Week Ten (November 4 – November 8)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Digital Posters due at the beginning of class
In Class
Monday
+ Class Critique of Handmade vs Digital Posters
Wednesday
+ Lesson :: Adobe Indesign 2
+ Lecture :: Grids
+ Assignment :: Booklet
Homework
+ Within context of project, choose a concept for your brochure and
develop detailed sketches for each individual spread.
Week Eleven (November 11 – November 15)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Sketches Due
In Class
Monday
+ Lesson :: Adobe Indesign 3
+ Small Group Critiques, Working Day
Wednesday
+ Lesson :: Adobe Indesign 4
+ Working Day, Individual Reviews
Homework
+ Produce design for the front cover and three interior spreads (7 pages).
Week Twelve (November 18 – November 23)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Review first 7 pages
In Class
+ Working week with individual critiques
Homework
+ Produce remaining five spreads and back cover (9 pages)
+ Continue work on final project
Weeks Thirteen/Fourteen (November 25 – December 6)
Items Due Week 13 (Wednesday)
+ Remaining 9 pages
In Class
+ Working week with individual critiques
+ Binding demo
Homework
+ Continue work on final project
Week Fifteen (December 9)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Booklet due
In Class
+ Class Critique
Finals (TBA)
---------
Week One
In Class
+ Introduction, Syllabus, Course Overview
+ Videos :: What is Graphic Design? What a Graphic Designer does. The Graphic Design Process.
Homework (due Monday)
+Purchase books
In Class
Monday
+ Assignment :: Sins Project
+ Lecture :: Appropriate uses of Photoshop
+ Lesson :: Adobe Photoshop 1
Wednesday
+ Lesson :: Adobe Photoshop 2
+ Working Day
+ Quiz
For Wednesday:
+ Reading Assignment: Imagery and Graphics pages 233–285, study for quiz
Over the Weekend:
+ Complete Sins Project
+ Reading Assignment: “Type and Typography”, pages 13–99, study for quiz
Items Due (Monday)
+ Sins Project :: Place PSD file and PDF in Dropbox
Monday
+ Review of Sins Project
+ Intro to Dropbox
+ Photoshop Review: Questions/Demos
+ Video :: The History of Typography
Wednesday
+ Quiz
+ Lecture :: History/Rules of Typography
+ Lesson 1 :: Intro to Adobe Illustrator
+ Assignment :: Quote Poster :: Due Wednesday, September 25
Homework
+ Work on Quote Poster
+ Reading Assignment: “The Practice of Design”, pages 336–377 , study for quiz
Monday
+ Lesson 2 :: Adobe Illustrator
+ Working Day
Wednesday
+ Quiz
+ Work on sketches/ideas for Handcrafted Poster
+ Reading Assignment: “Layout and Design”, pages 101–175, study for quiz
Week Five (September 30–October 4)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Quote Poster :: Place PDF in Dropbox
Items Due (Wednesday)
+ Ideas/Sketches
Monday
+ Class Review of Quote Posters
+ Discussion :: What is Graphic Design? What is our potential as designers?
+ Discussion :: What are the problems with technology?
+ Assignment :: Handcrafted poster
+ Video :: Design & Thinking
Wednesday
+ Quiz on “Layout and Design”, pages 101–175
+ Lecture :: Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence in Typography
+ Review/Discussion :: Ideas/Sketches
+ Work day, bring in your materials
Homework
+ Work on handcrafted poster
+ Reading Assignment: “Color”, pages 171–231, study for quiz
Week Six (October 7–October 11)
In Class
Monday
+ Work day, bring in your materials
Wednesday
+ Quiz on “Color”, pages 171–231
+ Work day, bring in your materials
Homework
+ Complete Handcrafted Poster
+ Reading Assignment: “Production and Print”, pages 286–335,
study for quiz.
Week Seven (October 14 – October 18)
Monday
+ Field Trip :: Grunwald Printing
Wednesday
+ Quiz on “Production and Print”, pages 286–335
+ Working Day :: Handcrafted Poster
+ Assignment :: “Digital” Poster
Homework
+ Sketches/Ideas/Begin work on Digital Poster
Week Eight (October 21 – October 25)
Items Due (Monday)
+ Handcrafted poster due
In Class
Monday
+ Working Day :: Digital Poster
Wednesday
+ Lesson :: Adobe InDesign 1
+ Working Day :: Digital Poster
Homework
+ Finalize and print final poster for critique
+ Create and save PDF file and place into Dropbox
Week Nine (October 28 – November 1)
In Class
Monday
+ Lesson :: Adobe Indesign 2
+ Lecture :: Grids
+ Assignment :: Booklet
Wednesday
+ Working Day :: Digital Poster
+ Lesson :: Adobe Indesign 3
Homework
+Complete Digital Poster
