MULTIMEDIA DESIGN

 

photoshop Collage

ILLUSTRATOR  BUSINESS CARD

Syllabus


May 17, 2010

Pass out sheet with expectations for finals


May 13, 2010

Sharing Files between computers


Editing WAV and MP3 files in GarageBand and Audacity


May 7, 2010

Work Day on Flash


May 7 2010

Group work


May 6 2010

Working on final project in groups or as individual


May 5, 2010

Adding sound to a button

Working with sound


Chapter 5: sound pages 96-99


Groups for final project


May 3, 2010

Onion skinning

Using Filters


April 29, 2010

AP Art Gallery visit-Voting for Best of Show


April 28, 2010

Adding “Bones” into a figure

Animating Bones

Adding in Sound


April 22, 2010

Looking at old student examples of simple e-card animations


Brainstorming STORYBOARDS

    Music

    Beginning middle end

    Shots (viewpoints)

    Button ideas


April 21, 2010

The Principles of Animation


Professional examples of Flash Sites done with different techniques


Gradients

Transparencies

Symbols

Straightening the pencil tool

April 19, 2010

Turn in any late homework stuff


Bringing in Photos into Flash

Trace Bit map -JPEG photos

Png images and the diiference between JPEG and PNG

Removing a tween


April 16, 2010

Professional examples of Flash Stop Motion


Squash and stretch with a ball

Timeline

Keyframe

tweening

Classic tween


April 15,2010

Professional artist examples of FLASH

Very Good Examples of student flash pieces


Today: Working with drawing tools in FLASH

Animating an abstract design


Homework: (out of order)

Chapter 7 pages 170-172 questions


April 14, 2010

Langston Hughes-Let America be America Again


Principles of animation: Phi

Simple flip book techniques and onion skinning concept


Finish up single animation cell


Flash piece: The Story Of Stuff


April 12, 2010

Begin looking at Flash Animations

Animator vs. Animation


Homework:  Chpater 7 Animation

pages 176-185


Continue working on individual cell


March 31, 2010

Traditional Animator Walt Disney

Pinocchio

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Begin Traditional single cell for animation


March 29, 2010

Tools Reviewed today:

    SPOT HEALING BRUSH

    RED EYE TOOL


Finish class critique of self portraits and fill out self evaluation


March 24, 2010

Begin Self Eval of Self Portraits


March 23, 2010

Begin animation

Examples of traditional animation cells

Example of contemporary stop animation from creative commons by BLU


How do you create a character?

Beginning brainstorming exercise in creating a character with a group


Begin single cell


Finish up SELF PORTRAIT for self/peer evaluation on Thursday


March 22, 2010

Continue self portrait

Class critique Thursday


March 18 2010

Continue Photoshop self portrait

Homework: Chapter 6 Images pages 143-151 and questions for next class


March 16 2010

Class critique on Grand Tour

Self/peer evaluation of finished pieces


March 12, 2010

Looking at Student Self Portrait Examples


Demonstration on Blending together images

Layer palette screens/blending/opacity

Eraser tool blending

Moving and changing layers


Homework: Reading pages 151-163 and questions


March 8 2010

Continue working on Grand Tour


February 26, 2010

Global light effects


February 25, 2010

Layer style

Saving a selection

Continue working on Grand Tour


February 22, 2010

Cloning tool

Chapter 6  Images

Pages 136-142


February 21, 2010

Selection tools


February 19, 2010

Begin the Grand Tour Assignment

Where would you like to go visit if you could go anywhere?


February 17, 2010

Peer evaluation on Pop Art Photoshop Assignment


Demo today: Combining together Words and Images

WORD/IMAGE Assignment


February 5, 2010

Peer/Self Evaluation of business cards


Looking at more examples of finished DISSENT POSTERS by students in the fall 2009 class

What works? What might need some tweeking?


February 4, 2010

Chapter 4 pages 62-70

Questions 1-16


Self/Peer Evaluation of Business Cards Tomorrow


February 3, 2010

Homework: Reading and Questions due from Monday Chapter 4 pages 55-62 questions 1-14


Students examples show in class of past student poster illustrator piece


In class work time for business card and poster design


Business card due: Friday for peer/self evaluation


January 29, 2010

Chapter 4 Text

Reading and Questions pages 49-54

Brainstorming for DISSENT

WHAT DOES DISSENT MEAN?

Examples for dissent

Importance for freedom to have dissent

Student example of dissent

Making an art piece with the focus of dissent


January 26 2010

Looking at Sheppard Fairy’s Barack Obama


Using Illustrator:

Live Trace

Live Paint

Using the Threshold

Making a pattern


January 25, 2010

Critique of Monograms


January 22, 2010

Review second homework packet

Chapter 3 pages 28-43

Questions 1-15


Where does the term leading come from?


What is kerning?


Today: Learning about the Character palette


Continue practicing with pen tool


January 21 2010

Brainstorming about business cards

Looking at business card examples

Business card must contain:

Your Name

Your profession

Address

Phone number

E-mail/website

LOGO


January 20 2010

Review first homework assignment

How can you stay on top of things in today’s business technology/information based society?


