Imaginarium: August 2009 Archives

Monday

MAC OS new system overview .... CS4 overview

continue working on Assignment #1 rough layouts and determin word count ... due @ end

Tuesday

discuss importance of front page of newspaper

research front page designs ... find samples of elements that would work for Speculator

begin redesign of Speculator front page, Assignment #2

 

Wednesday

continue working on Asisgnment #2 
 

 

Thursday

continue working on Assignment #2 ... due @ end 

 

Friday

work on client jobs

 

**Please note: There is no homework unless otherwise stated above.

Monday

continue working on headlines and other client jobs

Tuesday

critique headline designs

discuss photo guidelines

example layouts with photos and text

 

Wednesday

photo vs photo illustration

Adobe Photoshop tutorial: adjusting images, color conversion, contrast

discuss cutlines, bylines and credit lines

discuss illustrations

elements within a typical page layout and modular page design
 

 

Thursday

drawing a dummy/rough layouts and determining word count

Assignment #1 create a newspaper page layout with given text and photos

 

Friday

continue working on Assignment #1 ... due @ end

 

**Please note: There is no homework unless otherwise stated above.

Monday

critique Black Square Problem

discuss newspaper design, specifically The Speculator design

look @ sample newspapers

 

Tuesday

continue discussion on newspaper designs

research current newspaper layout trends

 

Wednesday

continue resaerching trends

find specific examples of what we can incorporate into the layout of The Speculator

discuss design of headlines and subheadlines 

 

Thursday

classwork: create headline graphics with given text

Client Jobs: 

#1 J2S Youth Group "Banjo Boil" flyer and poster

#2 Homecoming ticket design

 

Friday

classwork: headlines ... due @ end

 

**Please note: There is no homework unless otherwise stated above.

Hope your summer was everything you wanted it to be! Mine was! Get your creative brain focused on having a wonderful year in the Graphic Design and Visual Arts Departments!

Monday

Art & Graphics Rally! (all classes meet in the Auditorium)

 

Tuesday

go over course syllabus and discuss expectations

 

Wednesday

review the principles of design

classwork: Principles Review Exercises 

 

Thursday

classwork: Principles Review Exercises

due @ end of class 

 

Friday

What's In Your Bag?

objective: to build teamwork within Imaginarium

 

**Please note: There is no homework unless otherwise stated above.