Course Outline:
(Please note that in order to accommodate student and instructional needs this calendar will be revised and expanded as the semester progresses.)

Week One – 9/13
Course introduction
Textbook introduction: models, ways of Seeing
homework: download, fill out, print Survey/Bio

Week Two – 9/20
Visual Contrasts/Elements
Color
Homework: Pick 4 pairs of opposite words (ie "heavy" and "light"). For each pair, hand-letter the two words together, using TWO principles of contrast (as outlined in our book and in class) to illustrate the difference in their meaning. You may only use each principle once. Do each set on a seperate sheet of 8.5"x11" paper - you should have 4 pages.

Week Three – 9/27
Composition - lecture notes & examples
Photoshop 1
Presentation Demo

Week Four – 10/4
Expression
Color review
Art History mini-tour
*1st Project Due*
Presenters: Andy Baron, Gary Downing, Adnan Ekram, Jakub Antkiewicz, Pierre Sajous, Meghan Kennihan

Week Five – 10/11
Pattern, Repetition, Sequence
Photoshop 2
*Midterm Exam*
Presenters: Attila Csutak, Zornitsa Titova, Kara Brodhead, Rosanne Resech, Ryan Heaney, Kevin Reedy
Homework: Create a pattern in photoshop, using found imagery. Download an image, remove it from its background, put it on a new background (can be another image, solid color, or other design). Use this composite as your pattern element and repeat it in your own design. Print out and bring to class to hand in.

Week Six – 10/18
Transformation & Self and Other
Typography
Visting Artist Presentation - Huong Ngo
Presenters: Troy Bartholemew, Magda Krimitsou, Jenny Yau, Ryan Baird, Uzma Syed, Zarina Majid
Homework: Typographic Grid (description here). Note: use Photoshop, not Indesign or Quark. You may ignore the part about mounting to a black board.

Week Seven – 10/25
Communication
Photoshop 3
Presenters: Anthony Zybak, Matthew Sanger, Kristine Aquino, Joe Lijovic, Matt Pisoni, Michelle Nambo

Week Eight – 11/1
Community
*2nd Project due*
Presenters: Adam Wonak, Nate Paquet, Brian Cerceo, Peter Fisher, Sergey Busel

Week Nine – 11/8
Region
Community Activist class visit - Alejandra Ibañez, Pilsen Alliance
Social Marketing
Presenters: Bob Levar, Mia Hernandez, Liz Crompton, Brian Barry, Courtney Walsh

Week Ten – 11/15
Critical Methods
Peer review of projects-in-progress
Final Exam Review
Presenters: Matt Wright, Charles Allison, Tarik Ait Abdellah

Week Eleven – 11/22
*Final Exam*
*3rd Project due*