Week 1

Class 1

• Day & Date: Monday August 28th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topics: Intro to class, Discuss Design Process
• Activities: Introductions, Discuss Supplies, What is Design?
• Homework: Start Listening to Music and Draw 12 patterns

Class 2

• Day & Date: Thursday, August 31st, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time to work on Project #1
• Activities: Feedback Session
• Homework: Project #1:Positive and Negative Patterns

Week 2

NO CLASS on Monday, September 4th, 2023

Class 3

• Day & Date: Thursday, September 7th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Project #1 Positive and Negative Patterns Project Due; Present & Feedback session,
• Activities: Discuss Project #2: Curious Compositions; Start Making Mind Map
• Homework: Finish Making a Mind Map for Project #2 and Start Creating Thumbnail Sketches of Figure Ground

Week 3

Class 4

• Day & Date: Monday September 11th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Lab Time for Curious Compositions Project #2
• Activities: Curious Compositions Measurements
• Homework: 4 Squares (3″x3″) on sketchbook

Class 5

• Day & Date: Thursday, September 14th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time for Curious Compositions Project #2
• Activities: Feedback Session
• Homework: Project #2 Due Sunday September 17th, 2023

Week 4

Class 6

• Day & Date: Monday September 18th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Discuss Project #3 Mood of a Landscape
• Activities: Step-by-Step Process for Project #3 & Achromatic Value Scale 
• Homework: Project #4 Texture Collage Draft Due

Class 7

• Day & Date: Thursday, September 21st, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time for Project #3,
• Activities: Revision & Feedback Session
• Homework: Project #3 Mood of a Landscape Due & Post on Openlab before next class.

Week 5

NO CLASS on Monday, September 25th, 2023

Class 8

• Day & Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Present Project #3 Mood of a Landscape & Intro to Project #4 Texture Collage
• Activities: Examples of Textured Art & Find the 12 different textures and rub with a charcoal pencil to get different textures in each box.
• Homework: Trace your textured artwork to the other side

Week 6

Class 9

• Day & Date: Monday October 2nd, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123 & In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time; Project #4 Texture Collage
• Activities: Work on Color Theories
• Homework: Buy Paint Supplies and sketch color wheel with colored pencils

Class 10

• Day & Date: Thursday, October 5th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Project #4 Texture Collage Due & Present
  • Intro to Color Project Project #5 & #6
• Activities: Revision & Feedback Session
• Homework: Project #5 Color Wheel & Buy all paint supplies

Week 7

NO CLASS on Monday, October 9th, 2023

Class 11

• Day & Date: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 (Follow Monday Schedule)
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Follow Monday Schedule: Lab Time for Project #5 Color Project
• Activities: We will complete sketching the squares together and discuss painting techniques.
• Homework: Revise Project #5 Color Wheel

Class 12

• Day & Date: Thursday, October 12th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Feedback & Revision Session; Discuss
  • Project #5 Color Wheel
• Activities: Critique each other’s work
• Homework: Complete Project #5 Color Wheel

Week 8

Class 13

• Day & Date: Monday, October 16th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123 & P125
• Topic: Discuss Color Palettes for Analogous, Monochromatic, Triad, and Split Complimentary 
• Activities: Select the color palettes from Adobe Colors or Your own color wheel
• Homework: Project #6 Color Palettes Part 2

Class 14

• Day & Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Work on Project #6
• Activities: Help each other with Painting Techniques (Work in Pairs)
• Homework: Complete Project #6 Color Palettes Part 2
  • Bring Projects #5 & #6 next week.

Week 9

Class 15

• Day & Date: Monday, October 23rd, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Feedback session for Project #6 
• Activities: Work in Pairs
• Homework: Finish Mid-term: Upload all parts of the Color project to Openlab before coming to the class tomorrow.

Class 16

• Day & Date: Thursday, October 26th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Mid-term: Present and upload all parts of the Color project to Openlab  
• Activities: Discuss Project #7 Part 1 Layers & Transparency Colors (Digital) & Discuss Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
• Homework: Start Developing the Project in Illustrator

Week 10

Class 17

• Day & Date: Monday, October 30th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Composition #1 Practice in Illustrator
• Activities: Work in Pairs and Practice shapes & transparency in Illustrator
• Homework: Revise Project #7 Part 1 Layers & Transparency Colors (Digital)

Class 18

• Day & Date: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Composition #2 Use Photoshop for image-based composition
• Activities: Work in Pairs & finalize a theme and Color Palettes
• Homework: Revise Project #7 Layers & Transparency Colors (Digital)

Week 11

Class 19

• Day & Date: Monday, November 6th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Individual Feedback for Project #7
• Activities: Discuss Part 2 of Project #7
• Homework: Revise Project #7 Layers & Transparency Colors (Digital)

Class 20

• Day & Date: Thursday, November 9th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Discuss Ideation Process
• Activities: Work in Pairs
• Homework: Project #7 Layers & Transparency

Week 12

Class 21

• Day & Date: Monday, November 13th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Feedback & Revise
• Activities: Feedback Session
• Homework: Final Project #7 Layers & Transparency

Class 22

• Day & Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Present Project #7 Layers & Transparency
• Activities: Discuss Project #8 Personal Flag Poster (Digital or Acrylic Paint)
• Homework: Research Digital Posters & Select 3 of your choice. Submit to Openlab

Week 13

Class 23

• Day & Date: Monday, November 20th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Present the 3 selected Posters; Step by Step Photoshop; in-class practice using Ps,
• Activities: Discuss Project #8 Personal Flag Poster (Digital or Acrylic Paint)
• Homework: Research & create 5 to 6 ideas of your personal flag.

NO CLASS on Thursday, November 23rd, 2023

Week 14

Class 24

• Day & Date: Monday, November 27th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Approval of Ideation/ Transfer the Idea to Illustrator 
• Activities: Discuss Mind Map & Painting techniques
• Homework: Approval of personal flag Idea

Class 25

• Day & Date: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time; Feedback & Revision Session Poster Draft 2
• Activities: Feedback & Revision Session
• Homework: Create 5 + thumbnails of the flag design itself

Week 15

Class 26

• Day & Date: Monday, December, 4th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Refine work during class and provide feedback 1 on 1 
• Activities: Feedback on Create 5 + thumbnails of the flag design itself
• Homework: Select Paint and digital Color Palettes for your Flag Identity

Class 27

• Day & Date: Thursday, December 7th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P125
• Topic: Lab Time; Feedback Session
• Activities: Revise for Poster Personal Flag
• Homework: Revise Project #8 Personal Flag Poster (Digital or Print)

Week 16

Class 28

• Day & Date: Monday, December 11th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Final Digital Presentation
• Activities: Discussion on Digital Final Project
• Homework: Revise Project #8 Personal Flag Poster (Digital) and submit any other assignments to improve your grade.

Class 29

• Day & Date: Thursday, December 14th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Final Revision in Class
• Activities: Finalize Project #8 and Finalize your Openlab post.
• Homework: Upload all Illustrator files in Google Drive and upload JPG or PNG to Openlab post. Please be ready to present at 6 pm on November 18th, 2023 – (DON’T NOT BE LATE TO THE FINAL CLASS)

Week 17

Class 30

• Day & Date: Monday, December 18th, 2023
• Meeting Info: In-person in P123
• Topic: Final Presentation
• Activities: Present Print Final Project #8
• Homework: Make sure to submit all assignments this week.