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GDS 120 Computer Art I

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/120
Instructor: Paul Young

 

    Spring
2008
Tentative Schedule Projects & Assignments
1 Tues Jan
15
Welcome
GDS News & Announcements
C138 Studio Use FAQ
C138 Studio Policies
The Sketchbook
Blogging Assignment
Parkland Library

Project 1: assigned
Homework Assignments

2 Thur Jan
17
Exercise 1.1: Personal Projects Page
(and Dreamweaver Publishing )
Homework 1 due (11:55pm)
3 Tues Jan
22
Exercise 1.2: Background Blur (Soldiers) Project 1: research due (11am)
4 Thur Jan
24
Exercise 1.3: Advanced Layers (Book Cover) Homework 2 due (11:55pm)
Project 1: brief due (11:55pm)
5 Tues Jan
29
Exercise 1.4: Web Site Mockup (Kate) Project 1: sketches due (11am)
6 Thur Jan
31

Exercise 1.5: Extract (Susan)

Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7 Tues Feb
5
  Project 1: execution due (11am)
8 Thur Feb
7

Exercise 1.6: Channels (Mona)
Exercise 1.7: Displacement Map (Carve)

Homework 4 due (11:55pm)
9 Tues Feb
12
Exercise 1.8: Animated GIF (Famous Dave's) Project 1: final critique (11am)
10 Thur Feb
14
QUIZ #1 Homework 5 due (11:55pm)
11 Tues Feb
19
Exercise 2.1: Curves (Colossus) Project 2: assigned
12 Thur Feb
21
Exercise 2.2: Calligraphic Lines (Tessler)
Exercise 2.3: Joining Primitives (Horse)
Homework 6 due (11:55pm)
13 Tues Feb
26
Exercise 2.4: Packaging (Simplicity)
Project 2: research due (11am)
  Thur Feb
28
Professional Development Day
(no day or night classes)
Homework 7 due (11:55pm)
Project 2: brief due (11:55pm)
14 Tues Mar
4
Exercise 2.5: Pathfinder (Matrix)
Project 2: sketches due (11am)
15 Thur Mar
6
MIDTERM REVIEW Homework 8 due (11:55pm)
17 Tues Mar
11
Exercise 2.6: Trace (One On One)
Project 2: execution due (11am)
18 Thur Mar
13
Exercise 2.7: Art Brushes (Scratch)
Exercise 2.8: Graph (Natural Gas)
Homework 9 due (11:55pm)
  Tues Mar
18
(Spring Vacation)  
  Thur Mar
20
(Spring Vacation)
19 Tues Mar
25
Exercise 2.9: Envelope Distort (History)
 
20 Thur Mar
27
Exercise 2.10: Blending (Airplane) Homework 10: due (11:55pm)
21 Tues Apr
1
Exercise 2.11: Gradient Mesh (Bottle)

Project 2: final critique (11am)
Project 3: assigned

22 Thur Apr
3
QUIZ #2 Homework 11: due (11:55pm)
23 Tues Apr
8
Exercise 3.1: Flyer (Weiss) Project 3: research due (11am)
24 Thur Apr
10
Exercise 3.2: Newspaper Ad (First Fed) Homework 12: due (11:55pm)
Project 3: brief due (11:55pm)
25 Tues Apr
15
Exercise 3.3: CD Package (Russo) Project 3: sketches due (11am)
26 Thur Apr
17
  Homework 13: due (11:55pm)
27 Tues Apr
22
  Project 3: execution due (11am)
28 Thur Apr
24
Exercise 3.4: Brochure (HRBR) Homework 14: due (11:55pm)
29 Tues Apr
29
  Project 3 final critique (11am)
30 Thur May
1
QUIZ #3 Homework 15: due (11:55pm)
31 Tues May
6
   
32 Thur May
8
FINAL REVIEW Homework 16: due (11:55pm)
33 Thur May
15
FINAL REVIEW
(also see Finals Week Schedule )
 


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