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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Monday | October 31, 2011
DURING CLASS
• HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Complete the work below!!!!
HOMEWORK
1. FINAL PROJECT DUE Wednesday NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Project #3 Part 3 - How to pass in Presentation and Checklist
of required info in a pdf (download here)
2. Start the design process for Project #4 Say Something Poster Project (download Call for Entries Here)
Spend Monday October 31st researching the development of poster design. Please read Poster Design (click here to see website)
From the Poster Design article on the web choose two periods that you like and bring in 3 more examples of posters from that period on a flash drive to show and discuss during class on Nov. 2, 2011.
Wednesday | October 26, 2011
DURING CLASS
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
• INTRODUCE PROJECT # 4 Say Something Poster Project
HOMEWORK
1. FINAL PROJECT DUE Wednesday NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Project #3 Part 3 - How to pass in Presentation and Checklist
of required info in a pdf (download here)
2. Start the design process for Project #4 Say Something Poster Project (download Call for Entries Here)
Spend Monday October 31st researching the development of poster design. Please read Poster Design (click here to see website)
From the Poster Design article on the web choose two periods that you like and bring in 3 more examples of posters from that period on a flash drive to show and discuss during class on Nov. 2, 2011.
Monday | October 24, 2011
DURING CLASS
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
HOMEWORK
FINAL PROJECT DUE Wednesday OCTOBER 26th!!!
Project #3 Part 3 - How to pass in Presentation and Checklist
of required info in a pdf (download here)
Wednesday | October 19, 2011
DURING CLASS
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
HOMEWORK
REVISED DUE DATE:
FINAL PROJECT DUE Wednesday OCTOBER 26th!!!
Monday | October 17, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Review Typography and Counterspace
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
Help Using LiveTrace in Illustrator CS5 (use following links)
HOMEWORK:
FINAL PROJECT DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 24th!!!
• Create Corporate Identity for company using your animal symbol that has now been turned into a vector graphic
REQUIRED:
1. Typed explaination of what your company is all about
- specifically -
the full name,
what product or service this company selling or offering,
who the customers are for this company,
who is the competition for this company,
where is the company located,
how long has this company been in existence,
what does the future look like for this company?
2. Stationery Suite for Coporate Identity and One Extra Piece of Collateral
required:
• 8.5"x11" business letterhead
• business envelope
• business card
• Apply the logo to a promotional product or other piece of collateral of your choiceREQUIRED INFO ON STATIONERY SUITE:
1. name of company
2. street address
3. city, state and zip code
4. phone number
5. fax number
6. website
SPECIFIALLY FOR BUSINESS CARD ADD THE FOLLOWING
7. Person at the business and their title
8. personal email account for this person
9. cell phone number
Wednesday | October 19, 2011
DURING CLASS
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
HOMEWORK
REVISED DUE DATE:
FINAL PROJECT DUE Wednesday OCTOBER 26th!!!
Monday | October 17, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Review Typography and Counterspace
• WORKING SESSION
• INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
Help Using LiveTrace in Illustrator CS5 (use following links)
HOMEWORK:
FINAL PROJECT DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 24th!!!
• Create Corporate Identity for company using your animal symbol that has now been turned into a vector graphic
REQUIRED:
1. Typed explaination of what your company is all about
- specifically -
the full name,
what product or service this company selling or offering,
who the customers are for this company,
who is the competition for this company,
where is the company located,
how long has this company been in existence,
what does the future look like for this company?
2. Stationery Suite for Coporate Identity and One Extra Piece of Collateral
required:
• 8.5"x11" business letterhead
• business envelope
• business card
• Apply the logo to a promotional product or other piece of collateral of your choiceREQUIRED INFO ON STATIONERY SUITE:
1. name of company
2. street address
3. city, state and zip code
4. phone number
5. fax number
6. website
SPECIFIALLY FOR BUSINESS CARD ADD THE FOLLOWING
7. Person at the business and their title
8. personal email account for this person
9. cell phone number
Wednesday | October 12, 2011
DURING CLASS
•Typography Lecture (download pdf here)
•Critique refined gesture drawings
HOMEWORK
• Revise and refine gesture drawings ultimately for a logo - you may scan into the computer if you are ready to start working in Illustrator to create your logo
TIPS
SCANNING:
•If your image is very large - scan it in pieces and then put it back together in photoshop - then bring into illustrator to either trace by hand or use live trace to create a vector image
LiveTrace in Illustrator CS5:
In order to take your tight sketch to the computer and get the quality of the line that you are looking for your best choice is to either trace (using the pen tool by hand) your scanned image or work with LiveTrace to have Illustrator trace the scan for you.
