Class Schedule Spring 2015 (subject to change)

Session Date Topic   Due
1 Jan 13

Introduction to TCO 285
Overview of InDesign
Discussion of creativity

Business Card design

 

White Space Ch 1 & 5
InDesign Ch 1, 2, & 3
 
2 Jan 15

Discussion of Design, Elements & Principles of Design

Designing your first print document
The letterhead assignment

White Space Ch 1 & 5
InDesign Ch 1, 2, & 3

Designing a Stunning Letterhead

 

3 Jan 20 Principles of Design & Typography
In-class presentation & practice

White Space 8

 

Typography Skils Part 1 and 2

Typography

 
4 Jan 22 Discussion of print layout sins
Saving your document as a pdf
In-class practice
White Space 4

 

 

5 Jan 27 Completion of letterhead assignment White Space 3 Letterhead peer review
6 Jan 29 Introduction to flyer design White Space 6

 

Letterhead due final in Dropbox

7 Feb 3

Flyer design -- in class practice

White Space 7

How to Design an Awesome Flyer

 

8 Feb 5 Flyer design  


Flyer peer review


 
9 Feb 10 In class practice on flyers  

 

Large group flyer peer review

10 Feb 12

 

Introduction to Brochures
In-class practice

  Flyer due final
11 Feb 17 In-class practice in InDesign -- brochures
Brochure reviews and critiques

 

Designing Awesome Brochures

 
12 Feb 19

 

No class

 

  Take home White Space Quiz Chapters 1-8
13 Feb 24

 

Brochure practice

 

White Space 9, 10

Brochure peer review
14 Feb 26

 

Brochure finalization

Posting of midterm exam

 

 

Brochure due final

 

15 Mar 3

Introduction to web design

Introduction to Dreamweaver

White Space 14, 15

White Space Quiz 2
Chapters 9, 10, 13

16 Mar 5

 

Introduction to web design

Introduction to Dreamweaver

Working with the egrweb server

 

 

 

 
17 Mar 17

 

Introduction to web design

Introduction to Dreamweaver

Working with the egrweb server

Uploading your home and portfolio pages

  Midterm assigned
18 Mar 19

 

Dreamweaver / web design

   
19 Mar 24 Dreamweaver / web design   Home and portfolio pages due peer review
20 Mar 26

Introduction to project websites
Discussion -- advanced web design principles

 

 

Home and portfolio pages due peer final

 

21 Mar 31 Comprehensive Web Site Assignment   Midterm exam due (take-home)
22 Apr 2

 

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project
Discussion of web design best practices

 

  Topic and flowchart due for final website
 
23 Apr 7

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project


Discussion of web design best practices

   
24 Apr 9

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project


Discussion of web design best practices

   
25 Apr 14

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project


Discussion of web design best practices

   
26 Apr 16

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project


Discussion of web design best practices

   
27 Apr 21

In-class practice on comprehensive web site project


Peer Review

  First peer review of comprehensive website
28 Apr 23 In-class work    
29 Apr 28 In-class work   Second peer review of comprehensive web site
30 Apr 30 Comprehensive Website Presentations   Class Presentations of final website
         
    Final Exam due on website Saturday May 9 at 12:00pm   Final exam due (take-home)

 

 

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