> spring 2013 course schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and on our course D2L site. Additional readings will be assigned in class as well. In most cases, additional readings will be made available on our D2L course site.
week 1 > 1/14-17
Course and Class Introductions
Readings for Weeks 2, 3 & 4
Readings for Weeks 2, 3 & 4
- White Space - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
- Design: Worth a Thousand Words by Grow & Altsteil | Handout
- Innovation by Design: How to Disrupt Business as Usual from Fast Company Magazine: Issue 169, October 2012 | Handout
- The Unexpected Entrepreneurs from NYT Bestseller The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau | Handout
weeks 2, 3 & 4 > 1/21-24 | 1/28-31 | 2/4-2/7
week 2 - 1/21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No Class Section 103
Does Creativity & Design Matter?
Design Process
Power of IDEATION & Concepting
The Creative Brief
Elements & Principles of Design
PBS Off Book
Meet our Client | Patty Pokrywczynski, Owner, Spot in my Heart Pet Sitting
Introduction to Course Assignments
Readings for Weeks 5, 6 & 7
Design Process
Power of IDEATION & Concepting
The Creative Brief
Elements & Principles of Design
PBS Off Book
- The Universal Arts of Graphic Design
Meet our Client | Patty Pokrywczynski, Owner, Spot in my Heart Pet Sitting
- Sections 101 & 102 - Thursday, January 24
- Section 103- Monday, January 28
Introduction to Course Assignments
- Assignment 1 | Digital IDEA File
- Assignment 2 | Team Design Project
- Assignment 3 | Individual Design Projects
Readings for Weeks 5, 6 & 7
- White Space - Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
weeks 5, 6 & 7 > 2/11-14 | 2/18-21 | 2/25-28
Grids and Layout | The 960 Grid System
Typography
Color
Adding Visual Appeal | Photography & Illustration
Assignment Due | Creative Briefs for Team & Individual Design Projects
PBS Off Book
Guest Speaker
Readings for Weeks 8, 9 & 10
Typography
Color
Adding Visual Appeal | Photography & Illustration
Assignment Due | Creative Briefs for Team & Individual Design Projects
PBS Off Book
- The Effect of Color
- The Art of Web Design
- Typography
Guest Speaker
- Allan Tannenbaum, Photographer, Class Visit | Tuesday, February 12 Section 102
Readings for Weeks 8, 9 & 10
- White Space - Chapters 12,13 & 14
- Prioritizing Web Usability by Nielsen & Loranger | Handout
- The Web Becomes 2.0 by Shelly & Frydenberg | Handout
weeks 8, 10 & 11 > 3/4-7 | 3/18-21 | 3/35-28
week 9 - Spring Break - No Classes
week 10 - 3/20 - Digital Marketing Summit - No Class Section 103
week 11 - 3/28 - Easter Break - No Class Sections 101 & 102
Web 2.0: Democratizing Content Design & Distribution
Cross Platform Design with Adobe InDesign
Print vs. Web & Digital
Responsive Design Defined
Web Usability & Testing
Readings for Weeks 12, 13 & 14
Cross Platform Design with Adobe InDesign
Print vs. Web & Digital
Responsive Design Defined
Web Usability & Testing
Readings for Weeks 12, 13 & 14
- Mobile Usability by Nielsen & Budiu | Handout
- GoMo by Google | Handout
weeks 12, 13 & 14 > 4/1-4 | 4/8-11 | 4/15-18
week 12 - 4/1 - Easter Break - No Class Section 103
Mobile Usability
GoMo with Google
Presentation & Pitch
GoMo with Google
Presentation & Pitch
weeks 15 & 16 > 4/22-25 | 4/29-5/2
In Class Work Time