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Monday 9/30

Ligature Logo ~ Design Stage

Continue moving forward with your design. Don’t get stuck on one idea if it isn’t working for you. 50% is due next class, which mean you should have a wide variety of rough designs. You shouldn't be busy revising them yet. 

 

Exit Ticket

Submit JPG for Feedback

 

Wednesday 9/25

Ligature Logo ~ Design Stage

You will be making comments on each other’s sketches at the project wall. Then you will get started on your project. 

 

Agenda

  1. Project Wall Feedback

  2. Review Project Rubric

  3. Design

 

Monday 9/23

Ligature Logos ~ Brainstorming Stage

We will go over the project and you will complete your brainstorming today. ​Tutorials need to be completed before you work on the brainstorming. 

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Agenda

  1. Review Project

  2. Custom Type Sketching Aaron Draplin Video and Do-Now

  3. Complete Tutorial

  4. Brainstorming Due

 

Friday 9/20

Ligature Logos & Tutorial

We will start by learning about what a ligature logo is. Then you will work on an Illustrator tutorial today, which will show you some new techniques in Illustrator. 

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Agenda

1. Ligature Logo Slides (15 mins)

2. Word Play Objective Reflection 

3. Illustrator Logo Tutorials

 

Wednesday 9/18

Word Play ~ Revise & Finalize Stage
Today you need to turn your work in and complete the self-evaluation on your rubric. Continue to revise and explore your creativity on your design if you feel like you are done. 

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Monday 9/16

Word Play ~ Revise & Finalize Stage

You will get quick feedback with Mr. Wiant today as you prepare to wrap up  your projects for the next class.

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Friday 9/13

Word Play ~ Critique Stage

We will be going through peer feedback today so you can start to finalize your projects. Projects are due in two class periods.

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Wednesday 9/11

Word Play ~ Design Stage

Remember, this project takes good problem solving skills. This means that you just don’t create one design for a word, but instead you explore a variety of design variations for that design. Next class you will be having your critique.

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Monday 9/8

Word Play ~ Design Stage

Continue to move forward with your designs. Next class you will have a typography quiz and the following we will have a critique.

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Exit Ticket

Submit your JPGs for the Project Wall

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Friday 9/5

Word Play ~ Brainstorming & Design Stage

Open your Typography Notes doc so we can take a few more notes about typography. You will complete brainstorming and start designs today. If you were not here last class, you will need to review the slides on the resources page and take appropriate notes to be prepared for the typography quiz coming up. 

 

Agenda

  1. Kerning, Leading, & Tracking Slides (15 mins)

  2. Brainstorming Due & Start Designing

  3. Mr. Wiant Demo - Text Manipulation Tips

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Wednesday 9/4

Intro to Typography

We will be going over some slides and taking notes on typography today to gain a better understanding of typography. It is essential that  you have a good understanding of typography to be a successful designer because typography is all around us. You will be having a quiz in a few classes. 

 

Agenda

1. Typography Slides Prezi & Notes (15 mins)

2. Serif Exercise (10 mins)

3. Project Overview & Video Inspiration

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Friday 8/29

Animal Type ~ Revise & Finalize Stage

Projects are due today. You will need to turn in a JPG and AI file following the directions on the Project page. Then complete and submit the checklist in Schoology.

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Wednesday 8/28

Animal Type ~ Critique Stage

We will be getting quick feedback from each other based on questions you may have. Next class you will be wrapping up your designs.

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Monday 8/26

Animal Type ~ Design Stage

Continue to move forward. Next class we will be getting quick feedback from each other on our progress.

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Friday 8/23

Animal Type ~ Design Stage

Explore with text outline, envelope distort tools, and the transform tool as you work on your designs today. Below is an additional resource you can explore. You will have three more classes to complete these.

 

Demos

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Wednesday 8/21

Animal Type ~ Brainstorming & Design Stage

You will complete your brainstorming today and start your designs. We will review two demos today, which can also be found on the project page. Then you will continue with your designs. 

 

Agenda

  1. Exercise

  2. Setup Drive

    1. Create a new folder titled- Period5_lastName, FirstName

    2. Share the folder by searching for Steve Wiant or steve_wiant@dpsk12.net. 

    3. Create two subfolders: Misc., Final

  3. Review brainstorming and project

  4. Complete Brainstorming

 

Tuesday 8/20

Syllabus & Letterform Exercise 

We will review the syllabus today and then work on an Illustrator refresher assignment. Next class you will complete the brainstorming for the first project. 

 

Agenda

  1. Syllabus

  2. Exercise

  3. Review First Project

 

Typography Letterform Exercise

  1. Create a new AI doc that is 6x6” with 12 artboards. 

  2. Change View to Trim (Menu Bar>View>Trim).

  3. Explore fonts and sizes to create a unique and abstract shape in each box. Take your time to explore fonts, size and position. 

  4. Isolate just enough of each letter to hint at what letter it is while exploring positive and negative space. 

  5. Create 12 different compositions, which will be used in your brainstorming. 

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