GDS 120 Graphic Design I
Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/120
Instructor: Paul
Young (or John Havlik*)
| Spring 2010 |
Classroom Activities (9–11:45am or 1–2:45pm) |
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Tues | Jan 12 |
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| 2 |
Thur | Jan 14 |
Exercise 1.1: Personal Process Page (and Dreamweaver Publishing |
Homework 1 due (11:55pm) |
| 3 |
Tues | Jan 19 |
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Project 1: research due |
| 4 |
Thur | Jan 21 |
Exercise 1.2: Web Site Mockup (Kate) |
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| 5 |
Tues | Jan 26* |
Exercise 1.3: Background Blur (Soldiers) |
Project 1: sketches due |
| 6 |
Thur | Jan 28 |
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| 7 |
Tues | Feb 2* |
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| 8 |
Thur | Feb 4 |
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| 9 | Tues | Feb 9 |
Exercise 1.8: Animated GIF (Famous Dave's) |
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| 10 | Thur | Feb 11 |
QUIZ #1 | |
| 11 | Tues | Feb 16* |
Project 2: research due | |
| 12 | Thur | Feb 18 |
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| 13 | Tues | Feb 23 |
Exercise 2.4: Pathfinder (Matrix) |
Project 2: sketches due |
| 14 | Thur | Feb 25 |
Professional Development Day (no day or night classes) |
Homework 7 due (11:55pm) |
| 15 | Tues | Mar 2* |
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| 16 | Thur | Mar 4 |
MIDTERM REVIEW Submit Process Book for grading |
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| 17 | Tues | Mar 9 |
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| 18 | Thur | Mar 11 |
Exercise 2.7: Art Brushes (Scratch)
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| 19 | Tues | Mar 16* |
Project 3: brief due (11:55pm) | |
| 20 | Thur | Mar 18 |
Exercise 2.9: Graph (Natural Gas)
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| Tues | Mar 23 |
(Spring Vacation) | ||
| Thur | Mar 25 |
(Spring Vacation) |
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| 21 | Tues | Mar 30* |
Exercise 2.10: Blending (Airplane)
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| 22 | Thur | Apr 1 |
Exercise 2.11: Gradient Mesh (Bottle) |
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| 23 | Tues | Apr 6 |
QUIZ #2 | |
| 24 | Thur | Apr 8 |
Exercise 3.1: Flyer (Weiss) |
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| 25 | Tues | Apr 13* |
Exercise 3.2: Newspaper Ad (First Fed) |
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| 26 | Thur | Apr 15 |
Exercise 3.3: CD Package (Russo) |
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| 27 | Tues | Apr 20 |
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| 28 | Thur | Apr 22 |
Exercise 3.4: Brochure (HRBR) |
Homework 14: due (11:55pm) |
| 29 | Tues | Apr 27 |
CD art to printer | |
| 30 | Thur | Apr 29 |
QUIZ #3 | Homework 15: due (11:55pm) |
| 31 | Tues | May 4* |
Project 4: final critique | |
| 32 | Thur | May 6 |
FINAL REVIEW Submit Process Book for grading |
Homework 16: due (11:55pm) |
| 33 | FINAL REVIEW Submit Process Book for grading Wed May 12 (2–4pm) or Fri May 14 (8–10am) |
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 January 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed).
- Thursday February 25 is Professional Development Day (no day or night classes).
- March 20 to 28 is Spring Vacation.
- Friday May 7 is a study day (no classes).
- There is no final exam for this class, but there will be three scheduled quizzes.
- For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

Last updated: 2/4/10 Webmaster: Paul Young