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GRAPHIC
DESIGN 1&2
FALL 2021


Class: Mondays 1:30-4:30pm


Office Hours:
- Mon 12-1:30pm (in person, DML Studio 2)
- Tues 12-1:30pm (on Zoom ︎click the link)
- Weds 12-1:30pm (in person, DML Studio 2) 
- Or by appt

︎ Graphic Design 1&2 FALL 2021 Syllabus

Rick Valicenti, Thirst

Rick Valicenti, Thirst



Course Schedule

*dates and content subject to change as necessary

*GD1 refers to Graphic Design 1 students
*GD2 refers to Graphic Design 2 students

Day 1 – Mon, August 30 – INTRO 


IN-CLASS:    - How to use the OneDrive 
  • Create folders in OneDrive (see my example)
    - Exercises
    - Projects
    - Reading Responses

  • How to Use Word online (tutorial video)

  • Sign up for GroupMe
  • SIGN UP for Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Brief intro to Adobe Illustrator


DUE NEXT CLASS:
1. Buy a Sketchbook
2. Watch Adobe Illustrator tutorial:              
  GD1 Students: 
    - Learn Illustrator in 5 MINUTES! Beginner Tutorial 
  GD2 Students:
    - Tips And Tricks For Adobe Illustrator 2019
   

  • Read: 
  GD1 Students -
    - Design Basics, Chapter 1 – Design Process
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #1
  GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Scale (pg 60-67)
    - write a 250 word response.
    - Save as: Reading Response 1_your first and last name



Mon, Sept 6 – NO CLASS - Labor Day


DUE BY NEXT CLASS:
  • Have your Sketchbook for next class
  • Have headphones for next class

  • Watch:
  GD1 & GD2 students - Life as a Graphic Designer

  GD1 Students
    - Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools Tutorial
    - How to manipulate and edit text in Illustrator
   
  GD2 Students
    - Top 3 Adobe Illustrator Tips
    - 10 INCREDIBLE Adobe Illustrator Tips + Tricks
- Make sure to watch videos, we will be doing an exercise on these next class.


Day 2 – Mon, Sept 13 – ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BASICS, DESIGN AS LANGUAGE


IN-CLASS:
   
  • Watch:
  GD1 & GD2 Students
    - Composition for Noobs | Beginner Guide
    - Elements and Principles video - Form
    - Elements and Principles video - Shape

  • Watch Adobe Tutorials
  GD1 Students
    - Intro to Illustrator: Basic Shapes
    - How to manipulate and edit text in Illustrator
    - Convert Text to Shape | Illustrator Tutorial
    - How to Curve & Warp Text | Illustrator Tutorial
  GD2 Students
    - Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial
    - Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial 2
     
  • Complete Adobe Illustrator Exercises
  GD1 Students
    - Adobe Illustrator Basics 1A - Shapes
    - Adobe Illustrator Basics 1B - Text
    - Adobe Illustrator Exercise 2 - Speaking with Shapes    - upload to OneDrive
  GD2 Students
    - Vector Self Portrait
    - upload to OneDrive



DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Complete Adobe Illustrator Exercises
  GD1 Students - Exercise 2 - Speaking with Shapes
  GD2 Students - Vector Self Portrait
  - upload to OneDrive with the file name listed on the handout and your first and last name

  • Watch:
    - Making Bullshit
    - 6 Types of Graphic Design Jobs
GD1 Students:    
    - Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools Tutorial
    - Grouped vectors, Compounding vector shapes & Using the shape builder tool
GD2 Students:
    - Illustrator Tutorial: Flat Illustration With Grain And Noise Texture
    - How to Add Texture to Your Illustration

  • Read:
    GD1 Students -
    - The Language of Graphic Design – Ch3, Shape
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #2
    GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Rhythm and Balance (pg 48-59)
    - write a 250 word response.
    - Save as: Reading Response 2_your first and last name



Day 3 – Mon, Sept 20 – DESIGN BASICS, START PROJECT 1 


IN-CLASS:
    - What do you see?
  • Introduce Project 1 - Design as Visual Language: 
    GD1 students - Posters
    Look at - Poster Examples Powerpoint  
    GD2 Students - Pictogram
    Look at - Pictogram Examples Powerpoint

  • Watch
    - How to Photograph your work
 

  • Start Sketches for Project 1


DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Finish Sketches for P1
  • Photograph sketches (in-focus, well-lit, cropped)
    - Upload to OneDrive as P1 sketches_your first and last name

  • Watch:
  GD1 -
    - Top 5 Adobe Illustrator Tools You Should Know - Design Tutorial
  GD2 –
    - HOW TO TURN ANY IMAGE INTO A VECTOR - Illustrator Live Trace Tool Guide
    - Top 5 Adobe Illustrator Tools You Should Know

  • Read:
    GD1 Students -
    - The Language of Graphic Design – Ch14, Tension
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #3 
    GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Framing  (pg 116-127)
    - write a 250 word response.

    - Save as: Reading Response 3_your first and last name



Day 4 – Mon, Sept 27 – TYPOGRAPHY, WORK ON P1


IN-CLASS:
  • Typography Presentation
  • Watch:  
    - Stefan Sagmeister

  • Review work in progress
    

  • Review Project 1 handout:
    GD1 students - Posters
    Look at - Poster Examples Powerpoint  
    GD2 Students - Pictogram
    Look at - Pictogram Examples Powerpoint

  • Work On:
    - Final Sketches, start working in illustrator.

DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Upload Final Sketch by Friday, Oct 1
  • Review everyone’s Project 1 sketches and give feedback by Sunday 12midnight 
    GD1 students - GD1 feedback forum
    GD1 students - GD2 feedback forum

  • Watch: 
  GD1 & GD2 Students
    - Beginning Graphic Design: Typography
    - The History of Typography - Animated Short
    - Typography and Design

  GD1 Students–
    - How to do Clipping Mask in Illustrator
    - How to add NOISE (GRAIN) TEXTURE
    - 3 Ways to Add Texture in Illustrator
    - The Shape Builder Tool
  GD2 Students–
    - HOW TO TURN ANY IMAGE INTO A VECTOR - Illustrator Live Trace Tool Guide
    - 3 Ways to Add Texture in Illustrator
    - How to do Clipping Mask in Illustrator
    - How to add NOISE (GRAIN) TEXTURE

  • Read:
GD1 Students -
    - The Language of Graphic Design – Ch25, Typography
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #4 
GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design, The New Basics – Hierarchy
    - write a 250 word response.
    - Save as: Reading Response 4_your first and last name




Day 5 – Mon, Oct 4 –  FINISH P1, HOW TO PRESENT YOUR WORK


IN-CLASS:
  • How to present your work
  • Watch - GD1 & GD2 - Design Basics Videos
    - Negative and Positive Space
    - Understanding Hierarchy in Design

  • Review Project 1 handout:     
    GD1 students - Posters
    GD2 Students - Pictogram

  • Finalize P1
  • Prepare for Critique next class

Watch:
    - Critiquing Artwork




DUE NEXT CLASS:

  • Upload your final design work by 1:30pm Monday 10/11

  • Review everyone’s work and give feedback by Monday 12midnight - 




Day 6 – Mon, Oct 11 – CRITIQUE PROJECT 1 - CANVAS DISCUSSION - NO CLASS MEETING 


DURING OUR NORMAL CLASS TIME:
  • CRITIQUE P1 - Complete final critique feedback forums:

REMEMBER TO BE CRITICAL – this is essential for improvement





DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Look at Project 2
    GD1 - Alter Ego Logo Project
    GD2 - Daily Design Challenge
  • Start Project 2
    GD1 - Take photos of logos you see around you - look at vehicles with business logos, signs, etc - find logos from small businesses, not big name brands.
    GD1 & GD2 - Work on description and Sketches

  • Watch:
  GD1 –
    - Grouped vectors, Compounding vector shapes & Using the shape builder tool
    - Flat icon Logo Design
    - Simple Trick to design Logo
    - Bézier Curves in Adobe Illustrator
    - Adobe Illustrator Basics: Pen Tool Tutorial
    - How to Split Shapes | Illustrator CC Tutorial
   
    GD2 –
    - How to Design 3D Logo Design
    - Drawing with the Pen tool | Brush tool | Pencil tool & more

  • Read:   
  GD1 Students -
    - Graphic Design, The New Basics – Hierarchy
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #5
  GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Formstorming (pg 12-31)
    - write a 250 word response.

   - Save as: Reading Response 5_your first and last name



Mon, Oct 18 – NO CLASS- Fall Break


  • GD1 - Take photos of the logos you see around you – signs, on cars, buildings, products, looks for logos on strange businesses, local business, construction cars…

DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Answer questions #2 and 3 about your Alter Ego and upload to OneDrive and Canvas.
  • Finish 10 sketches and upload to OneDrive and Canvas.


Day 7 –  Mon, Oct 25 – PROJECT 2


IN-CLASS:
  • Logo Presentation
  • Remember Hierarchy

  • Review sketches and moodboards

  • Watch:
  GD1 & GD2 Students
    - Design Video Series –  Pentagram
    - The Art of Logo Design
    - Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge   
    - Starting The Branding Process
    

    - Create a moodboard of the design styles/ideas you plan to use.
    - Sketch out idea for your daily designs


DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Work on Project 2:
    GD1 - Alter Ego Logo Project
    - Finish final sketch
    - Start working on design in Illustrator

    GD2 - Daily Design Challenge
    - Start Daily Design challenge

  • Watch:
  GD1 –
    - Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial
    - Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial 2
    - How To Make A Vector Portrait
    - How to make minimal vector self-portrait
    - Flat Illustration Character Design 
   
  GD2
    - The Blob brush tool & Eraser tool 
    - Fill & Stroke effects in Adobe Illustrator 

  • Read:  
  GD1 Students -
    - White Space is Not Your Enemy – “Layout Sins”  
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #6
  GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Texture (pg 68-79)
    - write a 250 word response.
  
