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09.03.07 NO CLASS. Labor Day.

09.04.07 Overview of the course Review Syllabus Review End of Semester Portfolio Assign First Show & Tell: Chuck Close Why VCS? Work on HOMEWORK #1 (pdf) in Class Brief introduction to Illustrator and mark-making tools (brush, pen tool, etc.)

09.10.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #1 (pdf)

09.11.07 Assign Show and Tells Show & Tell: Chuck Close (Matthew) Work on HOMEWORK #2 (pdf) in Class

09.12.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #2 (pdf) Show & Tells: Jackson Pollock Jean Dubuffet Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze) Work on HOMEWORK #3 (pdf) in Class

09.17.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #3 (pdf) Show & Tells: Basquiat Jackson Pollock Jean Dubuffet Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schultze)

09.18.07 Work on HOMEWORK #4 (pdf) in Class

09.24.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #4 (pdf)

09.25.07 Work on HOMEWORK #5 (pdf) in Class

10.01.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #5 (pdf)

10.02.07 Work on HOMEWORK #6 (pdf) in Class Resources for Homework Grayscale by hand Grayscale in illustrator using lines simple forms analysis simple forms analysis pictorial vs. grid analysis comparisons simple forms analysis grid analysis Photoshop Image -> Adjustments -> DeSaturate Image -> Adjustments -> Adjust Levels Illustrator Object -> Path -> Split into Grid Object -> Clipping Mask -> Make Select -> All Tools Blend Tool Pen Tool (Bezier Curves) Eyedropper Selection vs. Direct Selection

10.08.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #6 (pdf)

10.09.07 Work on HOMEWORK #7 (pdf) in Class Resources for homework: spectrum additive vs. subtractive color color wheel primary wheel secondary wheel tertiary wheel munsell hue value tone tints analogous cold-warm-contrast complementary warm colors cool colors neutral colors neutral colors 2 contrast of hue contrast of value contrast of saturation contrast of split complementary Illustrator Smart Guides Assign Show & Tell for Next Week: Rothko (Daniella)

10.15.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #7 (pdf) Show & Tell: Rothko (Daniella) color illusion

10.16.07 Assign Midterm Portfolio: See Syllabus (pdf)

10.22.07 Individual Midterm Portfolio (See Syllabus (pdf)) Reviews Midterm (pdf) Don't Print too large

10.23.07 Individual Midterm Portfolio (pdf) Reviews 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

10.29.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #9 (pdf) iTunes Campaign Solid (Original Campaign) Texture WITHIN SHAPE Texture as BACKGROUND

10.30.07 Work on HOMEWORK #10 (pdf) in Class Photoshop Crop Tool Selection Tools Marquee Tool Magic Wand Tool Lasso Tool Flop Photo Image -> Rotate Canvas -> 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 Select -> Inverse Hit Delete 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 Select -> Inverse Hit Delete 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 Filter -> Filter Gallery Filter -> Filter Gallery Filter -> Liquify Fade Use Dodge Tool Negative Image -> Adjustments -> Desaturate Image -> Adjustments -> Invert Border One possible way: Use one of the Selection Tools Edit -> Stroke

11.05.07 Show & Tell : Tibor Kalman (Matt) Barbara Krueger (Steve) Assign Show & Tell for Next Week: T-26 (Ben) - no book House Industries (Isaac) Emigré (Drew) David Carson (Matt) - find two different books on photos and type in Uarts Library Stefan Sagmeister (Pat) Class Crit: HOMEWORK #10 (pdf) Examples of Duplicate (i.e. visual stuttering) Grace Jones Cover Amon Tobin cover Illustrator Type Tool Window -> Type -> Character Palette Tracking Space in between all letters in a line of text Kerning Space in between two letters Type -> Create Outlines to convert type into shape/form :: you can no longer edit as type Photoshop Did anyone discover or use any tools that have not been covered in class?

11.06.07 Type Culture behind the typeface: cooper black bancomicsans.com A Few Good Fonts A Few Bad Fonts according to the Lavalier Work on HOMEWORK #11 (pdf) in Class Type Overview Tracking Kerning Type Classifications According to Adobe According to Paratype Choosing and Using Type Avoiding the Overused Examples for Homework Expressive Words Typography Minor through CAD (College of Art & Design)

11.13.07 Show & Tells: T-26 (Ben) - no book House Industries (Isaac) Emigré (Drew) David Carson (Matt) - find two different books on photos and type in Uarts Library Stefan Sagmeister (Pat) Project Runway: Season One, Innovation

11.14.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #11 (pdf) Assign Show & Tells for Next Week: Chip Kidd (Monica) Aleksandr Rodchenko find two different books on Rodchenko's graphic design & photography in Uarts Library (Ashley) Peter Saville (Becky) Shepard Fairey (Matt) HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) Examples of Homework: Visual Hierarchy w/ Type & Symbols Obey Symbol Illustrator Window -> Type -> Character Palette Alignment Leading Emphasis The Grid Excerpts from Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual by Josef Muller-Brockman Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton

11.19.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #12 (pdf) Show & Tells: Chip Kidd (Monica) Aleksandr Rodchenko find two different books on Rodchenko's graphic design & photography in Uarts Library (Ashley) Peter Saville (Becky) Shepard Fairey (Matt)

11.20.07 Final (pdf) Assigned HOMEWORK #13 (pdf) Poster Resources Consult Typographic Systems by Kimberly Elam This book should be available in the UArts bookstore. This book will be on reserve at the UArts library. Body Copy and Display Treatments according to Creative Arts (pdf)

11.26.07 Class Crit: HOMEWORK #13 (pdf) Work on Final (pdf) during class

11.27.07 HOMEWORK #14 (pdf) Review Grading Rubric for Final Final Binder Work on Final (pdf) during class Poster Resources: Consult Typographic Systems by Kimberly Elam This book should be available in the UArts bookstore. This book will be on reserve at the UArts library. Body Copy and Display Treatments according to Creative Arts (pdf) Work on End of Semester Portfolio during Class See syllabus (pdf)

12.03.07 Final (pdf) due @ 4:10pm SHARP in Terra 1219 Final Group Critique

12.04.07 End of Semester Portfolio due @ 6:30pm in my office See syllabus (pdf)