Calendar
Week 1: photoshop / raster
01/31 - Introduction to the class
Workshop 1-1 - Design Topics
Lecture: Copyright,
File Formats, Searching and Saving images
02/02 -
Lecture: Pixels
and pixel-based art
Workshop 1-2 - Symmetrical Images and Pixelated Images
Come to class having read Photoshop Section Chapters
1 & 2
Week 2:
02/07 - (*We will need to finish-up from last class)
Come to class having read Photoshop Section Chapters
3 & 4
Workshop 2-1
02/09 - Finishing up on Chapters 3 & 4 Workshop 2-1
Come to class having read Photoshop Section Chapters
5 & 6
Begin Workshop 2-2 (if there is time)
Week 3:
02/14 - Photoshop Section Chapters
5 & 6
Workshop 2-2
02/16 - Demo - Advanced Compositing (Non-Destructive Methods)
Workshop 3-1
Complete ALL Workshops
up to this point and Turn in
Project 1 assigned
Week 4:
02/21 - Lecture: "Compositing"
Lab: Answering conceptual & technical questions
related to Project 1
Independent work on Project 1
02/23 - Finish Working on Project 1
2nd half of class: Project 1 Due / We'll look at a few in class & and answer technical questions directly related to the work turned in
Week 5: illustrator / vector
02/28 - Begin the Illustrator Section
Read illustrator section chapter: 1
Workshop 5-1
03/02 - Read illustrator section chapter: 2
Workshop 5-2
Week 6:
03/07 - Read illustrator section chapter: 3
03/09 - Read illustrator section chapter: 4
Week 7:
03/14 - Read illustrator section chapter: 5
03/16 - All Workshops are due by this date (Beginning of class)
Work on Project 2-1
Week 8:
03/21 - Work on Project 2-2
03/23 - Due: Project 2-1 & Project 2-2
in-class Evaluation (critique)
Spring Break:
March 27 - April 1 // SPRING BREAK //
Week 9: InDesign / Layout
04/04 - Begin InDesign
Read InDesign Section: Chapter 1, Chapter 2
04/06 - Read InDesign Section: Chapter 3
Week 10:
04/11 - Read InDesign Section: Chapter 4
04/13 - Read InDesign Section: Chapter 5 & Combo Chapter 17 (Lesson 11)
Week 11:
04/18 - All Workshop are Due at the beginning of class
Work on InDesign Project
04/20 - InDesign Quiz
Work on InDesign Project
Week 12:
04/25 - InDesign Project Due / In-Class Evaluation (critique)
04/27 - Exporting for the Web - Workshop12-1
Animation 2-D / Gif Animations - Workshop12-2
Week 13:
05/02 - Finish Gif Animations - Workshop 12-2
Begin Dreamweaver - Workshop 13-1
05/04 - Dreamweaver - Workshop 13-2
Week 14:
05/09 - Dreamweaver - Finish Workshop 13-2
Begin Workshop 14-1
05/11 - Dreamweaver - Complete the layout for the index.html
Week 15:
05/16 - Dreamweaver - Complete and turn-in 14-1
All Workshops are Due on this date
05/18 - Dreamweaver - Independent work on sites
Week 16:
05/23 - Dreamweaver - Finish all sites - TEST to make sure everything works // Final Websites are Due //
05/25 - * Final Written Test * on all 4 sections of the class // In-Class Evaluation (critique)
