Faculty Tutorials
Adding Still Images to an Adobe Express Video Project
This tutorial will show you how to add still images to an Express Video project. You can add your own images, Adobe Stock images, or AI images. Click the Add scene button at the end of your project. A new blank clip will be added. Select the clip you created....
Adding Text to an Adobe Express Video Project
This tutorial will show you how to add text to an Express Video project. Text can overlay any media in Express, e.g. video, images, a blank background, etc. Select the clip that you would like to add text to. Click the Text button in the menu on the left of the...
Arts & Architecture Staff Retreat
Maker Commons hosted the College of Arts and Architecture's Staff Advisory Council Retreat event. Maker Commons led a dye sublimation workshop, and participants made custom work socks!
ENGL 202C: Creating Hands-on Instructions
Course Number: ENGL 202C
Instructor: Ray Watkins
Number of Students: 16
Service Area: Media Commons
Technology: Adobe InDesign
Upcycled Fashion
Maker Commons hosted an Upcycled Fashion Design Challenge as part of Penn State Startup Week. Student teams created upcycled t-shirt brands that made sustainability statements. Teams used sewing machines, Cricut Makers, and heat presses to cut and apply custom designs...
Commonwealth Cricut Creators
In June, Maker Commons welcomed Commonwealth campus librarians and staff to an afternoon exploratory session for anyone adding Cricut resources to their spaces. This open session invited Commonwealth Cricut Creators to get hands on with technology they might already...
PoetryFest
Maker Commons participated in PoetryFest at Three Dots in downtown State College. Participants made bookmarks with vinyl cut from our Cricut machine and infusible ink poems printed with dye sublimation.
LARCH 414: Designing Supporting Materials
Course Number: LARCH 414
Instructor: Marc Miller
Number of Students: 11
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Adobe Express, Dye Sublimation, Generative AI, Heat Press
MIS 404: Virtual Collaboration Space
Course Number: MIS 404
Instructor: Bill Cantor
Number of Students: 12
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: VR Headset, Collaborative VR World
ENGR 310: Selling Your Product Idea
Course Number: ENGR 310
Instructor: Brad Groznik
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Dye Sublimation, Heat Press