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Class Syllabus, click below to download the pdf file EXAM 1:
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UTEP Syllabus • Spring 2012 Class meeting locations: Class Syllabus, click below to download the pdf file EXAM 1: • Simmons "Designer's Desktop Manual" - Ch. 1 (Blue) & Ch. 2 (Red) • Berryman "Notes on GD" - P. 2, 3, 10, 20 - 33 • LECTURE!!! EXAM 2: • Simmons "Designer's Desktop Manual" - Ch. 3 (Green) to Ch. 6 (Magenta) • Berryman "Notes on GD" - P. 34 - 43 • LECTURE!!! Calendar of topics: 17 FINAL DISKS DUE at the START of "class" (4:30 p.m.) Special Note: All information is subject to changes and/or corrections. Students will be given sufficient time to complete assignments if any changes are made.
Ad Design, Graphics, & Layout COMM 3332 - CRN 23429
Tues/Thurs 4:30 pm - 7:20 pm
Tues. Lecture - COTT 201
Thurs. Lab - LACIT
Updated April 14, 2012
Tuesday/Thursday schedule
January
Intro to Class - Began lecture
19
Intro to the Mac and Illustrator
24
Charlie Minn talk & movie poster project discussed
26
Contd. Illustrator demo with logo construction
31
Contd. ppt lecture
February
2
Finished Illus. logo demo and Tx Alumni Assoc. Logo
7
Showed examples of logos I've built and discussed them, contd. ppt up to postal section, and gave out class logo assignment:
Pet World, Sun City Hospice, or City Salads Cafe & Deli
9
Open Lab to begin working on logo sketches for Tuesday's class
14
You are to bring ONE (1) sketch for any of the three (3) presented on the 7th. for class discussion/critique. Critiqued and discused the logos and covered brand identity, logo, graphic standards, etc. in detail
16
Worked on the logos from Tuesday and some additional Illustrator techniques were presented relative to the assignments
21
Discussed the assignments in length
23
Advanced Ad Campaign Focus Group & went over technical element requirements for projects (pattern, clipping mask, filling text with patterns or photos, etc.)
28
Contd. ppt up to Type
March
1
Introduction to Photoshop
6
Contd. ppt to cover type
8
EXAM 1 (After exam, Illustrator reveiw of demos)
12 - 16
NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK
20
ppt lecture on images
22
Photoshop conclusion and showed my samples
27
Critiqued assignments
29
Open Lab
April
3
Viewed Apprentance series on developing a product launch with packaging
5
Demo of how to draw a box die-strike
10
Last of ppt. and viewed Book TV's video on printing 'Deadlock'
12
Open Lab
17
EXAM 2 "Review"
19
Tour of Paydirt Print shop (Hertzog Building, on campus) at 4:15
24
EXAM 2
26
Demo of how to organize final disk & Open Lab
May
1
3
Lab Practicum assignment...meet in COTT NOT LACIT!
Friday, May
4
FINAL disks MUST be turned into in the Communication office (COTT 201) in my mailbox by 4:30 p.m. on the 4th or they will be penalized 10 percent on their assignments grade.
7 - 11
FINALS WEEK
Tuesday
May 8th
COTT 201
