GDS 110 Typography I

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/110
Instructor: Maya Bruck <mbruck@parkland.edu>
Office Hour: Mon 5:30–6:00pm, Wed 5:30-6:00pm in X126B

		Fall 2013	Classroom Activities (Tentative Schedule) MW 6–7:50	Projects & Assignments
1	Mon	Aug 19	Welcome GDS News & Announcements C138 Studio Use FAQ C138 Studio Policies About Homework Assignments About Angel Learning Exercise 1: Type Portrait	Sketchbook assigned Process Book Project 1: Assigned
2	Wed	Aug 21	How do I start a blog? (FAQ) How do I scan in C138? (FAQ) Scanning demo Exercise 2: Personal Projects Page (and publishing)	Blog assigned Homework 1 due (11:55pm)
3	Mon	Aug 26		email type choice for Project 1 to Maya
4	Wed	Aug 28	Lecture: Type History Exercise 3: Grids (Garamond)	Project 1: research/copy due (11:55pm--post on blog) Homework 2 due (11:55pm)
5	Mon	Sep 2	LABOR DAY	Project 1: concepts due (3pm)
6	Wed	Sep 4		Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7	Mon	Sep 9
8	Wed	Sep 11	Exercise 4: Historical Type	Homework 4 due (11:55pm)
9	Mon	Sep 16		Project 1: proofs due
10	Wed	Sep 18		Homework 5 due (11:55pm)
11	Mon	Sep 23	Exercise 6: Typographic Unity (Celebrate) Exercise 7: Wordmark (Lubalin)
12	Wed	Sep 25	Exercise 8: Wordmark (Seafood)	Homework 6 due (11:55pm)
13	Mon	Sep 30	Exercise 5: Missing Characters	Project 2: research due (3pm)
14	Wed	Oct 2		Homework 7 due (11:55pm)
15	Mon	Oct 7	Exercise 9: Identity (One Beacon Court)	Project 2: concepts due (3pm)
16	Wed	Oct 11		Homework 8 due (11:55pm)
17	Mon	Oct 14	MIDTERM REVIEWS
18	Wed	Oct 18	Exercise 10: Editorial Cover	Project 2: proofs due (wordmark only- 3pm) Homework 9 due (11:55pm)
19	Mon	Oct 21		Project 2: concepts for business card, letterhead, #10 envelope
20	Wed	Oct 23		Homework 10 due (11:55pm)
21	Mon	Oct 28		Project 2: proofs of business card, letterhead, envelope due (3pm) Project 3 assigned
22	Wed	Oct 30	Exercise 11: Type Selection Exercise 12: Type Recognition
23	Mon	Nov 4	Exercise 13: Type on a Curve Exercise 14: Hand-Generated Type	Project 2: final comps due (3pm) Project 3: research due (3pm)
24	Wed	Nov 6	Work Day	Homework 11 due (11:55pm)
25	Mon	Nov 11	Exercise 15: Quote Exercise 16: Type Distortion Exercise 17: Distressed Type	Project 3: concepts due (3pm)
26	Wed	Nov 13	Exercise 18: Introduction to InDesign	Homework 12 due (11:55pm)
27	Mon	Nov 18	Exercise 19: Clipping Paths	Project 3: proofs due (3pm)
28	Wed	Nov 20		Homework 13 due (11:55pm)
29	Mon	Nov 25		Project 3: final comps due (3pm)
30	Wed	Nov 27	Review for Quiz	Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
31	Mon	Dec 2	QUIZ
32	Wed	Dec 4	Final Review meetings	Homework 15 due (11:55pm)
33	Mon	Dec 9	Final Review meetings (6–8pm)

Other important dates:

Midterm and final reviews are individual appointments. Each student will sign up for 10 or 15 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, September 2 is Labor Day (college closed).
November 28 to December 1 is Thanksgiving Vacation.
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be one scheduled quiz.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar