Week 15 Schedule

Mon/Wed/Fri
Work on final project
Project reviews
Creative exercise

FINALS CLASS SCHEDULE

Schedule listed here.

TYPE 2 FINAL = WED, MAY 7, 10:00-11:55AM

Week 14 Schedule

Mon/Wed/Fri
Work on final project
Project reviews
Grade/absence status
Creative exercise

SEND ME A PDF OF YOUR TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK

Week 13 (uh-oh) Schedule

Monday, April 14
Creative exercise
Project 5 - Work on pencil roughs, 12 roughs for each cover style

Wednesday, April 16
Project 5 - Review pencil roughs

Friday, April 18
Project 5 - Review pencil roughs, begin computer comps

(FINAL) Project 5 Overview

Dust Jacket for Meggs' History of Graphic Design

Design 3 covers:
– Type only
– Type and image, image dominant
– Type and image, fusion

What's due for finals week:
• 3 - 17x11 sheets of flat print outs (scaled to fit)
• 1 - 17x11 print of the best design printed full size, wrapped on book and photographed
(this can change over the next couple weeks)

Measurements in photo below.

Previous samples follow. These were done for the History of Art not for the History of Graphic Design, and have a different setup, but they give you an idea of where we are headed.

Week 12 Schedule

Monday, April 7
Project 4 - work on interactive

Wednesday, April 9
Project 4 - individual review of interactive
Project 5 - (final) overview

Friday, April 11
Creative exercise practice
Project 4 - DUE for PRESENTATION:

• Interactive SWF 
• Process book
• Type specimen book (only if revised)

Week 11 Schedule

Monday, March 31
Creative Exercise
Return Project 2 grades
Begin Project 4 - working on Interactive Type Specimen, DUE APR 11

Wednesday, April 2
Individual review of interactive layouts

Friday, April 4
NO CLASS! I will be out of town for a conference.
The room will be open if you'd like to come in and work.

Week 10 Schedule

Monday, March 17
Project 3 - Full Printed Comp DUE

Wednesday, March 19
Project 3 - Individual Review

Friday, March 21
Project 3 - FINAL BOOK DUE
Project 4 - Overview

OFF TO SPRING BREAK ;)

Week 9 Schedule

Monday, March 10
Project 3 - Individual review of cover, begin inside layout
Book size = 8" x 10" finished size

Wednesday, March 12
Project 3 - Group critique of print-outs

Friday, March 14
Project 3 - Individual review
(Full comp Due Monda, March 17)

Week 8 Schedule

Monday, March 3
Project 2 - Poster and Process Book = DUE!
Creative Industry / Process Overview

Wednesday, March 5
Project 3 - Research and cover idea roughs = DUE

Friday, March 7
Project 3 - Begin comps of cover and roughs of interior template

Project 2 Due - Monday, March 3

Project 2 Due - Monday, March 3 - At the beginning of class, or it is late.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

Week 7 Schedule

Monday, February 24
Project 2 - Individual review / print + on-screen

Wednesday, February 26
Project 2 - Individual review / print + on-screen
Project 3 - Introduction

Friday, February 28
Project 2 - DUE: Full size print out and process book
Creative Exercise

Project 3 - Type Specimen Booklet - Specs & Info

Type Specimen Booklet (Print Version)

Design a 12-page, full-color brochure.

Research the history of a typeface and write a 150-300 word essay describing historical classification and technical developments.

Develop page composition concepts which reference historical page dynamics from the time the typeface was originally created. Recontextualize (WTH does that mean? ha) to address current approaches.

Production: Design in InDesign. 8" wide x 10" tall.

Design the following:
1 – Front cover
2-3 TOC
4-5 – History - Development of font and historical/curent examples
6-7 – Specimen spread - Complete character set and samples of other font styles
8-9 – Earmarks spread - Letters or parts of letters which help to identify the typeface
10-11 – Usage spread - Historical and contemporary
12 – Back cover - Colophon, list production software, typography, etc.

Samples:

Week 6 Schedule

Monday, February 17
Project 2 - Individual review on-screen

Wednesday, February 19
Project 2 - Group review 11x17 prints

Friday, February 21
Project 2 - Full size comps taped together loosely

Week 5 Schedule

Monday, February 10
Project 2 - Group critique of roughs, begin loose comps

Wednesday, February 12
Project 1 - Return grades
Project 2 - Individual on-screen review

Friday, February 14
Creative Exercise
Project 2 - Individual on-screen review

Week 4 Schedule

Monday, February 3
Project 1 - Class critique of final prints

Wednesday, February 5
Project 2 - Research and small pencil roughs due

Friday, February 7
Project 2 - Large roughs due

Project 2: Graphic Design History Poster – Info / Specs

Graphic Design History Poster 

Develop concepts to make a period of graphic design history easier to comprehend and remember.

Design a poster which summarizes a randomly assigned chapter from Meggs' History of Graphic Design. Read assigned chapter and take notes summarizing the text and answering study guide questions. Use the study guide questions to write a brief introductory overview to your chapter (1 to 3 sentences) which you'll use on the poster. Download the study guide here.

Scan all images and retype captions and place into a grid system based on historic time sequence while incorporating stylistic devices. Index captions to images. All images and captions should be used. UPDATE: USE 40 - 45 IMAGES, if you do not have enough in your chapter you'll need to do some additional research.

Print production: InDesign, full-color, 20" x 32" vertical format.

Samples:

Week 3 Schedule

Monday, January 27
University CLOSED due to weather

Wednesday, January 29
Project 1 print out comps for group critiques
Project 2 introduction

Friday, January 31
Creative exercise
Lecture
Project 1 final questions

Week 2 Schedule

Monday
University Closed

Wednesday
Project 1 Individual Review

Friday
Indesign tools review
Project 1 Individual Review

Week 1 Schedule

Monday
Class Intro / syllabus
Project 1 review

Wednesday
Project 1 concept roughs due - group critique

Friday
Project 1 large sketches due
Creative Exercise

PROJECT 1 SPECS / INFO

Project 1: Visual Definitions (2 grayscale compositions) [2 weeks]

Two graphic design words will be randomly assigned to each student. Definitions will be provided in the pdf glossary here. Develop concepts for type dominant visual definitions.

Consider the following during concept phase:
What principles of two-dimensional design will you use in order to make this composition visually interesting, appropriate, and memorable?
What will you emphasize?
Which Gestalt principles can be used?
Will you use a modular grid system or free-from placement?

Production phase: 
Begin with research and concept development. Next work on small size roughs for review. Once your concept is approved begin a tight drawing at full-scale. Once the full-scale sketch is approved, you may begin to work on the computer. Use Adobe Illustrator and/or InDesign to build your compositions on the computer. Format: 10” x 10”, greyscale.

Previous Samples:

TYPE 2 CLASS SYLLABUS / CALENDAR / PROJECT INFO

Click here to view/download the class syllabus.

Click here to view/download the class calendar.

Click on the image below to view the class project list and points.