GDS 110 Typography I

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/110
Instructor: Gretchen Wieshuber

		Spring 2012	Classroom Activities (Tentative Schedule) TR 4–5:50	Projects & Assignments
1	Tue	Jan 10	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	Jan 12	How do I scan in C138? (FAQ) Scanning demo Exercise 1: Personal Projects Page (and publishing)	Homework 1 due (11:55pm) email type choice for Project 1 to Gretchen
3	Tue	Jan 17	How do I start a blog? (FAQ) Lecture: Type History Exercise 2: Historical Type	Blog assigned
4	Thu	Jan 19	Exercise 4: Type Portrait	Homework 2 due (11:55pm) Project 1: research/copy due (11:55pm—post on blog)
5	Tue	Jan 24	Exercise 3: Grids (Garamond)	Project 1: concepts due (4pm)
6	Thu	Jan 26	Exercise 5: Typographic Unity (Celebrate)	Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7	Tue	Jan 31		Project 1: proofs due
8	Thu	Feb 2	Exercise 6: Wordmark (Seafood)	Homework 4 due (11:55pm)
9	Tue	Feb 7		Project 1: comps due
10	Thu	Feb 9	Exercise 7: Missing Characters	Homework 5 due (11:55pm)
11	Tue	Feb 14	Exercise 8: Wordmark (Lubalin)	Project 2 assigned
12	Thu	Feb 16	Exercise 9: Identity (One Beacon Court)	Homework 6 due (11:55pm)
13	Tue	Feb 21	Exercise 10: Type on a Curve	Project 2: research due (4pm) email brief for Project 2 to Gretchen (11:55pm)
14	Thu	Feb 23	Professional Development Day (no day or night classes)	Homework 7 due (11:55pm)
15	Tue	Feb 28		Project 2: wordmark concepts due (4pm)
16	Thu	Mar 1	MIDTERM REVIEWS	Homework 8 due (11:55pm)
17	Tue	Mar 6	Exercise 11: Type Selection Exercise 12: Type Recognition
18	Thu	Mar 8		Project 2: proofs due (wordmark only—4pm) Homework 9 due (11:55pm)
19	Tue	Mar 13		Project 2: concepts for business card, letterhead, #10 envelope
20	Thu	Mar 15	Exercise 13: Editorial Cover	Homework 10 due (11:55pm) Project 3 assigned
		Mar 20	SPRING BREAK
		Mar 22	SPRING BREAK
21	Tue	Mar 27	Exercise 14: Hand-Generated Type	Project 2: proofs of business card, letterhead, envelope due (4pm)
22	Thu	Mar 29	Exercise 15: Quote	Homework 11 due (11:55pm)
23	Tue	Apr 3	Exercise 16: Type Distortion	Project 2: final comps due (4pm)
24	Thu	Apr 5	Exercise 17: Distressed Type	Project 3: research due (4pm) Homework 12 due (11:55pm)
25	Tue	Apr 10		Project 3: concepts due (4pm)
26	Thu	Apr 12	Exercise 18: Clipping Paths	Homework 13 due (11:55pm)
27	Tue	Apr 17		Project 3: proofs due (4pm)
28	Thu	Apr 19	Exercise 19: Introduction to InDesign	Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
29	Tue	Apr 24		Project 3: final comps due (4pm) Entries due for student show
30	Thu	Apr 26		Project 3 due for grading (5:45pm) Homework 15 due (11:55pm)
31	Tue	May 1	Review for Quiz
32	Thu	May 3	QUIZ
33	Thu	May 10	2–4 pm: Final Review meetings

Other important dates:

Midterm and final reviews are individual appointments. Each student will sign up for 10 minute sessions. You must bring your Process Book with ALL the work you have completed up to that point for your review. Do NOT throw away any material from this class. Your grade will depend on it. Your midterm or final grades will be given to you at this session.
Monday January 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed).
Thursday February 23 is Professional Development Day (no day or night classes).
March 17 to 25 is Spring Vacation.
Friday May 4 is a study day (no classes).
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be one quiz.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.