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Wednesday 10/28

Dragon Boat Poster ~ Brainstorm Stage 

We will review some slides and then you will complete the brainstorming for your next project. 

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Monday 10/26

Magazine Layout ~ Revise & Finalize Stage 

You will either be wrapping up your spreads or working on updating portfolios. Portfolio requirements can be found on the portfolio page. 

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Friday 10/23

Magazine Layout ~ Revise & Finalize Stage 

Wrap up your designs today and get them turned in.

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Wednesday 10/21

Magazine Layout ~ Critique Stage

You will complete a critique today and then will continue to revise and finalize your designs. Projects are due next class. Submit your JPGs below if you didn't last class.

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Submit JPG for critique

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Monday 10/19

Magazine Layout ~ Design Stage

Next class will be a critique session. At the end of class we will go through how to save the spread correctly as JPGs and then submit them for the critique. Mr. Wiant will give you additional feedback today at his computer. You can submit your InDesign files below. 

 

Mr. Wiant Feedback Form

 

Exit Ticket

Submit JPG for critique

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Wednesday 10/14

Magazine Layout ~ Design Stage

Consider how you are using kerning and tracking in your headline. Mr. Wiant will be giving you 1 on 1 feedback today. In two classes there will be a critique session. 

 

Mr. Wiant Feedback Form

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Friday 10/9

Magazine Layout ~ Design Stage 

Continue to work on your designs thinking about how to correctly use design concepts in your design to create a successful layout. Adjust body copy size now if need be. Next class Mr. Wiant will give you 1 on 1 feedback.

 

Agenda

  1. Typography Intro Notes

  2. Demo - Overset Text

 

Notes

Body copy should not be larger than 10 or 11pts. Adjust now if needed. 

Ensure you are using overset text boxes so your article is linked throughout.

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Exit Ticket

Embed all of your images. 

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Wednesday 10/7

Magazine Layout ~ Design Stage

Continue to work on your designs after we talk about pull quotes. Make sure you are placing your images in a logical manner to maintain balance and flow too. 

 

Agenda

  1. Typography Intro Notes

  2. Demo - Pull Quote & Drop Cap

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Monday 10/5

Magazine Layout ~ Design Stage 

Continue to work on your sketches. You need to be turning these in by halfway through the class and then be starting the design in InDesign. You will start your designs by working off of your sketches. 

 

Demo - Wrap

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Exit Ticket

Complete your Personal Project Objective on your creative brief.

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Friday 10/2

Magazine Layout ~ Brainstorm Stage 

We will take notes about magazine layout so you better understand how to create a successful layout. You then will complete your brainstorming today. 

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Agenda

  1. Magazine Layout Slides

  2. Review Project

  3. Brainstorm

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Wednesday 9/30

Calendar ~ Revise & Finalize Stage

Wrap up your designs today. If you are done early, you can start to think about working on contests or you can work on the extra credit logo project. 

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Typographic City Logo

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Friday 9/25

Calendar ~ Revise & Finalize Stage

You will be wrapping up your calendars next class. Make sure you have included Vikings somehow and you are using guides correctly.

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Wednesday 9/23

Calendar ~ Critique Stage

We will be getting and giving peer feedback to help revise your designs to make them more impactful. You will have a printed design and your digital design to share with your partners. 

 

Critique Steps

  1. Designers share your concept and questions you may have. 

  2. Discuss as a group so you can reflect clearly on your next steps in order to improve and finalize your designs.

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Monday 9/21

Calendar ~ Design Stage

Make sure you are using margins correctly. Adjust the size if you need to and make sure you are using guides too. Critiques will be next class.

 

Agenda

  1. Guides and columns Demo

  2. Design

 

Exit Ticket

Submit JPG For Print Here

 

Friday 9/18

Calendar ~ Design Stage

Continue to work on your designs after we go over a demo together.

 

Agenda

  1. Guides, margins and columns Demo - Download

  2. Design

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Monday 9/14

Calendar ~ Brainstorm Stage

Brainstorming will be due today and you will be moving onto the design cycle as well.

 

Agenda

  1. Review Project & Brainstorm

  2. Select Months

  3. Brainstorming Due

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Friday 9/11

Informational Flyer ~ Revise & Finalize Stage

You will wrap up your designs today and turn in your flyers. We will go through the directions on how to turn your InDesign files in correctly at the end of the project before you complete your self-evaluation and checklists in Schoology. 

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Wednesday 9/9

Informational Flyer ~ Critique Stage

We will be getting into small groups to critique our printed work so far. You will then work to wrap up your projects in two more classes. 

 

Agenda

  1. Demo How to turn hyphens off

  2. Critique

  3. Design

 

Exit Ticket

Project Progress Check

 

Friday 9/4

Informational Flyer ~ Design Stage

We are going to look at how to create better layouts and compositions using your prior design knowledge. We will work on an exercise in order to improve your current designs. 

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Agenda

  1. Pet Flyer Exercise

  2. Proximity and Alignment Refresher

  3. Finalize Pet Flyer Exercise

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Wednesday 9/2

Informational Flyer ~ Design Stage

Continue to work on your projects. If you need additional help check with each other, check Google and check with Mr. Wiant to support yourself. 

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Agenda

  1. Design

  2. Demo - Embed Images 

  3. Design

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Exit Ticket

Project Progress Check

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Monday 8/31

Informational Flyer ~ Design Stage

Brainstorming should be wrapped up already. If not, quickly get that done. Everyone needs to begin in InDesign in order to stay on track with the project. 

 

Exit Ticket

Project Progress Check

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Friday 8/26

Informational Flyer ~ Brainstorming Stage

You need to wrap your tutorials up in the first part of class and then start your brainstorming. We will review the brainstorming to get started with. Brainstorming should be wrapped up when you walk into the next class.

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Wednesday 8/25

InDesign Intro

You will work through a tutorial in order to gain a better sense of InDesign and then you will begin brainstorming from there. 

 

Agenda

  1. Intro to InDesign with Mr. Wiant - Download Image (10 mins)

  2. InDesign Flyer Tutorial

  3. Review Project 

 

Tuesday 8/24

Welcome Back

We will review a few slides and start to work in InDesign today. Next class you will have your brainstorming due for the first project. 

 

Agenda:

  1. Welcome Slides & Drive Setup (15 mins)

  2. Software Slides (5 mins)

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