| Two Dimensional
Design |
| Semester
Schedule Spring 2004 |
| Monday/Wednesday/Friday
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Class
Topics |
Department
Information |
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| Feb.2
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Introduction—Creativity,
definitions |
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read
beginning with page 29, (sections: Creativity, Improvisation, Dreaming,
Ideas, Synchronicity, Thinking—page 139, Problems—page
145, Imagination—page 157). |
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| 4
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Intro to Design
Center; computers, access. Visual elements. |
Dead Poets’
Society |
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| 6
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Dead Poets’
Society |
Collage Self
Portrait |
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Introduce
Shape Morphing exercise, Contour line studies. Descriptive Shape, shape
transformation (morphing) |
Continue visual
elements vocabulary |
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| 11
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Work on Computer
drawing and pattern creation |
Acrylic paint
mixing and process.—color mixing demonstration |
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| 13
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Work on
Shape transformation drawings, color mixing |
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| 16
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due |
Turn in
completed pattern from shape assignments |
Finish Shape
transformations |
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| 18
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Introduce
Tangram assignment—Content from shape arrangement |
Create
shape using shapes; Tangram exercises. See page 274 and 192 |
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| 20
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Introduce
color theory vocubulary, Color and Value |
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23
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Introduce
Paint-by-Number Project, constructing painting with found imagery |
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| 25
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Divide
and laminated panels to plywood |
Shop safety.
Use of power tools |
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| 27
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Turn in
Tangrams Design group collaboration |
Cut
out paint-by-number panels |
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2 (M) |
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Work on paint-by-number
painting |
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| 4
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Introduce
Compositional analysis (web site), principles and vocabulary |
read
pages 278, 283 |
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| 6
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Compositional
Analysis excercises |
Review
Adobe Illustrator drawing tools. Create composite designs |
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| 9
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Selection
tools and copying and pasting in Illustrator. |
Color Theory
exercises |
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| 11
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Create composite
designs |
Selection
tools and copying and pasting in Illustrator. |
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| 13
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Color Theory
exercises |
Complete
three more computer, compositional analyses designs. |
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| 16
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Print on color
laser printer. |
Make
acrylic painting replica of computer design. Incorporate collage. |
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18
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Introduce
Color Wheel and Computer color exercises. |
Read from
page 52 to 65. |
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| 20
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| 23
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| 25
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Identity,
symbol, letterhead, paper |
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| 27
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Intro to Photoshop, scanning |
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| 30
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research,
research, research |
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1 (W) |
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work
day—Individual critiques of logos |
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due |
Assignment
Five |
Create
a personal logo. Create a business logo. Arrange on stationary: business
card, letterheads, envelope. |
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| 6
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Basic
color separations |
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| 8
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Color separations due |
Create
camera ready color separations of one of your business card designs. |
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| 10
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Readability
Typesetting for readability |
Page
layout grids |
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| 13
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Graphic
Design History, write a paper. |
Varieties
of magazine page layout. |
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| 15
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work
day |
do
research, do research, do research |
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| 17
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Working
with color. |
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| 20
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| 22
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Typeset 200 words for readability. Essay on historical design personality.
Two page spread layout. |
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| 24
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Adobe
Illustrator, type on path |
typography
resources |
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| 27
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Assignment
Six |
Final
Two Page Spread with readability—and creative typesetting and layout,
brochure or poster. |
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| 29
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Breaking
typesetting rules |
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| May
1 (F) |
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Thanksgiving
Break |
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| 4
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AssignmentSeven |
Set
type to express the meaning of a proverb |
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| 6
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Intro
to Dreamweaver |
Web
page design |
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| 8
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Internet
portfolio prepare your graphic design portfolio on class web site. |
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| 11
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work
day |
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| 13
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Assignment
Eight
Instructions |
Design a portfolio website to display your work from the semester. |
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| 15
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11:30am
to 1:30pm |
Final |
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