Week 11 – 7162
Hello,
Hope you all had a nice weekend.
Agenda (Wednesday, November 17)
>> Posters DUE: 11×17 color and trimmed down.
>> See final check-list: ADV1160_Checklist
>> I will be collecting the digital files
>> Introduction to Project II: ADV1160_ProjectOverview
>>In class presentations:
- Chip Kidd
- Deanne Cheuk
- Stephan Sagmeister
- Gail Anderson
Homework
Comping Type: ADV1160_CompingType
For next week please bring in a magazine. We will be looking at the design of articles.
Week 10 – 7260
Hello everyone. Hope you had a nice weekend.
Agenda for week 10: review the lesson from Week 9 focusing on images and building the ‘gallery’ section of your site.
Lightbox
Intro on how to build a contact form.
You can download the lesson files here: lesson-week10
A. Review Lightbox galleries
Here are two worthwhile websites
B. Create roll-over images
Here are two good tutorials for that:
- http://webdesign.about.com/od/dreamweaverhowtos/ss/dw-rollover-img.htm
- http://wellstyled.com/css-nopreload-rollovers.html
C. Build a ‘contact’ form
Here’s a good, detailed tutorial I recommend watching;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7soyO5DwJMY
-> We will follow this simple tutorial to build our basic form in Dreamweaver:
http://dreamweaverspot.com/adobe-dreamweaver-tutorial-contact-forms/
For the contact form, you will need to download a PHP script provided in the tutorial. PHP is a server-side scripting language that is embedded in html to perform all sorts of tasks. In our case we will download an existing PHP file: ‘FormToEmail.php’ from the tutorial. Make sure the file is saved in the same folder as all your existing html files for your site.
Follow these steps. (Use the tutorial listed above.)
- Drop the FormToEmail.php file into the same folder as your contact.html page.
- Edit the php file as instructed in the tutorial. You will have to change the email address in the form to be yours. (Please note: you cannot test the form until it is up on your server.)
- Create your form in Dreamweaver.
- Add any styling you want to add.
- Publish your files to your site and test them by sending yourself an email
The basic from that we are building in class is not secure, meaning it does not prevent against spam. If you would like to explore other options you might check out this link here:
http://www.freecontactform.com/free.php
Homework:
1. I would like you to post a first draft of your site to your URL and send me a link by Sunday. The site does not have to be 100% complete but by Sunday you should have the homepage built and at least one link of the navigation should be working.
If you need help uploading your site here is a quick refresher:
http://www.vineyardesigns.com/resources/dreamweaver/test_upload.shtml
2. And if I did not yet receive your statement and your work descriptions, please be sure to bring a printed copy of that for me this Monday.
Week 10 – 7158
Hello,
Hope you all had a nice weekend.
Agenda (Monday, November 15)
>> Posters DUE: 11×17 color and trimmed down.
>> See final check-list: ADV1160_Checklist
>> I will be collecting the digital files
>> Introduction to Project II: ADV1160_ProjectOverview
>>In class presentations:
- Chip Kidd
- Stephan Sagmeister
- Gail Anderson
Homework
Comping Type: ADV1160_CompingType
Week 9 – 7260
Hello!
Today we will focus on building out the ‘gallery’ – ‘portfolio’ section of the website. Keep in mind this is probably one of the most difficult parts of the semester, so be patient with yourself if it does not work perfectly right away. Once you have it everything gets easier !
>>Here is the lesson example for week9, please download: LessonWeek9
>> We will also look at how to set up lightbox: http://www.lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/
DUE: Make sure you hand in your static layout of your website to me if you did not do that last week. – Save into my drop box: ‘ghitchings’/ ‘ADV3350′. Make sure your file has you first initial and last name on it. Example: ghitchings-web-design.psd
>>Handout: ADV3550_Lightbox
Homework:
1. Continue to work on your website. See if you can get the basic structure built out in HTML and CSS and have two pages linking to each other.
2. Organize and revise the portfolio pieces you plan to show in your website (see the handout I gave in week8). I will be collecting in class next Monday.
Week 10 – 7162
Hello,
I have some good news. The Art Director at the Public Theater has permitted us to use their logo. She has also expressed interest in seeing your posters when they are complete (a nice opportunity). You can download an eps of the logo here: new_public_logo1.eps
Open the logo up in Illustrator. You can then copy and paste it into your InDesign file. The eps should allow you to change the color of the logo and get rid of the background.
Good luck with printing the posters. I am available on Monday at 5PM in room N1103 if you need me to take a look at something. But send me an email before so I know you are coming.
Agenda (Weds, November 10)
>> Posters DUE: 11×17 color and trimmed down.
