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March 19, 2010 10AM Friday





ARTD 218

Intro to VISCOM Theory


Tentative Calendar:


3.16 Tues > Stamp Reviews

3.18 Thur > Stamp Reviews


3.23 Tues > Bill Due. Stamp Reviews

3.25 Thur > Stamps Due


3.30 Tues > Card

4.01 Thur > Card



Documents:

Course Syllabus


Sources:

NASA Golden Record






ARTD 312

Intermediate VISCOM 2


Tentative Calendar:


3.16 Tues > Magazine Due

3.18 Thur > Meet at Barnes and Noble


3.23 Tues > Book Concepts

3.25 Thur > Book Reviews


3.30 Tues > Studio

4.01 Thur > Book Reviews



Documents:

Course Syllabus


Sources:

Book Project:

Blurb: Make Your Own Book

Requirements:

1. Front Cover

2. Back Cover

3. Title Page

4. Table of Contents

5. 5 Spreads

Total, Min. of 14 "Pages".

Note:

Note that Blurb has restrictions regarding inside covers, and that nothing can be printed on the inside cover, or inside back cover.

Also, the last page of the book is reserved for the blurb logo only.

For PDF uploading, they also have very strict rules on the dimensions of the book which must be followed or the book will not be printed correctly, or it will be rejected. Cover and insides have slightly different dimensions. These vary depending on the size of the book chosen out of the ones they offer.

All this info is on the blurb site. Read it very carefully.

Student book example from last year, excerpts:

Lewis and Clark Cover

Lewis and Clark Spread 4

Lewis and Clark Spread 3


Magazine Project:

Student magazines from last year:

Student1

Student2

Book for Book Project: The Complete Manual to Typoggraphy: The Manual for Setting Perfect Type.


Check these Magazines at the store:

Game Pro (recent issue)

Martha Stewart Living, good photos

Wired, varied layouts.

Real Simple

GQ, good type-text heavy magazine

Pentagram Design


Magazine Components








ARTD 302

Color Theory

Course not offered by prof. Wirth Spring 2010


Tentative Calendar:



Documents:

Course syllabus.

Color Wheel Template

Color Wheel Sample.

Hue Scanner Sample.

Color Board Project


Recommended Book:

Color, by Betty Edwards


Links:

Simultaneous Contrast

Another Simultaneous Contrast

Interactive Color Booth

Spectral Distribution Curves

Pantone

Optical Illusions






ARTD 405

Professional Practice in Design

Course not offered by prof. Wirth Spring 2010


Tentative Calendar:


Documents:

Course syllabus.

Fee Cartoon

Interview Clipping.

Sample Invoice.

Sample Transmittal.

John Hancock Signature

Recommended Books:

Professional Practice in Graphic Design
AIGA

The Business Side of Creativity
Cameron Foote

The Interior Design Business Handbook
Mary Knackstedt

The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice
Student Edition

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer
Michael Fleishman

All books relate to all design disciplines. Business practices are basically the same across the various design professions.






ART 102

2D Foundations

Course not offered by prof. Wirth Spring 2010

Color Applications



Documents:

Color Wheel Template

Color Wheel Sample.

Hue Scanner Sample.

Quilt Painting Instructions:

From the Recommended Book:

Color, by Betty Edwards

Quilt 1

Quilt 2

Quilt 3

Quilt 4

Quilt 5

Quilt 6

Quilt 7

Quilt 8

Quilt 9

Quilt 10

Quilt 11


Links:

Pantone

Interactive Color Booth

Spectral Distribution Curves






Interesting Links


General:

NASA Golden Record

Make Your Own Book



Art:

Films by Godfrey Reggio.

Illustrations by Syd Mead

Beever pavement illusions.

Jackson Pollock Painting Fun

Charles Dix Paintings

Patrick Doherty, Natural Installations

Stephen Wilshire, The Human Camera



Design:

Frog Design

Nancy Skolos of Skolos-Wedel

David Carson Design

Ed Fella

Rick Valicenti, Thirst

Peters Design

Bauhaus Museum

Ootie Oxenaar.

Michael Vanderbyl

Philippe Starck



Architects:

Helmut Jahn

Will Bruder

Asymptote

Cavalino

Paul Haigh

Zaha Hadid



Tools:

Pantone

Interactive Color Booth

Spectral Distribution Curves

Copyright info.



Places to Visit:

Milwaukee Art Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright's Wingspread

Farnsworth House in Plano, IL






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