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| 1 | Syllabus, |
Purchase Storage Device
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| 2 | Prehistoric Visual Communications, introduction to doing research, Creating thumbs and comps |
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History notes to be taken by students
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Research | |
| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 3 | Printing Comes to Europe, Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, saving and printing, Overview of Typography |
Typography |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 4 | Renaissance Graphic Design, overview of 2D design, Bug tutorial | Bug handout | Typography | Symbol Design |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 5 | Type for an Industrial Age, Type as Image, Content as meaning, fruit bowl tutorial, BA Our Color Wheel |
fruit bowl tutorial handout |
Symbol Design | Illustration for word Term Paper Due Next Week |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 6 | The Arts & Crafts Movement, language as model, advanced color theory | www.worqx.com, www.pantone.com, |
Illustration for word | Using Color Term Paper Due |
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| 7 | Review for Mid-Term
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Using Color | Review for Midterm |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 8 | Take Mid-Term
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| 9 | Photoshop tools, palettes, pull down menus, Bauhaus, BA Logo of Letters |
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Initials | ||
| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 10 | International Type School, Masking and Clipping masks in Photoshop |
Initials | Image and Text |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 11 | Modern Movement, Introduction to InDesign, BA Small Poster |
Be in class to get advertising assignment |
Image and Text | Creating advertising for not “famous” product |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 12 | New York School, Informational Design, advanced page layout |
Creating advertising for not “famous” product | Informational design |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 13 | Style sheets, Postmodern design, Current trends |
Informational design | Final Project - Center page design for book
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| 14 | Work Day |
Final Project in Progress | Final Project |
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| 15 | Final Project Due Completed |
Final Project |
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| 16 | Final Meeting for Final Grades |
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