GDS 110 Typography I

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/110
Instructor: Jennifer Davis

 

    Fall
2010
Classroom Activities
(Tentative Schedule) TR 4–5:50
Projects & Assignments
1 Tue Aug
24

Welcome
GDS News & Announcements
C138 Studio Use FAQ
C138 Studio Policies
About Homework Assignments
About Angel Learning

Sketchbook assigned

Process Book
Project 1: Assigned

2 Thu Aug
26
How do I start a blog? (FAQ)
How do I scan in C138? (FAQ)
Scanning demo
Exercise 1: Type Portrait

Blog assigned
Homework 1 due (11:55pm)

3 Tue Aug
31

Exercise 2: Personal Projects Page (and publishing)

Project 1: research due (11:55pm)
4 Thu Sep
2

Lecture: Type History

Project 1: copywriting due (11:55pm--post on blog)
Homework 2 due (11:55pm)

  Tue Sep
7

Exercise 3: Grids (Garamond)

Exercise 4: Historical Type

Project 1: concepts due (4pm)
6 Thu Sep
9

 

Homework 3 due (11:55pm)

 

7 Tue Sep
14
Exercise 5: Missing Characters

Project 1: proofs due

Project 2 assigned

8 Thu Sep
16
Exercise 6: Typographic Unity (Celebrate)

Homework 4 due (11:55pm)


9 Tue Sep
21
 

Project 2: research due (4pm)

10 Thu Sep
23
Exercise 7: Wordmark (Lubalin)

Homework 5 due (11:55pm)

 

11 Tue Sep
28
Exercise 8: Wordmark (Seafood)

Project 2: concepts due (4pm)

12 Thu Sep
30
Exercise 12: Editorial Cover Homework 6 due (11:55pm)

13 Tue Oct
5

Exercise 10: Type Recognition

Project 2: proofs due (4pm)
Project 3 assigned
14 Thu Oct
7

 

Homework 7 due (11:55pm)
15 Tue Oct
12
Exercise 9: Identity (One Beacon Court)
Exercise 11: Type Selection
Project 3: research due (4pm)
16 Thu Oct
14
MIDTERM REVIEW

Homework 8 due (11:55pm)

17 Tue Oct
19
Exercise 13: Quote
Exercise 14: Type on a Curve
Project 3: concepts due (4pm)
18 Thu Oct
21

Exercise 15: Type Distortion

Homework 9 due (11:55pm)

19 Tue Oct
26
Exercise 16: Hand-Generated Type Project 3: proofs due (4pm)
Project 4 assigned
20 Thu Oct
28

Exercise 17: Distressed Type

Homework 10 due (11:55pm)


21 Tue Nov
2

 

Project 4: subject selections due
22 Thu Nov
4

 

 

Homework 11 due (11:55pm)

23 Tue Nov
9

 

Project 4: research due (4pm)
24 Thu Nov
11

Exercise 18: Animated Type

Homework 12 due (11:55pm)


25 Tue Nov
16

InDesign intro

Project 4: concepts due (4pm)

26 Thu Nov
18
  Homework 13 due (11:55pm)
27 Tue Nov
23

Photoshop: Clipping Paths

Project 4: copy due (email PDF)
28 Thu Nov
25
THANKSGIVING DAY - NO CLASS Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
29 Tue Nov
30

 

Project 4: proofs due (4pm)
30 Thu Dec
2
  Homework 15 due (11:55pm)
31 Tue Dec
7
Review for Quiz  
32 Thu Dec
9
QUIZ Homework 16 due (11:55pm)
33 Thu Dec
16
Final meetings (2–4pm)  


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