Syllabus       Art 1013-005 2D Digital Design  Instructor: Suzanne Szucs

M/W 2:00 to 3:40pm

Week One

9/1-3

No class Labor day

Intro to course and Lab 

Andre Breton Assignment - in class

Read: DFDA chs 1-2, VQI chs 1-5

Week Two

9/8-10

Introduction to digital and design concepts

Introduction to Illustrator

Assignment #1 Black Square problem

Continue with Monday's class

Lab day

Read: DFDA ch 3, VQI chs 6-8

Week Three

9/15-17

Continuation of Illustrator techniques

Positive/negative space

Assignment #2 Road Sign

Crit Assignment #1 Black Square problem

Read: DFDA ch 4, continue with VQI at own pace

Week Four

9/22-24

Continuation of Illustrator techniques

Form & content relationships/ techniques

Open Lab 

Week Five

9/29-10/1

Crit Assignment #2 Road Sign

continue crit

Assignment #3 - Typographic Portraits 

Read: DADF ch 5-6

Week Six

10/6-8

Using space/ exploring color

Symmetry and pattern

Assign #4 Sample 100

Open Lab

Read: DADF chs 7-8

Week Seven

10/13-15

Crit Assign #3 Typographic portraits

Continue crit as necessary

Read: begin VQP

Week Eight

10/20-22

Photoshop fundamentals

continue scanning, using appropriated imagery, color

review for midterm

Open lab

Read: continue VQP

Midterm exam

Week Nine

10/27-29

More Photoshop

Montage, sampling, content in imagery

Open lab

Read: continue VQP at own pace

Week Ten

11/3-5

Crit Assign #4 Sample 100 work in progress

Open lab

Week Eleven

11/10-12

Open Lab

Content and narrative in imagery

Assignment #5 index - less is more

Final Project - Visual Mythology

Week Twelve

11/17-19

Film

Sample 100 print due, index due

Open lab

final project sketches due

Week Thirteen

11/24-26

Online crit - #5 - less is more

LAB

ADLS review due by 6pm on WebX

Week Fourteen

12/1-3

Individual meetings

Open Lab

Week Fifteen

12/8-10

Last lab day - review for final exam

Finals Week

Final exam, index pick up - TBA