| WEEK
ONE 8/19 HANDOUTS:
• Ad
Design
• Typing
by Mood
• Homework
- due next class, 8/26
• Student
Info Sheet
• Text
Tools
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WEEK TWO 8/26 HANDOUTS:
• Design
Principles
• Principles
Cheatsheet
• Bad
Design Ad
• Homework
for Week Two - due next class, 9/2 |
| WEEK THREE 9/2 HANDOUTS:
Chapter Eight:
• Poster
Eight - due next class, 9/9
• Poster
Text
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WEEK FOUR 9/9 HANDOUTS:
No handouts today |
| WEEK FIVE 9/16 HANDOUTS:
A handout will be provided in class today that includes
a printout of all the typography pages on our class website, and
a few additional documents that will be for general knowledge only
(you will not be expected to know this information on a test).
These are the links to the typography pages of our
class website:
Type Classifications
| Families & Fonts | Typographic
Terminology | Legibility & Readability
Selecting Type | Refinements
| Dingbats, Special Characters & Drop
Caps | Choosing
Alignment
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WEEK SIX 9/23 HANDOUTS:
Today we will be talking about “The Design Process.”
Here is the handout for this subject:
The
Design Process
Another handout will be provide in class identifying
what the homework assignment will be for the next two weeks. This
assignment is an Initials Logo project, and the handout (provided
in class) will illustrate exactly what the requirements are. |
| WEEK SEVEN - 9/30/2005:
Today we will be reviewing “The
Design Process.”
The first stage of the Initials Logo Assignment is
due: thumbnail sketches and rough comps/mock-ups. The second stage
of this assignment will be due next week (10/7/05), when you will
turn in the finished project, complete with tight comps and the
finished layout. Remember, TEST TODAY on Typography!
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WEEK EIGHT- 10/7/2005:
No handouts today!
We will be going over the results of the Typography
Test and finishing up the Initials Logo Project today. Also, we
will be having a quick overview of Chapter Three (Selecting &
Arranging) and Four (Basic Shapes) from the textbook. Your homework
for next week will be to complete the exercise from Chapter Three
(Selecting & Arranging) and put it into your Finished Work folder
for grading. Chapter Four is assigned as well, but no homework is
due from this chapter (just have fun playing with the shapes).
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| WEEK NINE- 10/14/2005:
A handout will be provided in class about Logo
Design - this is also a page
on the website.
Today we will be sharing and critiquing the Initials
Logo Project designs so be prepared to share yours. In conjunction
with this, we will be reviewing an article on Logo
Design, as part of the review for the Initials Logo Project,
and also as a good stepping stone for those planning to do a logo
for their Final Project.
Next we will be having a lecture on Chapter Five:
Fills, Strokes & Colors. Lab today will be finishing up the
work for Chapter Three if you haven't finished and beginning the
exercise for Chapter Five.
An extra credit assignment will be offered today for
those who want extra points, want more work to do, or just want
to have more fun!
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WEEK TEN - 10/21/2005
No handouts today. |
| WEEK ELEVEN - 10/28/2005
The homework from last week is extended to this week!
You have an extra week to complete the exercise for Chapter Five.
Today we will be continuing to learn more about drawing in Illustrator
by introducing the Brush tool. There will be a simple exercise due
next week utilizing this fabulous tool, for which a handout will
be provided in class. |
WEEK TWELVE - 11/4/2005
Cool Effects in Illustrator Lecture today! Handouts
for today are:
Class
Projects Check-In
Clipping Mask | Blends
Gradient Mesh | Symbols
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WEEK THIRTEEN - 11/18/2005
So now you have learned how to create beautiful artwork
in Illustrator - congratulations! Of course, you want to learn how
to print out your beautiful artwork and that's not always as easy
as selecting "File - Print!" Illustrator has powerful
tools for printing your documents in a variety of ways. We will
be focusing on general rules for printing from your own desktop
and how to get your documents ready to send off to a commercial
printer.
There will be a homework assignment that will be due
in two weeks (12/2/05) involving obtaining three print quotes for
one job. Here are the two handouts for today:
Print
Lecture Handout | Print
Lecture Homework
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WEEK FOURTEEN - 12/2/2005
Print Quotes due today!
This week we will be going over some of the
exciting ways Adobe Illustrator interfaces with website design.
A handout will be provided on what you
need to study for the final exam.
Final
Exam - What you need to study for
Definitions
you need to know
Final Project
Directions
Spec Sheet - turn
in with Final Project |
WEEK FOURTEEN - 12/9/2005
Be prepared to share your final project - have one
copy saved as an Illustrator document and one copy saved as a JPG
file for the web.
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WEEK FIFTEEN - 12/16/2005
Final Exam today - you made it!
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