• Syllabus (pdf)
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• Overview of the course
• Review Syllabus
• Brief introduction to Illustrator and the pen tool
• Review End of Semester Portfolio
• Assign First Show & Tell: Chuck Close



• Watch Innovation Episode of Project Runway (Season 1)
• Work on HOMEWORK #1 (pdf) in Class

• In 100 years
• Discuss article, Convergence Doesn't Matter by Kyle Cooper
• Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause
• Show & Tell: Chuck Close
• Assign Show & Tells
• Jackson Pollock
• Jean Dubuffet
• Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze)
• Jean-Michel Basquiat



• Group Crit for HOMEWORK #1 (pdf)
• Work on HOMEWORK #2 (pdf) in Class

• syllabus check
• computer labs



• Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause



• Assign Show & Tell: Agnes Martin
• Show & Tells
• Chuck Close (Sean)
• Jackson Pollock (Chad)
• Jean Dubuffet (Tim)
• Wols, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze (Thom)
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (Moses)


• Group Crit for HOMEWORK #2 (pdf)



• Work on HOMEWORK #3 (pdf) in Class
• Illustrator Demo
• object -> expand (after blending objects)
• window -> pathfinder
• window -> align palette options -> align to artboard
• object -> clipping mask
• importing images: drag and drop or file->place

• Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause



• Show & Tell: Agnes Martin (Amber)


• 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)

• Discuss reading from design basics index by Jim Krause



• Group Crit for HOMEWORK #4 (pdf)



• Work on HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) in Class



• Illustrator Demo
• rotate tool
• scale tool
• relect tool
• object -> group
• object -> ungroup

10.4.06 NO CLASS DUE TO FOLLOWING MONDAY SCHEDULE (UArts Wide)

• Group crit for HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) in Class


• 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

• 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
• 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


• Show & Tell Next Tues: Mark Rothko (Yuriko)


• 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 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

11.01.06 Individual Reviews of PORTFOLIO BINDER (details found at the end of the syllabus (pdf)) 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 if you finish the Midterm

11.07.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #9 (pdf) iTunes Campaign Solid Texture WITHIN SHAPE Texture as BACKGROUND Assign Show & Tells (Due Next Wed. Nov. 15) Tibor Kalman (Dohee) Andy Warhol (Tiffany) 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

11.15.06 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 (assign) - no book House Industries (assign) - I have book you can borrow Emigré (assign) - no book David Carson (assign) - 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 Show & Tells This week Tibor Kalman (Dohee) Andy Warhol (Tiffany)

11.27.06 Group Crit for HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) Show & Tells This week T-26 (Chad) - no book David Carson (Kitakiya) - find two different books on photos and type in Uarts Library Chip Kidd (Lucia) Art Chantry (Julia) Aleksandr Rodchenko: design & photo (Roman) Josef Muller-Brockman (Jeremy) Show & Tell Barbara Krueger (Jessica) Stefan Sagmeister Fillmore Poster Series (Julia) 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 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

12.06.06 Student Evaluation of Course and Faculty Group Crit for HOMEWORK #13 (pdf) Show & Tell Barbara Krueger (Jessica) Stefan Sagmeister Fillmore Poster Series (Julia) 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 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

12.06.06 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