    - Save as: Reading Response 6_your first and last name



Day 8 – Mon, Nov 1 – PREPARE FOR CRITIQUE


IN-CLASS:
  • Review work in progress

  • Watch:
  GD1 & GD2 Students
    - Design Video Series – David Carson
    - Elements and Principles video - Texture

  • Watch:
    GD1 & GD2 Students
    - How to add NOISE (GRAIN) TEXTURE
    - 3 Ways to Add Texture in Illustrator
  • Revise and Finish P2


DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Prepare your presentation
  • Upload work and add feedback
  • Prep for Critique



Day 9 – Mon, Nov 8 – CRITIQUE P2


IN-CLASS:
  • CRITIQUE P2 - Remember to be critical

  • Introduce P3
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative


DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Review P3 Handouts/requirements:        
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative
  • Make 10 Sketches and upload to OneDrive and Canvas

  • Watch
     - 6 Golden Rules Of Layout Design
    - Finding a Job in Graphic Design
    - Where are the Black designers?



Day 10 –  Mon, Nov 15 – START P3


IN-CLASS:

  • Watch:
    - The Power of Zines
    - Making a Zine
    - Creating a Moodboard in Photoshop

  • Make a moodboard of using images of different zine ideas and styles you like
  • Write description of your travel guide zine
 
  • Watch:
  GD1 & GD2    
    - Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Beginners 1
    - Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Beginners 2
    - Adobe Photoshop Tutorials beginners 3

DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Work on P3: 
    - Finish Moodboard
    - Finish description of travel guide zine
    - Finish final sketches of layout

  • Review P3 Handouts:
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative

  • Read:
    GD1 Students -
    - Graphic Design, The New Basics – Formstorming
    - Answer Reading Response Questions #7
    GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Transparency (pg 154-165)
    OR Graphic Design-The New Basics, Layers (pg 140-153)
    - write a 250 word response.

    - Save as: Reading Response 7_your first and last name



Day 11 –  Mon, Nov 22 – WORK ON P3


IN-CLASS:
  • Review final sketches and digital work in progress
  • Review the zines that inspire you to generate assess your design ambitions.

  • Watch:
    - Justice By Design (Talk by designer Antionette Carroll)
Adobe Tutorials:
    - Learn InDesign CC - Beginner Tutorial
    - Get Started with 10 Beginner Tips for InDesign
    - New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug? - InDesign Essential Training

  • Review P3 Handouts/requirements:            
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative
  • Work on P3
DUE NEXT CLASS:
  • Work on zines in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

  • Review P3 Handouts:    
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative

  • Watch:
    - Adobe InDesign Tutorial - Booklet Layout For Print InDesign Tutorial
    - Importing illustrator files into indesign
    - InDesign CC tutorial: Inserting, deleting, and moving pages | lynda.com
    - How to add videos to an interactive layout in Adobe InDesign
    - Adobe InDesign Interactive Topics: Adding Audio and Video files to an electronic InDesign document.



Day 12 –  Mon, Nov 29 –  WORK ON P3


IN-CLASS:
  • Review in progress work
  • Work on P3 - text should be written and laid out
  • REMEMBER TO SPELLCHECK

  • Watch:
    - How to Talk About Price or Budget Using Price Bracketing

FOR NEXT CLASS:
  • Finish and Finalize P3 - should be 95% completed
  • Review P3 Handouts/requirements:    
    GD1 - Project 3 - Personal Travel Zine
    GD2 - Project 3 - Illustrated Poem Narrative 

  • Read:  
  GD1 Students
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Transparency (pg 154-165)
    - write a 250 word response
  GD2 Students -
    - Graphic Design-The New Basics, Gestalt Principles (pg 98-115)
    - write a 250 word response.

    - Save as: Reading Response 8_your first and last name



Day 13 –  Mon, Dec 6 – REVISE AND FINALIZE P3


IN-CLASS:
  • Finish P3


FOR NEXT CLASS:
  • Finalize P3 for final critique
  • Prepare Presentation for final critique
  • Watch
    - Jon Burgerman: The Art of Doodling

  • Fill out course evaluation




Day 14 –  Wed, Dec 8 (2:30-5:30pm) – FINAL CRITIQUE


IN-CLASS: LAST DAY ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎
  • Present & Critique Project 3

  • Fill out course evaluation