Fall Calendar (Tentative)

Advanced Typography – GrD4020                                                              Fall Semester 2014

Tentative Semester Calendar: May change at the discretion of the Instructor- Designers will be notified of changes.

AUGUST                                                                                                                             

Monday 26    

Welcome! What’s ahead/Syllabi/Blogs/New Design Majors - Assign Self Portrait Project

Discuss Resumes/Internships/ Senior Websites/Blog Assignments/Grading/

Wednesday 28     Self Portrait Assignment#1                                                                                                                        

Discussion with Examples and Discussion/ Discuss Resumes Pdf/Printed

SEPTEMBER         
      
Monday 01          Labor Day – No Class

Wednesday 03      

A) Self Portrait Due                                                                                                  

B) Timeline Infographic Graphic Due  - Printed/Boarded/Blogged/Displayed

Monday 08             Assignment #2: The Illustrative Alphabet – Everyone to Identify 3 concepts  (B/W) on blog
Wednesday 10      Work in Class on Illustrative Alphabet 

Monday 15          Illustrative Alphabet: A Few Examples created  in B/W of final selected alphabet
Wednesday 17     Illustrative Alphabet: Work in Class

Monday 21          Illustrative Alphabet - Work in Class
Wednesday 23     Illustrative Alphabet – Work in Class
 
Monday 28          Illustrative Alphabet Critique: Part I – The Alphabet - Printed/Boarded/Blogged
Wednesday 30     Illustrative Alphabet Critique: Part II – The Advertisement - Printed/Boarded/Blogged

OCTOBER
Monday 06          Assignment #3 – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign       
Wednesday 08     Assignment – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign

Monday 13          Assignment – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign                        MIDTERM
Wednesday 15     Assignment – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign

Monday 20            Assignment – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign
Wednesday 22      Assignment – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign         
 
Monday 27            Critique – Olive Oil/Wine Redesign
Wednesday 29       Assignment #4 

NOVEMBER
Monday 03          Assignment #4                   
Wednesday 05     Assignment #4    
                          
Monday 10          Assignment #4          
Wednesday 12     Assignment #4     
                          
Monday 17         Assignment #4  Critique     
Wednesday 19    Assignment #5  
     
Monday 24-28     THANKSGIVING  BREAK          
                 
DECEMBER

Monday 01              Assignment #5-  Work in Class                             
Wednesday 03         FINAL CRITIQUE :  Printed/Boarded/ Blogged
                              All Blog Assignments completed/Turn in all Assignments on DVD/CD/Thumb Drive/Pdf

Assignments and Grading- Advanced Typography 2014

There will be two grades that are averaged together for each assignment.

One grade is your concept for the assignment. The other grade is for the production/completed design. Those two will be averaged together to give you the final grade percentage for each assignment.  See below.

A/C+ (Example of Concept over Delivery)

Project 1:

Self Portrait 10%

Self Portrait Timeline 10%

5% for each Promo-2 Designs = 20% Total

Concept/Finished Designs

Project 2:

Illustrative Alphabet 10%

Illustrative Alphabet Promo 10%

5% for each Promo-2 Designs =  20% Total

Concept/Finished Designs

Project 3:

Sketchbook Design Project 20%

Concept/Finished Designs

Project 4:

The HLN Daily Share Project

20%

Concept/Finished Designs

Blogs

10%

In-Class Projects/Class Participation/Critiques/Tardiness/Absences

10% 

Total: 100% for Semester

Grading Rubric

A+ 4.30           10 pts

A  4.00            9

A- 3.70            8

B+ 3.30           7

B   3.00            6

B-  2.70           5

C+ 2.30           4

C   2.00           3

C-  1.70           2

D   1.00           1

F    0.00           0