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09.04.06 NO CLASS. Labor Day.

09.05.06 Overview of the course Review Syllabus Review End of Semester Portfolio Assign First Show & Tell: Chuck Close In 100 years Handouts Work on HOMEWORK #1 (pdf) in Class Brief introduction to Illustrator and the pen tool

09.11.06 syllabus check computer labs Discuss article, Convergence Doesn't Matter by Kyle Cooper Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause Assign Next Tuesday's Show & Tells Jackson Pollock - Jeff Jean Dubuffet - Josh Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze) Jean-Michel Basquiat - Kris Group Crit for HOMEWORK #1 (pdf)

09.12.06 Show & Tell: Chuck Close by Kyle Assign Wols & other Show & Tells Remind about next week Show & Tells Group Crit for remaining found marks and lines Screening Illustrator Demo objects: group and ungroup tool: blend object -> expand (after blending objects) ruler, guides and grids align palette Reminder always read the assigned readings before COMPLETING the homework. Make sure you have read Scott McCloud's Chap. 5, "Living in Line," if you have not done so already. This book is always on reserve at the UArts library. Work on HOMEWORK #2 (pdf) in Class

09.18.06 Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause Group Crit for HOMEWORK #2 (pdf)

09.19.06 Assign Show & Tell: Agnes Martin Show & Tells Jackson Pollock - Jeff Jean Dubuffet - Josh Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze) - Spencer Jean-Michel Basquiat - Kris Illustrator Demo window -> pathfinder window -> align palette options -> align to artboard object -> clipping mask importing images: drag and drop or file->place Work on HOMEWORK #3 (pdf) in Class

09.25.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #3 (pdf)

09.26.06 Show & Tells Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze) (Spencer) Agnes Martin (Donte) No Show & Tells Next week Continue Group Crit for HOMEWORK #3 (pdf) Work on HOMEWORK #4 (pdf) in Class Illustrator Demo object -> clipping mask effect effect 3d filter tools -> knife (scissors)

10.01.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #4 (pdf) Assign HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) in Class Illustrator Demo rotate tool scale tool relect tool object -> group object -> ungroup

10.02.06 Show & Tell: Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze) (Spencer) No Show & Tells Next week Work on HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) in Class

10.03.06 HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) DUE

10.9.06 Assign and Work on HOMEWORK #6 (pdf) in Class Resources for Homework Grayscale by hand Grayscale in illustrator using marks and lines pictorial vs. grid analysis comparisons pictorial analysis grid analysis Photoshop Demo (ONLY FOR ADJUSTING IMAGES that you will import into illustrator) Image -> Adjustments -> DeSaturate Image -> Adjustments -> Adjust Levels Info palette Tools -> crop Image -> Canvas Size Image -> Image Size Illustrator Demo Object -> Path -> Split into Grid Tools -> Eyedropper Tools -> Pen Object -> Clipping Mask -> Make

10.10.06 No Show & Tells Next week Work on HOMEWORK #6 (pdf) in Class

10.16.06 Announcement: Fri. Oct. 20th Last Day to Withdraw from Classes Class Crit: HOMEWORK #6 (pdf) in Class Assign HOMEWORK #7 (pdf) Resources for Homework Color Wheel to Create in Illustrator Spectrum Primary wheel Secondary wheel Intermediate or Tertiary wheel Additive & Subtractive Color Hues, Tones, & Tints Munsell Color Space Interactive Munsell Space Analogous Color Complementary Color Cool Colors Warm Colors Neutral Colors More Neutral Colors Illustrator Demo Object -> Smart Guides Pathfinder -> Divide Object -> Ungroup OR Tool -> Direct Selection

10.17.06 Show & Tell Next Tues: Mark Rothko (Ron) Work on HOMEWORK #7 (pdf) in Class

10.23.06 REMINDER: ADVISING for all students for next Semester (this week and next week) IF YOU ARE A MULTIMEDIA STUDENT, pick up your advising packet from Lauren Perry's office starting tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 24th after 11am tomorrow (not during classes). Lauren's office is located within the main office of the 12th floor Once you've received your packet, sign up for a time to meet with your assigned advisor. Your packet will let you know who your advisor is. Available advising times should be posted on or around the MM faculty door by tomorrow. IF YOU ARE NOT A MULTIMEDIA STUDENT, consult with your department's admin asst. Discuss Reading Class Crit: HOMEWORK #7 (pdf) in Class Work on PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) in Class Complete Missing Homework Assignments Revise Homework Assignments

10.24.06 Show & Tell: Mark Rothko (Ron) Work on PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) in Class Complete Missing Homework Assignments Revise Homework Assignments

10.30.06 Individual Reviews of PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf)) Midterm (pdf) Don't Print too large

10.31.06 Individual Reviews of PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) continued Midterm (pdf) cont. DUE at end of class Don't Print too large Photoshop History Palette Layer Mask Image -> Adjustments -> Levels Work on HOMEWORK #9 (pdf) in Class

