MM240 - Graphic Design for Multimedia
syllabus
My office hours will be from 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM after the class in the same lab.
Week 1 – 2.10.12
Introduction to course
Take student photographs
Discuss exactly what is meant by Graphic Design
A very brief history of graphic design
Introduce InDesign
Go over resources that will help with this class
Introduce Project 1 - Booklet
Setup folders for class
Homework
Research a designer
Handout for class
Week 2 – 2.17.12
PRESIDENTS' DAY
Week 3 – 2.24.12
Review from week 1
Introduction to using InDesign for layout
Demonstration specifically for setting up the booklet assignment
Use of grid structure
Working with linked images
Loading fonts using Font Book
Lab time to work on booklet project
Homework
Finish booklet project
Handout for class
Week 4 – 3.2.12
Present Designer Booklets
Look at examples of experimental type
Photoshop Demonstrations for Calendar assignment
Illustrator Demonstrations for Calendar assignment
What's new in InDesign CS5.5
Introduce Project 2 - Experimental Type Project
Homework
Work on the images of words for the Calendar
Handout for class
Week 5 – 3.9.12
Review
Turn in printed booklet
Demonstration for project 2 Photographic Type
Tabs and tables
Lab time to work on project
Homework
Work on project 2 Photographic Type
Handout for class
Week 6 – 3.16.12
Present Project 2 on screen
Introduce Project 3 - Book Project
Individual meetings with students if time
Lab time to print the calendar project
Homework
Print and make a mock-up of the calendar project
Students define what they want to do for the book project and gather the content
Handout for class
Week 7 – 3.23.12
Turn in the project 2 - Experimental Type
Review Intro to InDesign
Downloading the plug-in, PDF presets and color profiles for InDesign
Creating the cover and book templates
looking at paper samples
If time we will look at Digital Illustration for Book Project
Homework
Work on book project. We don't have class for two weeks due to holidays. To make sure that we keep up with the schedule it's important that students manage their time well. When we return on week 10 you will need to present your book. You will have one more week to finish up before you upload to blurb.
Handout for class
Week 8 – 3.30.12
CESAR CHAVEZ
Week 9 – 4.6.12
SPRING BREAK
Week 10 – 4.13.12
Present the Book Project on screen
Exporting and uploading to Blurb
Publising for screens
Introduce Project 4 iPad and EPUB publication
Homework
Start work on project 4 - Screen based publication
Handout for class
Week 11 – 4.22.12
Demonstration of Interactive options in InDesign
exporting for iPads and other devises
Accessibility for people with disabilities
Individual meetings with students
Homework
Work on project 4 - Screen based publication
Handout for class (not yet posted)
Week 12 – 4.27.12
Critique screen based publication
Individual meetings with students
Introduce Final Project, Project 5 - Visual Identity
Lecture on logo design
Illustrator demo for logo design
Using libraries in InDesign
Exporting and importing color panels from Illustrtaor to InDesign
Homework
Work on project 5 - Visual Identity starting with the logo design
Handout for class (not yet posted)
Week 13 – 5.4.12
EPUB
Introduce Visual Identity
Homework
Work on project 5 - Visual Identity
Handout for class
Week 14 – 5.10.12
Lab time for project 5 visual identity
Review EPUB from last week
Demos of using object states to make a gallery and placeing swfs into InDesign to export the animation or page turns as PDFs.
Illustrator Demo for logo Design
Lab time and Individual meetings with students
Homework
Work on project 5 - Visual Identity
Handout for class
Week 15 – 5.18.12
Individual meetings with students
Lab time for project 5 visual identity
Review the main points that we have covered during the course
Homework
Work on project 5 - Visual Identity
Handout for class
Week16 – 5.25.12
Individual meetings with students
Print and mount the Visual Identity Project ready for next week.
Homework
Work on extra credit, redo projects and finishing up Final Visual Identity.
Handout for class (not yet posted)
FINALS – 6.1.12
FINAL CRITIQUE
I will accpet work that has been redone for a change of grade, extra credit assignmets and students will present the visual idenity Final Project.
Final is from 10 AM - 12:00 noon in the same lab
Projects
Class projects and class participation 40
Project 1 - Graphic Designer booklet 30
Project 2 - Experimental type 30
Project 3 - Blurb book 40
Project 4 - iPad and EPUB publication 20
Project 5 - Visual Identity program 40
Extra Credit – 20