Assignment: Video tutorials

DUE by September 10th

For Illustrator Novices to Beginner's:

I want you to watch these Illustrator CS3 Essential Training videos:

Sections 1-6, which covers key Illustrator concepts, creating Illustrator documents, the Illustrator interface, basic drawing, basic path editing and basic text editing.

For Illustrator Intermediate level:

If you are not at the beginner's level, I want you to watch these Illustrator CS3 One-on One, Beyond the Basics Training videos:

Sections 9, 11, 12, which covers Pathfinder operations, creating and formatting text, and gradients & gradient mesh.

I am able to create a report to see what videos you've watched and when. The completion of this assignment will be a part of your final class participation grade for the semester.

UPDATE: Presentation Boards

I have been told by the head of the Graphic Design department to ask you guys to only use 12" x 18" boards for your portfolio. So please move forward with that size for all the projects you turn in that require boards.

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kim

Word Semantics examples

Here's some examples below of what I'm looking for in your word semantics project. Notice how successful they are by just using the type to communicate the meaning of the word.

Be witty, clever and creative in your compositions. Even though you can use vector graphics, use them with reserve, let the type to do the heavy lifting.

I want to see everyone really play and experiment with how you can communicate your word/phrase with:

1. the composition

2. choice of typeface that expresses your word

3. selective use of other vector graphics (if it's NECESSARY to communicate your word)

4. use of color in the color version

Set up your document to fit the size of the final boards that you will turn in. For example if you are using 12" x 18" boards, set the size of the document/artboard to 12"x18" and add a 1/4" bleed if you have objects that you want flush against the edge of your print. Then you'll print to 13"x19" paper and will trim it down to 12"x18".

We'll talk more about the process of making your presentation boards and I'll give a demonstration next Thursday to help clarify for those of you who haven't done this before.

echo

midterm
hopscotch
space

transition

more fonts than you know what to do with

The following list presents Web sites for some of the major type foundries responsible for many of the typefaces you will be using. Visit the various foundries and examine the many services they provide, such as the availability of new typefaces, historical data, how to identify an unknown typeface, and how to purchase fonts, or in some cases download them for free.

www.adobe.com www.agfamonotype.com www.bertholdtypes.com www.bitstream.com www.chank.com www.dutchtypelibrary.com www.emigre.com www.extensis.com/suitcase/18w.html www.fontbureau.com www.fontcraft.com www.fontexplorer.com www.fontfabrik.com www.fonthaus.com www.fonthead.com www.fontpool.com www.fontshop.com www.foundrytypes.co.uk www.hollandfonts.com www.houseind.com www.identifont.com www.itcfonts.com www.linotype.com www.lineto.com www.lucasfonts.com www.luth.no www.macfonts.com www.microsoft.com/typography www.myfonts.com www.p22.com www.pampatype.com www.secretonix.pt www.stixfonts.org www.stormtype.com www.teff.nl www.typebox.com www.typofonderie.com www.typographer.com www.typonauten.de www.typophile.com www.typotheque.com www.veer.com/products/type/ www.webfxmall.com/fonts www.1001Fonts.com

Presentation Boards

We talked briefly about presentation boards today and I wanted to clarify what we talked about for the board sizes.

I suggest that your portfolio boards be trimmed to 10.75" x 16.75" or 12"x18" and that the work be mounted flush to the edges (no border like i mentioned today, it's going to look better flush). The 12"x18" format is what is used once you're in the program. So whatever you choose, just be consistent. You can choose black or white boards to mount with. Just be sure your craftsmanship is excellent.

This will take a little practice, so don't be surprised if you have to put a board together a couple times until you get it right. Be prepared for mistakes by getting extra supplies.

I'll give a demo of how to put your boards together on sept. 1st and it'll give you a chance to ask questions if you've never done this before.

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kim

Lorem Ipsum

here's a link to a web site that generates the amount of text you want in lorem ipsum. then you can just copy and paste it into your document.

http://www.lipsum.com/

Assignments from class 8/25

To download the files that I emailed today, go to:

http://drop.io/gsugrdka

password: guest

software tutorials

Check out these links to software tutorials. There are so many quality and FREE tutorials out here, that you should be immersing yourselves in them.

Here's the web site that offers a subscription service to quality video tutorials. We can use the lab fee for this class to purchase a class subscription. Let me know what you think of them:

www.lynda.com

FREE tutorials:

www.layersmagazine.com

www.adobe.com (search for tutorials and other training resources)

more to come.

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kim

Fotografiks assignment

go here to download the fotografiks assignment sheet, if for some reason you didn't get an email from me with it attached.

http://drop.io/gsugrdka

password: guest

The file name is:

GRD 3150-Fotografiks.pdf

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kim