Weekly Schedule
Assignments are due on the day they appear on the weekly schedule.
Late assignments risk losing points.
All documents must be submitted to pass the course.
Revisions are due two weeks from the original due date.
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DESIGN: Non-Designer's Design Book
WEB: Non-Designer's Web Book
WORKSHOP: Design Workshop (specific chapters will be provided on Blackboard)
TYPE: Non-Designer's Type Book (specific chapters will be provided on Blackboard)
January
Date |
In Class |
Reading Due for Class |
Assignments Due |
| 11 | Introduction Course Policies Design Process |
Start reading Terrarium; Recommended: Practices of Looking (available in BB) |
Attendance |
| 18 | MLK Day: No Class |
Continue reading Terrarium |
Response to the Syllabus (email to instructor by Monday, 5:30 p.m.) |
| 25 | Principles of Design |
Finish reading Terrarium DESIGN: (Chapters 1-5) |
Observation Journal Quiz 1 (p. 86) & 2 (p. 87); (Try to answer the questions without peeking at the answers.) |
February
Date |
In Class |
Reading Due for Class |
Assignments Due |
| 1 | Bridgeford Font Quiz #1 Designing with Type using Illustrator or Photohsop (Design a definition of a term from Terrarium and design the definition. Choose from this list of terms: pedbelt, mating ritual, pocket cyber, lightshow, or glider) |
DESIGN: (Chapters 9-11) |
Take Quizzes following each assigned chapters |
| 8 | Bridgeford Font Quiz #2 Manipulating Images (Photoshop) |
WORKSHOP: Logos, Postcards, Billboards (available in BB) |
Find three or four logos that you like and explain why (email to instructor before class begins.) |
| 15 | Bridgeford Font Quiz #3 HP Packet Workshop |
Review DESIGN & WORKSHOP chapters |
Continue working on HP Packet |
| 22 | Document Design Assignment; Getting Started with InDesign | DESIGN: (Chapters 9-12) | HP Packet Complete self-Guided Tours (write responses for three items) & take Quizzes following each assigned chapters |
March
Date |
In Class |
Reading Due for Class |
Assignments Due |
| 1 | Readability & Legibility; Tables of Content |
WORKSHOP: Tables of Content; (Chapter 12); TYPE: Readability & Legibility |
Continuing working on Document Design assignment |
| 8 | Workshop; Oregon City Website Assignment (to think about over break) |
Review previous readings |
Document Design Assignment |
| 15 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 22 | Website Design; Web Planning (use this form) |
WEB: Chapter 6 (reviews design principles) & (Chapters 3 & 8)
|
Complete self-Guided Tours (write responses for three items) & Quizzes following each assigned chapters |
| 29 | Naming Schemas; Interface & Navigation |
WEB: (Chapters 4 & 7) |
Complete Self-Guided Tours (write responses for three items) & Quizzes for assigned chapters |
April
Date |
In Class |
Reading Due for Class |
Assignments Due |
| 5 | Typography on the Web; Preparing Images for the Web |
WEB: (Chapters 10 & 11 & 12) |
Complete Self-Guided Tours (write responses for three items) & Quizzes for assigned chapters |
| 12 | Online Forms |
WEB: (Chapter 13, particularly forms, p. 288) |
Complete Self-Guided Tours (write responses for three items) & Quizzes for assigned chapters |
| 19 | Peer Review Workshop |
None |
Complete composition of website; Attendance |
| 26 | Presentation of website (5-7 minutes); Final Portfolio Submission Instructions |
None |
Oregon City website; Attendance |
May
1-7 Finals Week; Final portfoliios can be submitted up to Monday, May 3.