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This schedule is subject to change based on student needs.
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| M 8/18 | Visual Literacy activity
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| W 8/20 | Discuss Shriver Magazine analysis |
Shriver- “What
is Document Design?” Syllabus Response |
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| M 8/25 | Discuss
CRAP principles In-class work on ad redesign activity |
Read Williams’ Non-Designer’s Design Book 1-71 |
| W 8/27 | Meet
in Computer Lab Discuss Type In-class type activity Directions for Business Card assignment Photoshop demo |
Read Williams’ Non-Designer’s Design Book 72-134 |
| Week 3 Putting Design Basics into Practice |
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| M 9/1 | Labor
Day- Class Cancelled |
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| W 9/3 | Critique session for Business Card assignment | Draft of Business Card |
| Week 4 Design as Rhetoric |
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| M 9/8 | Use
terms from Kostelnick & Roberts to analyze & discuss rhetorical effectiveness of example documents |
Read
Kostelnick & Roberts “ Rhetorical Background” 3- 46 Bring a flyer, newsletter, or brochure to class |
W 9/10 |
Discuss reading, responses, and examples | Read
Kinross “Rhetoric of Neutrality” Write response to prompt |
| Week 5 More Sophisticated Visual Strategies |
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| M 9/15 | Continue
analysis & discussion of examples
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Read Kostelnick & Roberts 47-115 (chapters 2 & 3) |
| W 9/17 | Meet
in Computer Lab
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Read Meggs viii-40 “Elements of Graphic Design” |
| Week 6 Working with Text-Oriented Documents |
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| M 9/22 | Discuss
readings
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Read Kostelnick & Roberts 119-217 (chapters 4 & 5) |
| W 9/24 | Analyze resume examples
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| Week 7 Working with Words and Images |
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| M 9/29 | Resume critique session
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Draft of resume due |
| W 10/1 | Discuss
reading
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Read Meggs 41-68 “The Union of Word & Picture” |
| Week 8 Working with Displays of Data |
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| M 10/6 | Discuss
readings
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Read
Shriver 361-441 “Interplay of Words & Pictures” Outside client project proposal due |
W 10/8
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Discuss readings and data display examples | Read
Kostelnick & Roberts 263-312 “Data Displays”
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M 10/13
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Fall Break- Class Cancelled | |
| W 10/15 | Discuss readings and data display examples | Read
Tufte 12-51 “Escaping Flatland” & “Micro/Macro
Readings”
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| Week 10 A Brief History of Graphic Design |
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| M 10/20 | Meet
in Computer Lab
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| W 10/22 | Discuss readings | Read Lupton & Miller “Graphic Design in America”, “Counting Sheep”, Period Styles”, Modern Hieroglyphs”, “Pictures for Rent”
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| Week 11 Brochure Project Presentations |
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| M 10/27 | Project presentations | Forest Service Project due
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| W 10/29 | Project presentations
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| Week 12 Introducing the Digital: How the Web Is Changing Documents |
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| M 11/3 | Meet
in Computer Lab
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Read
Williams & Tollett “Print vs. Web & How It Affects
Design” & “Basic Design Principles for Non-Designers” 89-124
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W 11/5 |
Meet
in Computer Lab
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| Week 13 Document Usability |
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| M 11/10 | Discuss
readings
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Read
Kostelnick & Roberts 389-435 Read Norman “The Psychopathology of Everyday Things”1-35 |
| W 11/12 | Meet
in Computer Lab
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Web project due |
| Week 14 Contemporary Issues in Design/ Design as Language |
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| M 11/17 | Discuss readings
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Read from Looking Closer 2 1-61 |
W 11/19 |
In-class workday on client projects—bring materials to class
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| Week 15 Getting Feedback |
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| M 11/24 | Critique session of client project
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Draft of client project due |
W 11/26 |
Thanksgiving Break- Class Cancelled
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| Week 16 Client Project Presentations |
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M 12/1 |
Client Project Presentations | |
W 12/3 |
Client Project Presentations | |
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