Tuesday Outline

Week 1 – Tues, Aug 24 | Introductions

• Course Introduction
• Course Materials
• Student Critiques Overview
• Design Voting Cards
• Elements and Principles List
• Presentation: What is Design?
• Presentation: Research and Brainstorming

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 5
• Quiz 1 Due Aug 31 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 5)

Week 2 – Tues, Aug 31 | Design Principles

• 2021 Graphic Design Trends (Video)
• 100 Design Resources
• Presentation: Design Elements and Principles
• Resource: Design Elements and Principles
• Photoshop Demo

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 7
• Quiz 2 Due Sept 7 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 7)

Week 3 – Tues, Sept 7 | Typography

• Overview of Typography Poster Exercise
• Presentation: Typography
• Papyrus Video
• Anatomy of Typography
• Dafont.com
• Google Fonts

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 8
• Quiz 3 Due Sept 14 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 8)

Tuesday, Sept 14 – Typography Poster Due by 2PM

Week 4 – Tues, Sept 14 | Color

• Presentation: Color
• Adobe Color Palette Tool
• Critiques: Typography Poster

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapters 3 – 4
• Quiz 4 Due Sept 21 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapters 3 – 4)

Week 5 – Tues, Sept 21 | Layout Design

• Presentation: Works Every Time Layout
• Presentation: Layout Errors
• Layout Errors Example (PDF)

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 9)
• Quiz 5 Due Sept 28 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 9)

Week 6 – Tues, Sept 28 | Branding and Visuals

• Overview of Branding Style Guide Exercise
• Presentation: Branding
• Brand Guide Example: Netflix
• Presentation: Photography
• Unsplash.com

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 10
• Quiz 6 Due Oct 5 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapters 10)

Tuesday, Oct 5 – Branding Style Guide Due by 2PM

Week 7 – Tues, Oct 5 | Social Media Graphics

• Critiques: Branding Style Guide
• Overview of Project 1: Social Media Graphics
• Presentation: Designing for Social Media
• Sprout Social – Social Media Image Sizes
• How To Video: Creating Social Media Graphics

Tuesday, Oct 12 – Project 1: Social Media Graphics Due by 2PM

Week 8 – Tues, Oct 12 | UX / UI Design

• Critiques: Social Media Graphics
• Overview of Project 2 – Digital App
• Presentation: UX/UI Design
• Figma Sign Up

Week 9 – Tues, Oct 19 | UX / UI Design

• Figma

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 13
• Quiz 7 Due Oct 26 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapters 13

Tuesday, Oct 26 – Project 2: Digital App Due by 2PM

Week 10 – Tues, Oct 26 | Web Design

• Critiques: Digital App
• Presentation: Designing for the Web
• Coding or Content Management Systems

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 6
• Quiz 8 Due Nov 2 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 6)

Week 11 – Tues, Nov 2 | Page Layouts

• Presentation: Page Layouts
• Grid Structure Handout
• Page Layout Terms
• Magazine Anatomy

Week 12 – Tues, Nov 9 | InDesign

• Overview of Magazine Cover Exercise
• InDesign Demo
• Adobe InDesign CC User Guide
• InDesign Basics Handout
• InDesign Quick Start (Learn in 30 Min)
• InDesign Practice

Homework

• Read WSNYE Chapter 14
• Quiz 9 Due Nov 16 by 5PM (WSNYE Chapter 14)

Tuesday, Nov 16 – Magazine Cover Due by 2PM

Week 13 – Tues, Nov 16 | Printing and Press

• Critiques: Magazine Cover
• Overview of Project 3: Magazine
• Editorial Philosophy Guide
• Editorial Philosophy Example
• Dealing with Clients (Video)

Week 14 – Tues, Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Break

• Class Will NOT Meet – Online Work Day
• Video Tutorials for Project 3: Magazine

Week 15 – Tues, Nov 30 | Magazine Project

• Project 3: Magazine Work Day
• Quiz 10 Due Nov 30 by 11:59pm (Course Conclusion)

Tues, Dec 7 – Project 3: Magazine Due by 2PM

Week 16 – Tues, Dec 7 | Magazine Project Presentations

• Project 3: Magazine Presentations 5pm – 7:30pm