Week 1 Day 2 - Wednesday, Aug 28 - Homework

1. Begin conceptual brainstorming process for Project 1. 

• Think about what you want to use for your textual content (your name? a description of yourself? phrases about your personality, physical characteristics, interests, hobbies, etc.) 
• In your sketchbook, write out the letters, words, phrases that you intend to use in your self portrait. 
• Begin to examine the formal structure of letters (lowercase vs uppercase), numbers, and punctuation (for example !$*^<>,./?"'\|}{[]~`@# ). Look for formal/spatial relationships between your intended text content. 
• Photograph yourself at different angles (portrait, profile, close up, medium shot [head to shoulders], wide shot [head to toe]), and be sure to consider various facial expressions and your body language (are you smiling, frowning, screaming looking at the camera, not looking in the camera, what are you doing [dancing, sleeping, laughing, etc]). Take a lot of images in the beginning to ensure you have a variety of possibilities to choose from.

Mind map, text content sketches and at least 5 photographs (saved digitally as JPG) of yourself are due for review Wednesday, Sept 4, 8:30am

Project 1 - Typographic Self Portrait

Download Project 1 Specifications

Description:
Create a self-portrait using only typographic characters (letters, numbers, punctuation). The “content” of this portrait should consist of letterforms that spell your name and/or construct a short text or phrases that describe yourself, or how you would like others to see you. Examine the overall graphical structure and style of typographic elements closely to determine what will represent you best.

Objectives:
+ To create an awareness of the image of typography and become familiar with typographic vocabulary.
+ To explore various design principles and its aide in visual communication.
+ Gain working understanding with Digital Imaging and Digital Illustration software.

Specifications:
Size: 11" x 17" (tabloid sized sheet of paper); black typographic forms on a white background.
Media: You can generate the letterforms or text on the computer, cut them from periodicals, or hand-draw them. The assembly of your final composition must be done using Adobe Illustrator.
Letters, numbers, and symbols such as parentheses are allowed, as are combinations of different typefaces. However you may not manipulate or deform the letterforms (disfigurement, hiding, etc not allowed).

Timeline + Deadlines:
Conceptual Brainstorming: Photograph yourself + brainstorm text content to use in project due Wednesday, Sept 4, 8:30am.
Portrait Sketches: 5-10 freeform sketches or traced photographs due Monday, Sept 09, 8:30am.
Initial Layout Comps: Choose best sketch and generate typographic components in full sized layout (continues Week 3-5).
Project 1 Final Critique: Printed comp and all process work due Monday, Sept 30, 8:30am.

Grading criteria (projects averaged into 50% of overall course grade)
Process (Brainstorming, Sketches, Layout, Refinement)—20%
Technical Skill—30%
Aesthetics & Communication—50%

Week 1 Day 1 - Aug 26 Homework

1. Assignment 1: In a "visual diagram", map out the story of what you did this summer (work, travel, vacation, etc). You can use type, imagery, patterns, textures. Feel free to integrate a variety of different mediums and techniques, sketch, draw, paint, collage, etc.

Be creative! Final output must be at least 8 1/2" x 11" in size and can be physical or digital (saved as a PDF and bring to class on flash drive).

Due 8:30 on Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013

Download Student Profile (fill out and submit via email rfujita@uidaho.edu or printed out by end of first class session)

Software Resources

Although there will be some desktop computers available in the classroom with Adobe Software, computers are limited to a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in using your own laptop in class (or using your own computer at home) here are some resources for software purchasing.

**FYI: We will be using Adobe Photoshop throughout the semester (roughly 4 months), Adobe Illustrator (roughly 4 month), and Adobe InDesign (roughly 2 months)


Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard - Student & Teacher Edition (MAC), Download Version $448.99

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/657164/Adobe-Creative-Suite-6-Design-Standard/

Link for UI Student Discount Adobe Software (this option is no longer available to UI students)

If you are interested in purchasing Adobe Software, you can receive a student discount for the following packages. Although the cost is somewhat high, the benefit of purchasing software via Creation Engine is that it is a one time fee and this can be installed on 2 computers (usually a desktop and laptop)

Creative Suite 6 Design Standard ($209)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard includes Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6

Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium ($359)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Flash Professional CS6, Fireworks CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6

Creative Suite 6 Production Premium ($359)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium includes Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, Photoshop CS6 Extended, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, Prelude CS6, Illustrator CS6, Encore CS6, Flash Professional CS6, Media Encoder CS6, and Bridge CS6

Creative Suite 6 Master Collection ($609)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Flash Professional CS6, Flash Builder 4.6 Premium Edition, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, Prelude CS6, Encore CS6, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6


Link for Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription Packages

Adobe offers 30 day trial versions as well as Subscription packages to all its software. Depending on your needs for specific software, this may be a more economical option.

Download 30 Day Trial Version of Adobe Software (only good for 30 days)

Adobe Creative Cloud Student Subscription ($19.99, offer good til 10/27/13)
Includes: Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection includes Photoshop CS6 Extended, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Flash Professional CS6, Flash Builder 4.6 Premium Edition, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, Prelude CS6, Encore CS6, Bridge CS6, and Media Encoder CS6

Adobe Photoshop Subscription ($29.99, month-to-month)
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Syllabus + Student Profile

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