>> See final check-list: ADV1160_Checklist
>> I will be collecting the digital files
>> Introduction to Project II
>>In class presentations:
- Chip Kidd
- Stephan Sagmeister
- Gail Anderson
Homework
Comping Type
Week 9 – 7158
Hello,
I have some good news. The Art Director at the Public Theater has permitted us to use their logo. She has also expressed interest in seeing your posters when they are complete (a nice opportunity). You can download an eps of the logo here: new_public_logo1.eps
Open the logo up in Illustrator. You can then copy and paste it into your InDesign file. The eps should allow you to change the color of the logo and get rid of the background.
I also want to mention that a few of you have had a number of absences to date. On the class syllabus it states that you are only permitted two absences in the semester. If you have missed more than two classes you need to have a conversation with me.
See below for Monday’s agenda. I can’t wait to see your printed work!
Agenda (Monday, November 9)
>> Today a printed 11×17 color proof is DUE. We will have an in-class critique.
>> See final check-list: ADV1160_Checklist
>> Trimming demonstration
>>In class presentations:
- Chip Kidd
- Matteo Bologna
- Michael Bierut
Homework
>> Make final corrections to your poster layout based on the in-class critique.
>> FINAL poster due next week printed in color and cropped down to size.
>> I will be collecting the digital files
Printer: Remsen Graphics (costs around $2 -$3.50 a print, depending on the paper.)
165 Remsen St Brooklyn,
NY 11201-4304
(718) 643-7500
Week 9
Agenda: Wednesday, Nov. 3rd
>> Today a printed 11×17 color proof is DUE. We will have an in-class critique.
>> See final check-list: ADV1160_Checklist
>> Trimming demonstration
>>In class presentations:
- Chip Kidd
- Matteo Bologna
Homework
>> Make final corrections to your poster layout based on the in-class critique.
>> FINAL poster due next week printed in color and cropped down to size.
>> I will be collecting the digital files
Printer: Remsen Graphics (costs around $2 -$3.50 a print, depending on the paper.)
165 Remsen St Brooklyn,
NY 11201-4304
(718) 643-7500
Week 8 – 7158
Hello class.
Tomorrow (November 1st) we will be going on a class trip.
We will meet in the class-room at 2:30PM and leave promptly from there.
If you choose to meet up with us in Manhattan please be at the AIGA Gallery by 3PM. (See below for address.)
First stop AIGA – 3PM
365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 31
164 Fifth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets)
New York NY 10010
212 807 1990
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/event-detail?eid=49738697
Second stop – SVA – 4PM
Ink Plots: The Tradition of the Graphic Novel at SVA
Visual Arts Gallery
601 West 26 Street (between 11th and 12th Ave), 15th floor
New York, NY 10001
212.592.2145
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sa/index.jsp?sid0=201&page_id=482&event_id=1427
Please be on time. The only cost will be the subway fair. If you need help with that please let me know.
See you tomorrow!
Week 8 – 7162
Hello class.
Tomorrow (October 27th) we will be going on a class trip.
We will meet in the class-room at 2:30PM and leave promptly from there.
If you choose to meet up with us in Manhattan please be at the SVA Visual Arts Gallery by 3PM. (See below for address)
First stop SVA – 3PM
Ink Plots: The Tradition of the Graphic Novel at SVA
Visual Arts Gallery
601 West 26 Street (between 11th and 12th Ave), 15th floor
New York, NY 10001
212.592.2145
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sa/index.jsp?sid0=201&page_id=482&event_id=1427
Second stop – AIGA – 4PM
365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 31
164 Fifth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets)
New York NY 10010
212 807 1990
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/event-detail?eid=49738697
Please be on time. The only cost will be the subway fair. If you need help with that please let me know.
See you tomorrow!
Week 7 – 7158
Hello class,
Agenda: Monday, Oct 25th
>> We will continue to work on the poster in class this week. So bring your files with you to class.
>> If you are working in CS5 you can save a draft of your Indesign file for CS4 by doing the following:
In CS5 go to File>Export, choose InDesign Markup (IDML) format and click save. This will create a file you can open up in InDesign CS4 and resave. If you do this make sure you have the original CS5 file saved in separate place as a back up.
>>In class presentations:
- James Victor
- Deanne Cheuk
- Tibor Kalman
Homework
>>Continue designing your poster layout. Make sure you include all the required elements.
November 1st (next week) we will go on a class trip. The week thereafter bring in a printed 11×17 color proof. We will have an in-class critique.
Printer: Remsen Graphics (costs around $2 -$3.50 a print, depending on the paper.)
165 Remsen St Brooklyn,
NY 11201-4304
(718) 643-7500
See you tomorrow!
