GDS 172 Typography II
Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/172
Instructors: Gretchen Wieshuber, Paul Young
Office hours by appointment.
Email: gwieshuber.parkland@gmail.com, pyoung.parkland.edu@gmail.com
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Tentative Schedule | Reading & Homework | ||
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Mon | Jan 14 | Welcome |
Read the Syllabus |
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Wed | Jan 16 | X1: Choosing Typefaces Parkland Library  P1: Logo Design assigned |
Homework 1: Introduction |
| Mon | Jan 21 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday |
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Wed | Jan 23 | P1: meet with client; research due |
Homework 2: Review Type Rules (TR) Chapters 1-6 |
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Mon | Jan 28 | Source files 1 X3: Type on a Curve |
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Wed | Jan 30 | P1: roughs X4: New Document |
Homework 3: One-on-One Lesson 1 |
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Mon | Feb 4 | Source files 2 X5: 2-Page Spread |
Homework 4: TR Chapter 7 |
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Wed | Feb 6 | P1: proofs X6: Size, Leading, Length, Visual Alignment |
Homework 5: One-on-One Lesson 2 |
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Mon | Feb 11 | Source files 3 X7: En Dashes, Em Dashes, and Kerning |
Homework 6: TR Chapter 8 |
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Wed | Feb 13 | P1: final critique P2: Story Shop Booklet Design assigned |
Homework 7: One-on-One Lesson 3 |
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Mon | Feb 18 | P1: presentation to client P2: research due X8: Special Characters |
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| 11 |
Wed | Feb 20 | P2: meet with client |
Homework 8: One-on-One Lesson 4 |
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Mon | Feb 25 | Source files 4 |
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| 13 |
Wed | Feb 27 | guest speaker: Donna Dombrowski from Printec/Premier Press |
Homework 9: TR Chapter 9 |
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Mon | March 3 | discussion: the structure of a book QUIZ #1 |
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Wed | March 5 | MIDTERM REVIEW open lab |
Homework 10: One-on-One Lesson 8 |
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Mon | March 10 | P2: cover color proof; sample spread (Lorem_ipsum.doc) X9: Paragraph Styles |
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Wed | March 12 | P2: templates due Field trip to Martin Graphics bring draft of your printing specs |
Homework 11: One-on-One Lesson 5 |
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Mon | March 17 | Spring Break |
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Wed | March 19 | Spring Break |
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Mon | March 24 | P2: presentation to client; edited copy available X10: Importing and Editing Art |
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Wed | March 26 | P2: review layouts |
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Mon | March 31 | Source files 5 demo: Table of Contents demo: Preflight and Package P3: newsletter design assigned |
Homework 12: TR Chapter 10 |
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Wed | April 2 | P2: due to press P3: research due |
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Mon | April 7 | Source files 6 P3: roughs due X12: Tables 2 Ways |
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Wed | April 9 | P3: page 1 proofs P2: final critique |
Homework 13: One-on-One Lesson 6 |
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Mon | April 14 | Source files 7 P3: layouts due X13: Indents, Lists, and Drop Caps |
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| 25 |
Wed | April 16 | X14: Spellchecking and Proofreading P4: stationery assigned |
Homework 14: One-on-One Lesson 7 |
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Mon | April 21 | Source files 8 P3: final presentation (comps due) X15: Identity |
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| 27 |
Wed | April 23 | P4: research due |
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| 28 | Mon | April 28 | Source files 9 P4: roughs due X16: Plastic Type |
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| 29 | Wed | April 30 | P4: comps due |
Homework 15: TR Chapter 11 |
| 30 | Mon | May 5 | Source files 10 QUIZ #2 |
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| 31 | Wed | May 7 | P4: final presentation semester wrap-up |
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| 32 | Tues | May 13 | 11 am-1 pm: FINAL REVIEW |
Other important dates:
- Midterm and final reviews are individual appointments. Each student will sign up for 10 or 15 minute sessions. You must bring 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 21 is MLK day (no classes).
- Spring Break is March 16 to 22 (no classes).
- There is no final exam for this class, but there will be two scheduled quizzes.
- For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.
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