We will meet via ZOOM. You will receive the link via email before each class.

Class 1

Day & Date: 09/01

Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK

Topics: Course Overview, Introductions, Orientation to Blackboard & OpenLab

Homework: See Assignments/Week One

Class 2

  • Day & Date: 09/08
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Analog to Digital Media/A Brief History of Media Design
  • Homework: See Assignments/Week Two

Class 3

  • Day & Date: 09/15
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Design Research, Copyright, the Creative Commons
  • Homework: See Assignments/Week Three

Class 4

  • Day & Date: 09/22
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Design Principles/Raster vs. Vector Formats
  • Homework: See Assignments/Week Four

Class 5

  • Day & Date: 10/06
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Design Specifications, Resolution, Compression & File Formats
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Five

Class 6

  • Day & Date: 10/13
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Is an Apple Really Red? Color Science & Color Theory
  • Activities: Watch a webinar on a topic related to your design interest
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Six

Class 7

  • Day & Date: 10/20
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Color Management: Workflows, Tooks & Devices for Consistent Color
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Seven

Class 8

  • Day & Date: 10/27
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Virtual Field Trip: Blue Exhibit and Cooper Hewitt Digital Museum
  • Homework:  Assignments/Week Eight

Class 9

  • Day & Date: 11/03
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: HTML & XML
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Nine

Class 10

  • Day & Date: 11/10
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Fundamentals of Digital Audio
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Ten

Class 11

  • Day & Date: 11/17
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Design Criticism Examined
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Eleven

Class 12

  • Day & Date: 11/24
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Making the Cut/Fundamentals of Digital Video
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Twelve

Class 13

  • Day & Date: 12/01
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Digital Video Production
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Thirteen

Class 14

  • Day & Date: 12/08
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: What Makes a Game Interactive?
  • Homework: Assignments/Week Fourteen

Class 15

  • Day & Date: 12/15
  • Meeting Info: Meeting via Zoom at TK
  • Topic: Final Exam
  • Homework: Enjoy the holiday season

Additional Information

ABOUT

Instructor: Professor Mary Brown

Office Hour: Via ZOOM Tuesday, 9:20pm-10:20pm or by appointment

Contact Info: mbrown@citytech.cuny.edu / 201-407-9502

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