week 1

Mon. Aug. 29
introduction, roll, pics, syllabus discussion, examples
video homework for Wed.

Wed. Aug. 31
lecture: Intro to the Photoshop Interface, tools & making selections Assignment #1

week 2

Mon. Sept. 5
Labor Day Holiday - no class, campus closed

Wed. Sept. 7
lecture: More about Photoshop selection tools and general interface

week 3

Mon. Sept. 12
lecture and in-class assignment/challenge: Photoshop pt. 3

Wed. Sept. 14
in-class challenge: UCLA Extension cover

Please bring your photos and ideas for Project 1 (if time permits I will take a look
and listen to your ideas for the project).

week 4

Mon. Sept. 19
UCLA Extension cover, pt. 2, finishing up, handing in finished project in the Dropbox (ArtShares)

reviewing your images for Proj. 1

Wed. Sept. 21
Finishing text on UCLA Extension cover
lecture: Transforming--distorting, layer masks, clone stamp, burn tool, colorizing, blending one object into another. Using the burn tool or paintbrush

Work in class session: please bring your work to class

week 5

Mon. Sept. 26
Work in class session: please bring your work to class

Wed. Sept. 28
Project 1 critique

lecture: shape tool - custom shapes, custom drop shadows, Edit>Transform>Distort

week 6

Mon. Oct. 3
finishing critique
lecture: Photoshop brushes
in-class project: Goth Girl

Wed. Oct. 5
TBA

week 7

Mon. Oct. 10
Typography, Sagmeister inspiration
past student work, Best Album Cover Design

In-class challenge:Album cover warm-up exercise & t aking photos--design challenge by 11:50am.

Wed. Oct. 12
Checking in with you-Album Cover Design project

week 8

Mon. Oct. 17
lecture: more in depth on Layer Styles + Phothshop Filters
reminder: bring Album project files to class until it is due

Wed. Oct. 19
Filters continued. Displacement map-- fun demo.
Work in class on project.

week 9

Mon. Oct. 24
intro to Text in Illustrator, text on a path, area type, touch type tool,
Adobe Color CC
Checking your progress on Album Covers assignment

Wed. Oct. 26
Backskull in-class assignment, Name file: lastname_proj4.psd

week 10

Mon. Oct. 31
Work in class session (Album project), attendance mandatory

Wed. Nov. 2
Project 3 critique

week 11

Mon. Nov. 7
Critique cont'd
Intro to Illustrator

Wed. Nov. 9
Adobe Illustrator: Exploring Pathfinder:Recreating Famous logos

Homework: Create the Los Angeles Rams logo in Illustrator using layers, bring to class Monday

Object > Path > Outline Stroke (to convert a stroked to a vector object)
Object > Transform > Reflect
Object > Arrange
cheese
starfish (Effects>Stylize>Round Corners)
using the tilde key - step & repeat
Pittsburg Steelers logo (pucker & bloat)

week 12

Mon. Nov. 14
Adobe Illustrator: Exploring Pathfinder:Recreating Famous logos

Wed. Nov. 16
BP logo tips/how-to
Illustrator symbols
Fruit poster series - see if you can replicate
checking your LA Rams logo
2 more students-critique (end of class)

Assignment pick a design style from this poster and research what it is be prepared to talk about
it in class. Please send me a paragraph describing the details of your chosen style.

Graphic Design Styles (poster) with choices, click here.

week 13

Mon. Nov. 21
lecture: Scott Hansen in-class project (this project will be handed in)
Taking a look at Scott Hansen's website
Tutorial can be found here: Scott Hansen tutorial (girl with glasses)
Starter file and images can be found in the Instructor's server
Final image is 8 x 14" at 150dpi

Wed. Nov. 23
no class. Work on finishing Scott Hansen in-class project

week 14

Mon. Nov. 28
Scott Hansen Project continued (at beginning of class)

due in Dropbox

Contemplating what typography really is: Helvetica movie

Wed. Nov. 30
TBD

week 15

Mon. Dec. 5
work in class session-bring project to class: ATTENDANCE MANDATORY

Wed. Dec. 7
work in class session-bring project to class: ATTENDANCE MANDATORY

Finals week

Final critique: Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016, 8:00-10:00 AM

* schedule subject to change