| Date |
Topic |
Readings/Major Due Dates |
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Aug. 27 |
Course Introductions |
WebCT homepage instructions |
|
Sept. 1-3 |
What is Visual Journalism?
Fundamentals of Design
Read "A
Brief History of Type" —
Pt. 1 - Humanist;
Pt. 2 - Old Style;
Pt. 3 - Transitional;
Pt. 4 - Moderns;
Pt. 5 - Slab Serif |
Harrower
— Intro, Ch. 1
Complete homepage by Thursday with personal photo posted no later than Friday
Registration ends (T) |
|
|
Sept. 8-10 |
Story Design
Working with Text
Writing headlines and subheads
|
Harrower — Ch. 2
Quiz 1
Design File #1 |
|
Sept. 15-17 |
Working with Macs
Working with InDesign
tools, menus, palettes |
Special Guest: Tod Traughber, Walsworth (R)
InDesign assignment - Create a page dummy w/ standard page design elements |
|
Sept. 22-24 |
Newsletters
Page Design
Paginating Pages |
Harrower — Ch. 3
Quiz 2 - What's It Called?
Headline Assignment (R) |
|
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 |
Page Design
|
Quiz 3
Newsletter (R)
Second Design File (R)
|
|
Oct. 6-8 |
Photos and Art |
Harrower — Ch. 4
Quiz 4 |
|
Oct. 13-15 |
Photos and Art
Photoshop Exercise - Choose eight of the best photos for
an essay. Photos should vary in content and shape. Open each in Photoshop, and
make necessary adjustments in cropping, color correction, brightness and
contrast, size, etc. |
Quiz 5
Third Design File (R) |
|
Oct. 20-22 |
Nuts & Bolts |
Harrower — Ch. 5
Quiz 6
Homecoming (SA) |
|
Oct. 27-29 |
Midterm review (T)
Midterm Exam (R) (200 pts) |
Group Project due (T) |
|
Nov. 3-5 |
Midterm discussion
Graphics
& Sidebars |
Harrower — Ch. 6
Quiz 7
Fourth Design File Due |
|
Nov. 10-12 |
Magazine Layout & Special Effects
Working with Color |
Harrower — Ch. 7
Quiz 8
Pre-Registration Begins (M)
Last day to drop with W (W) |
|
Nov. 17-19 |
Thinking Visually |
Quiz 9
Pre-Registration Ends (F) |
|
Nov. 24 |
Redesigning |
Harrower — Ch. 8
Quiz 10 |
|
Dec. 1-3 |
Web Design
Bonus Critique -
Write a three-to-five page critique of the course.
Identify good points and bad, explain your reasoning and
tell what changes you would make if
you were king or queen of the world. |
Harrower — Ch. 9
Quiz 11
Last day to withdraw from University (R) |
|
Dec. 8-10 |
Final project due 6 p.m. |
Quiz 12
Bonus Critique due (T) 50 points |
Tuesday
Dec. 15 |
5 - 7 p.m. |
Overview Class
Receive Grades |