11.06.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #9 (pdf) iTunes Campaign Solid Texture WITHIN SHAPE Texture as BACKGROUND Assign Show & Tells Tibor Kalman (Drew) Andy Warhol (Jonathan) Assign HOMEWORK #10 (pdf) in Class Photoshop Layer Mask Crop Tool Selection Tools Marquee Tool Magic Wand Tool Lasso Tool Flop/Mirror/Reflect/Flip Photo Image -> Rotate Canvas -> Flip Canvas Horizontal Edit -> Transform -> Flip Canvas Horizontal Silhouette Photo Select Background Color Use one of the Selection Tools Make sure anti-aliased is selected Make sure feather is set to 0 Draw shape with marquee tool Click on layer mask icon at bottom of layers palette Silhouette Photo with feathered edges Select Background Color Use one of the Selection Tools Make sure anti-aliased is selected Make sure feather is set to > 0 Draw shape with marquee tool Click on layer mask icon at bottom of layers palette Distort Filter -> Distort or Filter -> Liquify or Use one of the Selection Tools Edit -> Transform Scale Use one of the Selection Tools Edit -> Transform -> Scale Adjustments & Filters Layer -> New Fill Layer Layer -> New Adjustment Layer Layer -> Change Layer Content Image -> Adjustments Filter Filter -> Filter Gallery Fade Use Dodge or Sponge Tool Negative Image -> Adjustments -> Desaturate Image -> Adjustments -> Invert Border One possible way of many: Use one of the Selection Tools Edit -> Stroke

11.07.06 No Show & Tells This week Will Be Next Week Work on HOMEWORK #10 (pdf) in Class

11.13.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #10 (pdf) Examples of Duplicate (i.e. visual stuttering) Grace Jones "Slave to the Rhythm" Cover Amon Tobin cover Clara Hill "Restless Times" Ludacris "Word of Mouf" Assign Show & Tells T-26 (Steve) - no book House Industries (Vinchi) - I have book you can borrow Emigré (Sarah) - no book David Carson (Jesse) - find two different books on photos and type in Uarts Library Assign HOMEWORK #11 (pdf) in Class thinkingwithtype.com: Type Fundamentals: Letterform designingwithtype.com: Frequency of Typeface Selection designingwithtype.com: Expressive Words designingwithtype.com: Ransom Note Examples Illustrator Type Tool Window -> Type -> Character Palette thinkingwithtype.com: Tracking Space in between all letters in a line of text thinkingwithtype.com: Kerning Space in between two letters Type -> Create Outlines to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type

11.14.06 Show & Tells This week Tibor Kalman (Drew) Andy Warhol (Jonathan) Work on HOMEWORK #11 (pdf) in Class

11.20.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #11 (pdf) Assign Show & Tells Chip Kidd (P.J.) Art Chantry (Quizayra) Aleksandr Rodchenko: design & photo (Ona) Josef Muller-Brockman (Thom V.) Assign HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) in Class thinkingwithtype.com: Type Fundamentals: Letterform designingwithtype.com: Visual Hierarchy w/ Type & Symbols Type Culture behind the typeface: cooper black bancomicsans.com A Few Good Fonts A Few Bad Fonts according to the Lavalier Type Classifications According to Adobe According to Paratype Choosing and Using Type Avoiding the Overused Typography Minor through CAD (College of Art & Design) Illustrator Type Tool Window -> Type -> Character Palette thinkingwithtype.com: Alignment thinkingwithtype.com: Leading Space in between lines of text thinkingwithtype.com: Emphasis thinkingwithtype.com: Tracking Space in between all letters in a line of text thinkingwithtype.com: Kerning Space in between two letters Type -> Create Outlines to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type The Grid Excerpts from Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual by Josef Muller-Brockman Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton

11.21.06 Show & Tells This week T-26 (Steve) - no book House Industries (Vinchi) - I have book you can borrow Emigré (Sarah) - no book David Carson (Jesse) - find two different books on photos and type in Uarts Library Work on HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) in Class 5-6:50pm Class Field Trip: Multimedia Senior Presentations

11.27.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) Assign Extra Credit Show & Tell Barbara Krueger Assign FINAL (pdf) FINAL EVALUATION OVERVIEW (pdf) Assign HOMEWORK #13 (pdf) and Work on in Class Type Culture behind the typeface: cooper black bancomicsans.com A Few Good Fonts A Few Bad Fonts according to the Lavalier Type thinkingwithtype.com: Type Fundamentals: Letterform According to Adobe According to Paratype Choosing and Using Type Avoiding the Overused Typography Minor through CAD (College of Art & Design) Illustrator Type Tool Window -> Type -> Character Palette thinkingwithtype.com: Alignment thinkingwithtype.com: Leading Space in between lines of text thinkingwithtype.com: Emphasis thinkingwithtype.com: Tracking Space in between all letters in a line of text thinkingwithtype.com: Kerning Space in between two letters Type -> Create Outlines to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type Photoshop Layer -> Rasterize -> Type to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type The Grid Excerpts from Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual by Josef Muller-Brockman Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton Photoshop or Illustrator Did anyone discover or use any tools that have not been covered in class? Stamp Tool

11.28.06 Show & Tells This week Chip Kidd (P.J.) Art Chantry (Quizayra) Aleksandr Rodchenko: design & photo (Ona) Josef Muller-Brockman (Thom V.) 5-6:50pm Class Field Trip: Annual Experimental Costume Show

12.04.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #13 (pdf) Extra Credit Show & Tell Barbara Krueger Work on PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) in class DUE Next Week Work on FINAL (pdf) in class DUE Next Week FINAL EVALUATION OVERVIEW (pdf) Illustrator Type -> Create Outlines to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type Photoshop Layer -> Rasterize -> Type to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type

12.05.06 Work on PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) in class DUE Next Week Work on FINAL (pdf) in class DUE Next Week

12.11.06 FINAL (pdf) DUE Class Crit FINAL EVALUATION OVERVIEW (pdf) PORTFOLIO BINDER DUE (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf) at beginning of Class