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Monday Aug 18, 5:30-6:20 Rm. 127

Online Success and Digital Design:
It's all about COMMUNICATION!

Types of Course Content
PP=PowerPoint Presentation

=Quicktime Movie
CIB= Illustrator10- Classroom In A Book
VQSG=Visual Quickstart Guide for Illustrator 10
NLT=No Later Than (date)

Welcome!
Syllabus/Schedule Review
Introductions
Project Examples
Online Basics
BlackBoard

The following is due NLT
1)Complete Online Survey
2)Send John an e-mail
3)Attach
photograph-optional
4)Post a comment on our class message board.

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Week 2
25-31 Aug

Overview: Graphic Design Terms CIB Lesson #1-Work Area
Introduce Project #1
Read:VQSG Chapt 1-4
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Week 3
1-7 Sept

PP:Design: Line and Form-1

Sample Student Work

Working with Objects
301-Selecting Objects
302-Lasso Tool
303-Fill and Stroke
304-Assigning Colors
305-Preferences
307-Stacking Order
PP-Creating an Image in Illustrator

CIB Lesson #2-Basic Shapes Note: Final file must be sent to me for credit on the lesson.
Thumbnail sketches Due
Read:VQSG Chapt 5-6

Due dates: Assignments for a particular week are due no later than the last day of that week. You are encouraged to submit assignments prior to the due date..don't wait 'til the last minute...

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Week 4
8-14 Sept
PP:Design:Point of View

CIB Lesson #3-Paint Tools
Optional-Help Session-TBA

Project #1 Due
Be sure to read Preview for project submission details

Read:VQSG Chapt 7-9

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Week 5
15-21 Sept

Color Theory for Digital Design

Pen Tool-Tips/Tricks

CIB #4 Pen Tool
Exercise 1 Due 21 Sept
Exercise Notes
Quiz#1 Notes
(Available through Blackboard)

Read:VQSG Chapt 10

Read About Project #2
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Week 6
22-28 Sept

Layers as Tracing Templates
For Project 2

Variations Project Samples

CIB Lesson #10-Layers
Read:VQSG Chapt 11
Read About Project #2
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Week 7
29 Sep-5 Oct

RGB vs CMYK (color gamut)

Tutorials on Basic Drawing Skills-Effect of Light

New! Mixing Tints

Help Session-Wed Rm 127 (7-9)
Project #2 Due
Read:VQSG Review Chapt 9
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Week 8
6-12 Oct

Logo Design History (Slide Show)

Web Link to Logos

Web Link to Brainstorming


CIB Lesson #7 Type
Introduce Project #3

VQSG Chapt 12

Logo Pencil Sketches Due

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Week 9
13-19 Oct

Typography

Samples: Brainstorming Logo Project Phase 1

CIB Lesson #6 Transforming
VQSG Chapt 13

Revision of 2 Best Logos

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Week 10
20-26 Oct

Gestalt TheoryI
Similarity/Balance

No Movies
This Week
Project #3 Due
Final Design NLT 26 Oct
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Week 11
27 Oct -2 Nov
Gestalt TheoryII CIB #8 Blending Shapes and Colors
Introduce Project #4
VQSG Chapt 18 Gradients
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Week 12

3-9 Nov
Packaging Design Samples

Quiz #2
CIB #12 Cylinders and boxes
(Note: CIB is a change!)

VQSG Chapt 17 Paths
Due-Project #4 Scan, Sketches & Paragraph

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Week 13
10-16 Nov

Creating a Bar Code:PDF

Visual Hierarchy..What is it?

Optional-Help Session Wed
e-mail
If Interested
Project #4 Due (Label)

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Week 14
17-23 Nov


Dealing with Fonts:PDF

CDs Now-see CD cover samples

Introduce Final Project
CIB #11 Airbrush Effects
VQSG Chapt 20-22

Week 15
23-30 Nov

Thanksgiving Break
No Movies
This Week
No Work Due This week-yeah!
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Week 16
1-7 Dec

Pantone Color Matching

Offset Color Printing

Color Jeopardy-Test Your Color Knowledge

CIB #14 Combining Photos
VQSG Chapt 26 Output
Prelimanary CD design due for individual comment.
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Week 17
8-14 Dec
 
Work on Final Project
Layer Mask Tutorial

Quiz #3
CIB#13 Printing Artwork
Help Session-TBA

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Finals Week
15-19 Dec
Final Project due
NLT19 December-Submit Via E-Mail
Final Project Due