Weekly Agendas and Due Dates
Week 1 -- Beginning 1/16/12
Class A
- Syllabus
- Begin Project 1: Packaging re-design. Group research and presentations - 4 groups
Class B
- Finish packaging research and presentations
- Buy your packaged product over the weekend!
Week 2 -- 1/23/12
Class A
- Show class your packaged product
- Review die templates and books— choose a unique die template to re-package your product
Class B
- Create a design for all sides of your packaging—create a full-size, printed mock up
Week 3 -- 1/30/12
Class A
- Work on packaging re-design
Class B
- Work on packaging re-design
Week 4 -- 2/6/12
Class A
- In class critique of first, full-size, printed, packaging mock up
- Get into Groups of 4–5 students each
- Each member presents their before-and-after design to their group
- Explain your Brand Message being communicated and define your Target Market
- Discuss problems or concern you have with your group-get new ideas and solutions!
- Each group member offers at least 1 area to improve and 1 area done well
Class B
- Make changes to your packaging on your own
Week 5 -- 2/13/12
Class A
- In class critique of second, full-size, printed, packaging mock up
- Each student presents their before-and-after designs to the entire class
- Explain your Brand Message being communicated and define your Target Market
- As a class, we'll offer areas to improve and areas done well
Class B
- Instructor will demonstrate how to print on heavy weight packaging stock (and set out stock)
- Make changes to your packaing on your own
- Make your final, full-size, printed, packaging mock up
Week 6 -- 2/20/12
Class A
- Photograph your final packaging re-design (we will use the product photo booth in class)
- Make a 3D digital mock up of your packaging re-design in Photoshop
Class B
- DUE Project 1: Present final packaging re-design to class (full-size mock up, printed photograph, and 3D digital mock up)
Week 7 -- 2/27/12
Class A
- Begin project 2: Web Site Re-design
- Choose a real web site that needs to be redesigned—find a really poor design (screen capture it for the "before" stage)
- Re-design the home page (Photoshop). Use the existing content/copy/photos from their site. You may change, improve and update content as you see fit—just make it better!
- Again, use the thumbnail and brainstorming steps that work best for you
Class B
- Work on home page re-design
Week 8 -- 3/5/12
Class A
- Demo: Library items
- Demo: CSS navigation
- Demo: CSS inline media queries (deliver your web site to smart phones and tablets)
- Work on home page re-design
Class B
- Demo: Font-face rule
- Demo: Favicon and iPhone icon
- Work on home page re-design
Spring Break Week (3/12/12 - 3/16/12)
Week 9 -- 3/19/12
Class A
- Work on home page re-design
Class B
- Work on home page re-design
Week 10 -- 3/26/12
Class A
- In class critique of first home page re-design concept (be sure to show the before and after)
- Get into Groups of 4–5 students each
- Each member presents their before-and-after design to their group
- Explain your Brand Message being communicated and define your Target Market
- Discuss problems or concern you have with your group-get new ideas and solutions!
- Each group member offers at least 1 area to improve and 1 area done well
Class B
- Make changes to home page
Week 11 -- 4/2/12
Class A
- In class critique of first home page re-design concept (be sure to show the before and after)
- Each student presents their before-and-after designs to the entire class
- Explain your Brand Message being communicated and define your Target Market
- As a class, we'll offer areas to improve and areas done well
- Make changes to home page
Class B
- DUE Project 2: Present final web site re-design to class
Week 12 -- 4/9/12
Class A
- Begin Project 3: Sales Presentation
- In class group work: Research & Presentations
- Choose your company and gather you sales information here
- Design the title page and page one of your presentation pages (this should define the brand's "look")
Class B
- Work on sales presentation
Week 13 -- 4/16/12
Class A
- In class critique of title and first page
- Each student presents their design to the entire class
- Explain your Brand Message being communicated and define your Target Market
- As a class, we'll offer areas to improve and areas done well
- Make changes
Class B
- Work on the four remaining pages for sales presentation
Week 14 -- 4/23/12
Class A
- Work on the four remaining pages for sales presentation
Class B
- DUE Project 3: Present final sales presentation (all 6 pages) to class in PDF form
- In class critique of all 6 pages
Week 15 -- 4/30/12
Class A
- Discuss and demo topic 1: App Design - group research (4 groups)
- Group presentations
Class B
- Group presentations
- Discuss and analyze app design samples. Similarities? What makes an app better than a mobile web site?
- Discuss and demo topic 2: Mac Anatomy
Week 16 -- 5/7/12
Class A
- Discuss and demo topic 3: Drive Genius
- Discuss and demo topic 4: Apple's Disk Utility
- Instructor Evaluation
Class B
- Hand back any remaining projects
- Final Grades