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First Day of Classes

Program Orientation

Hand out 1st Project

Tech 1:
- Overview of Syllabus
- Self Paced Courses
(Read FAQ page)
- Overview of CS4 Design Premium

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Tech 1:
- Competency Listing for 1st Project
- File Management
- Printers

Projects 1:
Introduction to course and faculty

- Questions regarding Project

Build job folders
- Electronic
- Paper

Process 1:
•Objective/Strategy statements
•Thumbnail concepts and variations
• Research assignment: Principles of Design
•Assignment: Write six objective strategy statements for project 1

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Tech 1:
- Illustrator Exercise

Process 1:
•Turn in Objective/Strategy statements
• Turn in Research assignment: Principles of Design

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Tech 1:
- Working with type

Process 1:

• Elements of design exercise
•Review thumbnail/roughs examples
• Review thumbnail criteria
•Hand out thumbnail template
•Bring sign-off sheet to class

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Tech 1:
- File organization and management

Process 1:

• Sign-off sheets
• Cool tunes ( at least in my opinion)
• Hangiin' out doing thumbnails

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Tech 1:
– Mac OSX

– Vector vs Bitmap Graphics (raster)

– Image adjusting and resampling

Process 1:
Typography discussion

Assign type quiz

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Tech 1:
– Scanning

Projects 1:
Guest faculty -
his work, background, etc.

Process 1:
Thumbnail Development

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Tech 1:
– In class scanning exercise

Process 1:
TBD

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Tech 1:
– LinoType Font Explorer
– MS Word

Process 1:
Thumbnail signoffs today- Step 1 (be sure thumbnail criteria are met)

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– Organize Exercise Folders: Naming, appropriate files & extensions

– Illustrator Selection Basics

Process 1:
Review Roughs criteria.

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– Photoshop Selection tools

Process 1:
Research images and colors for rough concepts

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Projects 1:
no class today-Process class instead

Process 1:
Roughs development in class

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TBD

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TBD

Process 1:
Roughs due for Personal Info Page signoff - Step 2 (be sure roughs criteria are met).

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TBD

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TBD

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TBD

Projects 1/Process 1: Roughs Due for Personal Info Page signoff - Step 3
(meet in Rm 203 during your regular Process 1 schedule)

this class meets tomorrow as well at the same time.

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TBD

Projects 1/Process 1: Roughs Due for Personal Info Page signoff - Step 3
(meet in Rm 203 during your regular Process 1 schedule)

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Tech 1:
- Studio: Working on Personal Info Sheet

Process 1:
Work on Info page final

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- Studio: Working on Personal Info Sheet

Process 1:
Work on info page final

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Tech 1:
-Signoffs for Process1

Process 1:
John on Leave today!

Finals due (Color Prints) for Personal Info Page signoff- Step 5 (greg will sign for me today)

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Projects 1:
Personal Info Sheet (8.5"x11" Print and PDF)
Project Due Step 6

Process 1:
Logo Thumbnail Development

Tech 1:
-Job Folders/File Organization

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Tech 1:

- Intro to DreamWeaver

- What is CSS?

Process 1:
Logo Thumbnail Development

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TBD

Process 1:
Logo Thumbnail Development

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TBD

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TBD

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Projects 1:
Hand out Logo & Stationery Project
Client: TBA

Personal Info Sheet Step 7 Final Signoff Due

Tech 1:
TBD

Process 1:
• Develop Objective/Strategy Statement for logo Project.
• Develop list of adjectives which describe client
• Develop list of images/symbols which relate to client

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TBD

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TBD

Process 1:
Logo / Stationery Thumbnails Due: step 1 sign-off

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Personal Web Page Exercise Due

Work on Logo & Stationery Roughs

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TBD

Process 1:
Logo Roughs Computer Generated Due: step 2 sign-off

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Projects 1:
Logo Roughs
(Three Computer Generated / 8.5x11 BW Print outs)
Due Step 3

Handout Poster Design Project: Sharon Hartman, Music Dept.

Tech 1:
Personal Info Sheet Step 8 Final Tech Files / Signoff Due

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Digital Strategy: Logo/Stationery Step 4 sign-offs

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TBD

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TBD

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Projects 1:
Final Logo/Stationery signoffs - Template page, Objective /Strategy Statement available on the Roster Step 6

Step 7 To be signed off by Tuesday, Nov.17th

Tech 1:
TBD

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HOLIDAY
Veteran's Day

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TBD

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TBD

Process: Poster Hand Drawn Roughs Signoffs - Step 2

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Tech 1:
Knock outs and overprinting

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Projects 1:

Projects 1:
Poster Hand drawn Roughs signoffs - Step 3

Deadline: Step 7 for Logo/Stationery

Tech 1:
TBD

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Poster Step 4 sign-off due

Logo/Stationery Tech files due
Step 8

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Process:
Final Comprehensive Design: Poster Design signoffs - Step 5

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Holiday:
Thanksgiving

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Holiday:
Thanksgiving

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Tech 1:
Working on Poster Design

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Projects 1:
Poster Design Final signoffs - Step 6

Step 7 To be signed off in lab by Dec. 8th

Process: TBD

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Dead Day: No Classes

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Final Exams
Final Date for Step 7

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Final Exams

Poster Step 8 Final Digital Files: signoffs Due

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Final Exams

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