Week 1 - September 2

Macintosh
Going over how a mac works and how if differs from a PC
- Finder
- Desktop
- The Menu Bar
- Dock
- Applications and Folders

ColorTheory


- Color Wheel: The above shows the color wheel indicating which is primary secondary and tertiary
- Complementary Colors
- Harmonizing colors
- Picking and Evaluating Color Choices
- Web and Print Color Formats

Pantone System:
Color Samples

File Formats

Photoshop:
Introduction to the program

Thumbnails Sketches

Homework:
Get your Flash Drive and Notebook

Read Chapter three - Typology: Type Design From the Victoria Period to the Digital Age; Steven Heller and Lousise Fill, Chronicle 1999 – posted on SJU Central - Our first project (Advant Garde Poster) will be based off of this chapter. This project is due on September 21st

Read pg 112- 120 of Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton.

After reading the material, sketch out four thumbnails for your project.

Project: Based on the principles of Avant Garde movement students will select one of the topics and design 11x17 poster. (Education, Equality, Poverty, Racism, Voting)