GDS 222 | Graphic Design | Parkland College

GDS 222 Graphic Design II

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/222
Instructor: John Havlik

		Spring 2008	Schedule	Projects & Assignments
1	Tues	Jan 15	GDS News & Announcements C138 Studio Use FAQ The Sketchbook Team Identity
2	Thur	Jan 17	Class discussion of research Exercise 1: Creative Type	Team identity research due
3	Tues	Jan 22	Studio time (Team Indentity) Team meetings (Team Indentity)	Team identity sketches due
4	Thur	Jan 24	Exercise 2: Dance Poster Studio time (Team Indentity)	Exercise 1 due
5	Tues	Jan 29	Critique (Team Identity)	Team identity final design due
6	Thur	Jan 31	Field Trip Krannert Center
7	Tues	Feb 5	Introduction to Project One	Exercise 2 due
8	Thur	Feb 7	Exercise 3: Type Studies Studio time (Project 1)
9	Tues	Feb 12	Lisa Costello, Student show Studiotime (Project 1)	Project 1 brief due
10	Thur	Feb 14	Exercise 4: Coffee Illustration
11	Tues	Feb 19	Studiotime	Project 2 brief due Project 1 concepts due
12	Thur	Feb 21	Studiotime	Exercise 4 due
13	Tues	Feb 26	Studiotime	Project 2 concepts due Project 1 Poster and Newspaper Ad design due
14	Thur	Feb 28	Studiotime	Project 1 Web design due
15	Tues	Mar 4	Project 1 Client presentation Studiotime	Project 2 Poster and Postcard design due
	Thur	Mar 6	Mid-term review
17	Tues	Mar 11	Project 2 Client presentation Studiotime	Project 2 Web design due
18	Thur	Mar 13	Studiotime	Project 1 and 2 final art due
19	Tues	Mar 18	Spring vacation
20	Thur	Mar 20	Spring vacation
	Tues	Mar 25	Project 3
	Thur	Mar 27
21	Tues	Mar 27
22	Thur	Apr 1
23	Tues	Apr 3
24	Thur	Apr 5
25	Tues	Apr 10
26	Thur	Apr 12
27	Tues	Apr 22	Paul Young Slicing Demo
28	Thur	Apr 24	Geoff Merritt, Anni Poppen Poster Review Production Demo
29	Tues	Apr 29	Field Trip Dean's Digital Printing THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED TIL FURTHER NOTICE MEET IN C138 AS USUAL
30	Thur	May 1	Final files due
31	Tues	May 6	FINAL CRITIQUE
32	Thur	May 8	Mystery class
33	Tues

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 15 is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed).
Thursday March 1 is Professional Development Day (no day or night classes).
Spring Vacation is March 17 to 25.
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be one scheduled quiz.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

Last updated: 4/25/08 • Webmaster: John Havlik