card in bulleted format ► No periods – no complete sentences ► Use this format – Name: My fantasy is:

12. Next Day ► Spell Check ► Let the person you interviewed peer edit the writing ► Take a photo of the person you interviewed ► Save it to the folder of baseball cards and name it the person’s name.jpg ► Then, file, place, the image. ► You will need to use the claw to scale the photo down

13. Next Day ► Finalize – add elements that make the card look similar to a trading card ► For example, add a border. ► Add some embossing or drop shadows ► Use the BIG PHOTOSHOP IDEA Manual to look for ideas to make your card the best! ► Save often. I’ll print these out in color at home.