Looking at different magazines for the message behind the TEXT in preparation for making the Business Card


Continue working on using the pen tool drawing over a cartoon image template


January 15 2010

Who are the different multimedia team members?

Reading and questions for chapter 3 pages 28-43 

Answer questions 1-15


Finish Monogram

Work on Template drawing


January 13, 2010

Examples of finished Illustrator pieces

Using existing images as Template layer


Finishing up Monograms


January 11, 2010

Letter only MONOGRAM

Reading and questions from Multimedia

Pages 4-12

Questions 1-11


January 8 2010

Intro to Illustrator and the Interface


January 7 2010

Syllabus and intro to class


Thursday Decmeber 10, 2009

Review notes for content knowledge for fall final


Working on FLASH pieces


Monday December 7 2009

Work on Flash animation


Friday December 5

Lip Syncing on Flash


Thursday December 4

Classic animation for Christmas Holiday: B.O. Bleckman


Animating a symbol to appear and disappear


Onion skinning


Wednesday December 1

Morphing

Bones

Questions on Chapter 5 Sound pages

96-99


Tuesday November 24, 2009

Symbols and Instances

Inserting sound into the time line

Buttons and beginning interactivity


Begin working on a storyboard


Friday November 20, 2009

Inserting Photos and JPEGS into the computer program FLASH CS4


Making a graphic symbol

Layers

Classic Tweening

Library

Transformation tool


Wednesday November 18 2009

Pencil test examples

Animatics


Today’s in class work:

Animating a bouncing ball


Chapter 7 Animation pages 176-185


Monday November 16, 2009

Chapter 7 Animation pages 172-176


Tuesday November 10, 2009

Looking at classical animation cells

Demo: Creating a classical animation cell


Friday November 6, 2009

Class Critique of Photoshop Self Portraits


Thursday November 5, 2009

Lesson on getting the red  of eyes in photos and spot healing brush for airbrushing photos


Wednesday November 4, 2009

Class critique and viewing of Word/Image skillbuilding assignment


Reading Chapter 4 pages 62-70 and questions


Wednesday October 27, 2009

Looking at past student self-portrait examples

Pass out assignment sheet

Demonstration on how to use opacity and eraser tool


Thursday October 22 2009

Cloning “Dolly the Sheep”

Resolution

Chapter 4 pages 54-62 plus questions


Wednesday October 20

Chapter 4

pages 48-54 plus questions


Critique on Grand Tour

Self/peer critique


Friday October 16 2009

Quiz on Chapter 6 Images

New Assignment

WORD and IMAGE


Wednesday October

Photoshop

Lesson on using the selection tools


Monday Sept 28

Photoshop begins today

Adjusting photos

The Pop Art Assignment


Thursday Sept 24, 2009

Begin class critique on DISSENT POSTER


ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASSWORK

Wednesday Sept 23, 2009

Chapter 6 pages 136-142 questions 1-8


Group critique of DISSENT POSTER TOMORROW


Monday Sept 21, 2009

All old assignments must be turned in by Friday if you want it to show up on this marking period


Demonstrate your skill using Illustrator with a piece of your choice


Homework reading and questions pages 132-136



Wednesday Sept 16 2009

Class critique on Business cards and self evaluation


Monday Sept 14

Dissent Poster

Incorporate slogan with poster design in Illustrator


Reading and homework

Chapter 3 pages 28-43

Answer questions 1-15


Friday Sept 11 2009

Returning homework today


Wednesday Sept 9 2009

Collect homework

All symbols should be put into the multimedia drop box labeled as shown:


name_assignment


Example:

numo_jaeger_symbol.ai


Today:

Making a pattern

Using live paint

Live trace


If you are done with the business card-

Find a photograph and live trace the photo Sheppard Fairy style



Thursday Sept. 3 2009

Letter Monogram and Word/Symbol logo dues tomorrow

    Review: Making a template

                Changing character of type

                        Leading/Kerning


Homework: Read pages 4-12 and answer questions 1-11 on worksheet


Wednesday Sept 2 2009

Group critique of symbol only pieces

Tools and techniques today:

    Making a template

    Changing the character of text/fonts with the Character pallete


Homework: Read pages 1-3

Answer questions 1-9

due Thursday


Monday August 31

Looking as a group at the Saint Mary’s Logo

What do you see? What does it mean? How can you make a logo that has meaning for you?


Look at Business Card and begin designing a business card if you have completed

Symbol only

Letter only

and

Letter and symbol logo


FRIDAY AUGuST 28

CREATING FOLDERS IN DROP BOX

WORKING ON LETTER ONLY MONOGRAM AND LETTER/SYMBOL PIECE


Thursday August 27

Working with the text tool

Text

Change text/font size

Create Outline

Text on a path


Symbol only logo due tomorrow


Begin Monogram with letters only


Wednesday August 26

Quick review of tools we have used


Continue exploring illustrator tools

Eraser

Rotate/reflect

Pencil/smooth

Paint brushes

Warping and tweaking tools

Blending shapes


Monday August 25 2009

    Illustrator Program Continue Tool Overview


Pen tool

Add points/subtract points

Conversion tool

Shape tools

Line tool

Selection tool

Direct selection tool

Gradient

Swatches

Fills

Stroke

Pathfinder