WHY TRACE YOUR SCANNED SKETCH?
• By using Illustrator you create a VECTOR graphic that can easily be manipulated and refined for your logo.
WHAT IS A VECTOR GRAPHIC?
Unlike JPEGs, GIFs, and BMP images, vector graphics are not made up of a grid of pixels. Instead, vector graphics are comprised of paths, which are defined by a start and end point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way. A path can be a line, a square, a triangle, or a curvy shape. These paths can be used to create simple drawings or complex diagrams. Paths are even used to define the characters of specific typefaces.
Because vector-based images are not made up of a specific number of dots, they can be scaled to a larger size and not lose any image quality. If you blow up a raster graphic, it will look blocky, or "pixelated." When you blow up a vector graphic, the edges of each object within the graphic stay smooth and clean. This makes vector graphics ideal for logos, which can be small enough to appear on a business card, but can also be scaled to fill a billboard. Common types of vector graphics include Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and EPS files. Many Flash animations also use vector graphics, since they scale better and typically take up less space than bitmap images.
Monday | October 10, 2011
COLUMBUS DAY! SCHOOL CLOSED.
Wednesday | October 5, 2011
DURING CLASS
•GESTURE DRAWINGS IN CLASS
HOMEWORK
• Revise and refine gesture drawings ultimately for a logo
Monday | October 3, 2011
DURING CLASS
• FINAL PROGRESSIVE ABSTRACTION PROJECT DUE
• Lecture: The Process of Graphic Design (download handout here)
• Check this out:
HOMEWORK
• Project #3 Process Part I (download here)
MUST HAVE ALL MATERIALS FOR CLASS: Review Handout!!!!
Wednesday | September 28, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Group Critique Progressive Abstraction Project
HOMEWORK
• FINAL PROGRESSIVE ABSTRACTION PROJECT DUE: MONDAY OCTOBER 3rd
CORRECT WAY TO HAND IN PROJECT
download pdf here
Examples from class (click links to view):
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Monday | September 26, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Graded Critique on Thumbnails of Progressive Abstraction
• Lecture on Trademarks
* READ
PERCEPTION AND GOOD GESTALT HANDOUTS as well as Gestalt and Trademark
HOMEWORK
• DUE IN CLASS FOR CRITIQUE: Next round of Comps due for Progressive Abstraction
• FINAL DUE: MONDAY OCTOBER 3rd
RULES APPLY AGAIN to CRITIQUE WORK
1. MUST BE ON 11"x17" Tracing Paper
- MUST BE ABLE TO POST ON WALL (DO NOT LEAVE IN A NOTEBOOK)
2. Name in the bottom right
3. use pencil where required and BLACK SHARPIE for everything else
4. USE CARE: YOU WILL BE GRADED
Wednesday | September 21, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Lecture on Gestalt in Design and review Perception
• Click here for The Gestalt Principles
• Review Progressive Abstraction items and choose final item
* READ
PERCEPTION AND GOOD GESTALT HANDOUTS
HOMEWORK
• DUE IN CLASS FOR CRITIQUE: first round thumbnails Progressive Abstraction - if you are unsure of some frames give yourself an option
• RULES FOR THUMBNAILS:
1. MUST BE ON 11"x17" Tracing Paper
- MUST BE ABLE TO POST ON WALL (DO NOT LEAVE IN A NOTEBOOK)
2. Name in the bottom right
3. use pencil where required and BLACK SHARPIE for everything else
4. USE CARE: YOU WILL BE GRADED
Monday | September 19, 2011
DURING CLASS
• Designer Presentations: TAKE NOTES: DESIGNERS WILL APPEAR ON EXAM
• Assign Project #2 Progressive Abstraction
HOMEWORK
1. Project #2 Progressive Abstraction
OBJECT DUE NEXT CLASS (at least 3 to pick from)
2. EMAIL ME A LINK FROM A BLOG OR DESIGN SITE YOU LIKE (TO ADD TO OUR LIST)
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