Unit Date Class Topics (in black) & Deadlines (in color) Points

Week 1Overview

Sep 16 MonSep 17 TueSep 18 WedSep 21 Sat

Course Overview - IntroductionsReading & Quiz: Syllabus; VMCM: p.1-30; NDDB: Ch. 1-6 Des Princ File Management - Meet the Mac - Design PrinciplesActivity: Design Principles - Reading: NDDB: “Designing With Type”

10 5

Week 2Principles

Sep 23 MonSep 24 TueSep 25 Wed Sep 28 Sat

Typography Principles - LinksQuiz: Typography PrinciplesLayout - InDesign - Wordpress BlogActivity: Typography

5 5

Week 3P1 Flier

Sep 30 MonOct 1 TueOct 2 WedOct 5 Sat

P1 Setup - InDesignP1 Flier Activity: SketchesP1 Flier Draft Critique - InDesign ReviewP1 Flier Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 15 / 2

Week 4P2 Event Ad

Oct 7 MonOct 8 TueOct 9 WedOct 12 Sat

P1 Flier Print Review - Scanning - P2 setup - Designing with WordP2 Event Ad Activity: ScanningP2 Event Ad Draft Critique - Word ReviewP2 Event Ad Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 515 / 2

Week 5P3 Imaging

Oct 14 MonOct 15 TuesOct 16 WedOct 19 Sat

P2 Event Ad Print Review - P3 Setup - Photoshop - Photography P3 Imaging Activity: Basic PhotographyP3 Imaging Draft Critique - PhotoshopP3 Imaging Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 515 / 2

Week 6P4 Montage

Oct 21 Mon Oct 22 TueOct 23 WedOct 26 Sat

P3 Imaging Print Review - P4 Setup - Masking - ScreenshotsP4 Montage Activity: MaskingP4 Montage Draft Critique / Blog Comments P4 Montage Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 515 / 2

Week 7 P5 Logos

Oct 28 Mon Oct 29 TueOct 30 WedNov 2 Sat

P4 Montage Print Review - P5 setup - IllustratorP5 Logos Activity: Illustrator ToolsP5 Logos Draft Critique - IllustratorP5 Logos Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 5 15 / 2

KEY: Red = Class Activities: Mon & Wed (Class deadlines: Always at the start of class) Blue = Online Activities: Tue & Sat (Online deadlines: Always at 5pm)Class Topics are shown in black; Deadlines are shown in red (in-class) and blue (online)

Unit Date Class Topics (in black) & Deadlines (in color) Points

Week 8P6 Stationery

Nov 4 MonNov 5 TueNov 6 WedNov 9 Sat

P5 Logo Print Review - P6 Setup - Illustrator P6 Stationery Activity: File ManagementP6 Stationery Draft Critique - Illustrator reviewP6 Stationery Project - Blog post & comm (Bring print next class)

5 5 5 15/2

Week 9P7 Web Page Draft

Nov 11 MonNov 12 TueNov 13 Wed Nov 16 Sat

P6 Stationery Print Review - P7 Setup - HMTL - Indenting - ValidationP7 Web Page Activity 1: HTML BasicsP7 Web Page Draft A Critique - CSSTest 1: Cumulative

5 5 5 15

Week 10P7 Web Page

Nov 18 MonNov 19 TueNov 20 WedNov 23 Sat

Group Work & Troubleshooting Session - CSS Colors and FontsP7 Web Page Activity 2: CSS BasicsP7 Web Page Draft B Critique - CSS Review - Brochure samplesP7 Web Page Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 15 / 2

Week 11P8 Brochure Draft

Nov 25 MonNov 26 TueNov 27 WedNov 30 Sat

P7 Web Page Print Review - Duplex Layout - Rules of Body CopyP8 Brochure Activity 1: Duplex LayoutHoliday - No ClassP8 Brochure Body Copy Submission

5 5 5

Week 12P8 Brochure

Dec 2 MonDec 3 TuesDec 4 WedDec 7 Sat

Photoshop image clipping - Textwrap in InDesignP8 Brochure Activity 2: Paragraph StylingP8 Brochure Draft A/B Critique - Portfolio samplesP8 Brochure Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 10 25 / 2

Week 13P9 Portfolio

Dec 9 Mon Dec 10 TueDec 11 WedDec 14 Sat

P8 Brochure Print Review - P9 Setup - Presentation PreparationP9 Portfolio Activity: Master PagesP9 Portfolio Draft Critique - Mastery Skills DemoP9 Portfolio Project - Blog post & comments (Bring print to next class)

5 5 5 / 20 25 / 4

Week 14Final

Dec 16 Mon Dec 17 Tue

P9 Portfolio Presentations Final Test: Mastery Skills (Opt - Score can take place of Mastery Skill Demo)

Total Points

25(20)415

KEY: Red = Class Activities: Mon & Wed (Class deadlines: Always at the start of class) Blue = Online Activities: Tue & Sat (Online deadlines: Always at 5pm)Class Topics are shown in black; Deadlines are shown in red (in-class) and blue (online)