Graphic Design

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Reduce the Indesign document to 50% scale and then take a screen picture using comand+4. This will give you cross hairs that allow you to select the area for the screen capture. The screen capture will be named Picture 1, and is usually on the desktop.

Use medium as the size of the image post. And link to none.

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Objective | Meet with and interview your IBC Group.

note | the IBC groups will not know what there business is until the 8th or 9th of October. Your group needs to schedule a meeting with the IBC group after the business is funded and before the beginning of class on Tuesday 13 October.

Preparation

photography | complete the next photo session and post your best image

Prepare

visit | Delorum.com
revise | contract details

Guest

Kieth Nielson | Owner, Delorum

Teach One Another

group | meet with your group members and refine the design you will use for IBC

Objective | Gain some skills to take the “guess work” out of design. Review contracts for content and prepare for the initial IBC meeting.

Preparation

reading | Taking the Guesswork Out of Design
printed | contract

Teach one Another

discussion | Taking the Guesswork Out of Design
review | contracts
groups | assign groups and exchange contact information
Ponder and Prove

Objective | Work on A.02 contract for print and web

Prepare

post | contract in print and digital form using AIGA Standard form of Agreement for Design Services for reference

Teach One Another

demo | typography for print and web
work in class | print and web contract

Ponder and Prove

photograph | the third set of ten photographs
post | your best photograph from each photoshoot and explain why you picked them.
observe | learn to see the ordinary as extraordinary
evaluate | comment on the photos of two class members

Objective | Evaluate the first round of the pet project photography. You should have a good idea of what is expected in quality, inventiveness, and variety. Review some basic InDesign concepts.

Prepare

post | learning summary for A.01 and comment on the work of at least two of your class mates
photography | photograph your new pet at lease ten different times and get a color printout | A. 02 | Pet project
reading | AIGA Standard form of Agreement for Design Services

Teach One Another

review | pet project photography
discussion | clients and contracts

Ponder and Prove

photograph | the second set of ten photographs

• composition | use design principles and elements to create compelling images
• inventivness | help the viewer see your object in new and unexpected ways
• abstraction | look at the object in an environment as shapes

post | your best photograph from each photoshoot and explain why you picked them.

observe | learn to see the ordinary as extraordinary

evaluate | comment on the blog posts of class members

Objective | Each student will have an opportunity to present their work visually and verbaily. Then we will cover how to make a presentation in a blog post so that each student can present their project visually and in writing.

Prepare

Final Presentation | A. 01 Found Alphabet

• mounted print | 11 x 17 (tall) color print
• presentation | a short verbal presentation with a beginning, middle, and end

Teach One Another

presentation | a short presentation to present your work in the best possible light. This is an opportunity for you to learn to sell your work. Your presentation should always put a positive spin on your work.

demonstration | how to put together and post a summary blog

Launch Assignment No. 02 | Pet Project

Ponder and Prove

review | Before you leave class you should:

• adopt | choose a pet object from the objects provided
• understand | how to make a blog post

question | How can I use photographed letters in my projects?

observe | learn to see the ordinary as extraordinary

evaluate | comment on the blog posts of class members

Objective | Review progress on Assignment No. 01 and evaluate the necessary creative and technical steps needed to create a found, photographed alphabet that is visually and intellectually exciting.

Prepare

A.01 | process steps

• Explore | observe and discover letter-forms in the world around you
• Experiment | what can you do with your observations to make them as interesting as possible
• Preliminary photograph | experiment by photographing the letter forms some options are lighting, backgrounds, and angles
• Proof of concept print | photograph and print at least 12 of the letter forms to demonstrate that the idea is producible

Teach One Another

group critique | overview critique to give an overall direction to the class

work group | work and discussion with a small group. Bring photos and camera to experiment with during class.

Before you leave class | you should know how to complete the following:

• printing | color printing
• final presentation | verbal and visual

Ponder and Prove

Question | How can I use photographed letters in my projects?

Observe | learn to see the ordinary as extraordinary