Syllabus

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Calendar/Schedule

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Student Work

 

 

     

Art 240 Calendar/Schedule

Spring Semester, 2006

Please note: this calendar is subject to change by the instructor at any time during the course of the semester.

WEEK 1 [Jan 19]

Thursday

  • Introductions
  • Overview of class & syllabus
  • Overview of MAC OS
  • Introduce Powerpoint Presentation Assignment

Homework: Powerpoint Presentation Assignment | Read the Mac is Not A Typewriter (you have two weeks to read it before quiz)

WEEK 2 [Jan 24-26]

Tuesday

  • Bring in prerequisites
  • Scanning workshop
  • Work on Powerpoint Presentation in class

Thursday

  • Powerpoint Presentations

Due: Powerpoint Presentation & Design Brief

Homework: Bring in 2 photos to scan for Image Editing Assignment

WEEK 3 [Jan 31-Feb 2]

Tuesday

  • Introduction to Photoshop tools | Making selections
  • Introduction of Image Editing Assignment (ignore part 3 of the assignment)
Homework: Image Editing Assignment

Thursday

  • Work on Image Editing Assignment in class

Homework: Complete Image Editing Assignment

WEEK 4 [Feb 7-9]

Tuesday

  • Introduce Movie Poster Project
  • Separating objects from their backgrounds, refining selections, using layers.

Due: Image Editing Assignment & Design Brief (do not mount)

Homework: Study movie posters from various genres and time periods | Written synopsis for movie poster idea

Thursday

  • Using the Canon ImageBrowser, image resolution and resampling | image size vs. canvas size

Due: Typed Movie Poster synopsis

Homework: Draft two different versions for your Movie Poster (3- 8 x 10 inch full-color comps)

WEEK 5 [Feb 14-16]

Tuesday

  • Mac is Not A Typewriter Quiz
  • Group discussion of final movie poster comps
  • Pre-production planning for studio portrait shoot next week
  • Work on Movie Poster project in class

Due: Movie Poster comps

Homework: Plan and gather props, costumes, make-up for studio portrait shoot next week

Thursday

  • Studio portrait shoot for movie poster project
  • Photoshop blending modes, filters, retouching tools
  • Work on Movie Poster project in class

Homework: Movie Poster Project

WEEK 6 [Feb 21-23]

Tuesday

  • Studio portrait shoot for movie poster project (cont.)
  • Overview of page layout with inDesign
  • Work on movie poster photo illustration in class

Homework: Movie Poster Project

Thursday

  • Work on movie poster photo illustration in class

Homework: Movie Poster Project

WEEK 7 [Feb 28-Mar 2]

Tuesday

  • Work on movie poster photo illustration in class

Homework: Complete Movie Poster Project

Thursday

Homework: Complete Movie Poster Project

WEEK 8 [Mar 7-9]

Tuesday

  • Movie Poster Project group critique
  • Work on Symbol Assignment in class

Due: mounted 8 1/2 x 11 movie poster project (white borders o.k.) center on black 11 x 14 board w/cover sheet and name label on back & Design Brief

Homework: Symbol Assignment thumbnails

Thursday

Homework: Research endangered species for stamp project | Complete Symbol Assignment

SPRING BREAK--NO CLASS (March 14-16)

WEEK 9 [Mar 21-23]

Tuesday

  • Work on Symbol Assignment in class

Thursday

  • Work on Symbol Assignment in class

Homework: Research endangered species for stamp project | Bring in reference photos for stamp project

Homework: Complete Symbol Assignment

WEEK 10 [Mar 28-30]

Tuesday

  • Symbol Assignment group critique
  • Work on Stamp Project in class

Due: Mounted Symbol Assignment & Design Brief (follow instructions in part 3 on project page)

Homework: Comps for Stamp project

Thursday

  • Stamp comp review

Due: Two, hand-drawn full-color comps for Stamp Project

Homework: Stamp Project

WEEK 11 [April 4-6]

Tuesday

  • Work on Stamp Project in class

Homework: Stamp Project

Thursday

NO CLASS TODAY! Instructor off campus

WEEK 12 [April 11-13]

Tuesday

  • Work on Stamp Project in class

Homework: Complete Stamp Project

Thursday

Due: Endangered Species Stamp Project & Design Brief

Readings: Basic HTML tags

WEEK 13 [April 18-20]

Tuesday

  • Introduction to HTML

Readings: Creating a simple web site with Dreamweaver

Homework: Navigation System Project

Thursday

  • Navsystem sketches due (2 different ideas)
  • Dreamweaver lecture
  • Work on Navigation System Project in class

Due: Navsystem sketches due

Readings: Optimizing Web Graphics & Image Slicing

Homework: Navigation System Project

WEEK 14 [April 25-27]

Tuesday

  • Revised navsystem sketches due
  • Optimizing Web graphics
  • Image Slicing
  • Work on Navigation System Project in class

Readings: Dreamweaver ImageSwap Behavior & HTML Tables

Homework: Navigation System Project

Thursday

  • Full-color navsystem comp due (printed from layout in Photoshop or Illustrator)
  • Dreamweaver Behaviors
  • How to nest HTML tables
  • Work on Navigation System Project in class
Homework: Navigation System Project

WEEK 15 [May 2-4]

Tuesday

  • Work on Navigation System Project in class

Homework: Navigation System Project

Thursday

  • Work on Navigation System Project in class

Homework: Navigation System Project

WEEK 16 [May 9-11]

Tuesday

  • Work on Navigation System Project in class

Homework: Complete Navigation System Project

Thursday

  • NO CLASS--Final Exams

FINALS WEEK

Tuesday (May 16th, 1 pm)

  • Navsystem Due & Design Brief | Critique
  • Bring in digital files of the movie poster, symbol, and stamp projects in a folder titled with your last name. Instructor will burn a single CD of all student projects. Do not give me a burned CD!
  • NO LATE FINAL PROJECTS ACCEPTED AFTER TODAY!

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