ATS 240 Graphic Design I| Course Work and Deadlines

Course Work and Deadlines

 

Monday

Wednesday

August

Week 1

 25

Introduction to the Class

27

Introduce Project#1
Assignment: Chapters 1-2 - Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a book

Step 1: Research and Define the Problem

Assignment: 30 thumbnails sketches

September

Week 2
1

No Class - Labor Day

3

Working Studio | Project #1

Assignment: 60 thumbnails sketches

Week 3
8

Step 2: Preliminary solutions (60 new Thumbnails) Due

Critique

Assignment: last 10 thumbnails sketches plus revisions of past sketches
10

Step3: Roughs (Begin execution on the computer using constructed 8 box template)

Assignment:
Chapters 3-4 -Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a book

Critiquing
make comments in your journal.

Week 4
15

 

1 Template page due in Illustrator (8 designs)

Copy tutorial files to the server ( in your folder/tutorials) for grading.

Discussion: Gestalt, Abstraction and Repetition *

17

Paper Politics

2 Template pages in Illustrator (16 designs) Revisions Due

Assignment:
Chapters 6-8 -Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a book

2 Template pages ( 16 more designs)

Continue revisions on Pages 1&2.
Week 5

22

Copy tutorials chapters 6-8 to the server.

Critique template pages 1-4 (32 designs)

Assignment:
Page 5 (8 designs)
Read Creativity Article

24

Critique Pages 1-5

Review poster examples

Assignment:
Page 6 ,7 & 8 (24 designs)

Discussion: Gestalt, Abstraction and Repetition *

Week 6

29

 Working Studio | Project #1 1

Critique

Assignment: All 100 Designs Due on 10-6



october
Week 7

6

 Studio

8

All 100 Designs Due

Critique: on 12.5 templates

Assignment: revise all design more to 18x24 poster.
Week 8

13

Critique: on 18x24 poster

Assignment: revisions

15

Poster Due

Printing

Guest SPEAK Editors

Project #2 - SPEAK
Week 9

20

Studio

Layout Critique in Progress

22

Tour of Cayuga Press Meet at 3:00

215 South Main St.
Cortland, NY 13045
Ph: 888.229.8421

Articles due on the server in the turn_in folder/project#2
Week 10

27

Project #3

Assignment: In your journal

  1. 100 Font Studies ( printed b&w)
  2. Decide 6 personal and I am " " statements.
  3. Make a synonym/antonym list of the 12 personalities. ( 20 items for each subject)

29

Studio

Assignment: 12 Roughs ( all designs) in journal.

Template for 12 designs in Illustrator. Name tags should be 12 - 3"x4" on a 20 x 16 page.

Revise type studies by decontructing font. Experiment with design elements and principles.

Begin to create a url log of design related sites.

Take a look and review:

http://designhistory.org

november
Week 11

3

  

5

in process critique

Assignment: 6 out of 12 designs

Tutorial Chapters 9-11
Due 11-12
Week 12

10

6 of 12 designs due

Critique

12

Studio

Tutorial Chapters 12-14
Due 11-19
Week 13

17

Project#3 All 12 designs Due

Critique

19

Final Project Introduction (Text file is also on the server martine/menu.rtfd)

Assignment:

10 Sketches for final logo

5 on the computer
Week 14

24

Printing Name Tag Project

Review concepts

 

26

No Class - Thanksgiving Break

december
Week 15

1

Working Studio

 

3

Last Day of Classes

in progress critique

 

 08

 

 10

Final Presentations (12:00)