Hello,

Today I will show you how to optimize your images in Photoshop. We will focus on saving images for the web.
>>Continue to refine your website layout built in either Photoshop or Illustrator – make sure you show the ‘portfolio’ section in the comp design.

>>Here is the lesson example for week7, please download:
Week7-lesson

>>Here are two handouts for week 7:
ADV3550_Optimizing
ADV3550_CSS-navigation

Homework:
Please finalize your web design. I will collect your work next week. And we will begin to build the static designs into HTML.

Hello class. Just a quick note for Wednesday. If you are able and ready to bring a printed copy of your poster to class, great. But if you need a little more time to work on the layout don’t worry about getting it printed until the following week.

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.

Let me know if you have questions. See you Wednesday!

Hello and welcome to week 6.

Today’s Agenda

>>Quiz

>> Review web design layouts. In class critique.
ADV3550-checklist

>> Setting up a horizontal navigation bar using HTML and CSS
Here are the lesson example files: week6-lesson

>>www.webcredible.co.uk

Homework

1. Continue to work and refine your website layout in either Photoshop and Illustrator. Ideally I would like to see a design for each of the four main sections of your site. Everyone should have a finalized draft for next Monday.

2. Inventory of work: if you have not already done so, it’s time to sort through the portfolio pieces you intend to show in your portfolio. How many pieces of work will you be showing? Basically you need to locate and identify the work that you would like to have featured in your portfolio. The suggestion here is to complete the following steps.
>>Locate all the work from prior semesters and determine 8-12 pieces that you would like to feature:
This could include development items such as sketches, storyboards etc.
Your goal is to isolate the work that you need to focus on for resizing (especially if you are planning on using thumbnails).
Separate work into folders
Once in the folders, you most likely will need to revisit and refine, so make a TO DO list of what needs to be done and give yourself a time-frame of when you will complete it by.

3. Focus on creating a site color palette:
a.  Create a key for the colors you chose to work with. Each color should appear in a perfect square box and have a reference number to go with it.
b.  For help check out: www.colorjack.com

Hello. Welcome to week 6. Hope you all a had a nice week.

Today’s Agenda

>> Presentations:
* Herb Lublin
* Saul Bass

>>Review Quiz

>>Class time to work on posters
Here a list of top ten quotes from the poem. You must chose one for your poster: DivineComedy-TopTenQuotes

>>How to use a scanner

>>Print to PDF

Homework

>>Continue designing your poster layout. Make sure you include all the required elements.
By week 8 (November 1st) I would like everyone to print an 11×17 color proof.
We will have a critique in our next class.

Remsen Graphics (costs around $2 -$3.50 a print, depending on the paper.)
165 Remsen St Brooklyn,
NY 11201-4304
(718) 643-7500
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Hello. Welcome to week 6. Hope you all a had a nice long weekend.

Today’s Agenda

>> Presentations:

• Neville Brody
• Herb Lublin
• Saul Bass

>>Review Quiz

>>Class time to work on posters
Here a list of top ten quotes from the poem. You must chose one for your poster:
DivineComedy-TopTenQuotes
>>How to use a scanner
>>Print to PDF

Homework

>>Continue designing your poster layout. Make sure you include all the required elements. Print 11×17 proof. We will have a critique in our next class.

Remsen Graphics (costs around $2 -$3.50 a print, depending on the paper.)
165 Remsen St
Brooklyn, NY 11201-4304
(718) 643-7500

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Tuesday Oct 12th is the first of a few ‘Meet the Pros’ lectures for this semester. Ray Wood will be presenting his work. You should check it out!
6:30PM in the Atrium Amphitheater.

For more details see this PDF:

MEET_THE_PROS -RAY_WOOD

Hello. Welcome to week 5 – Monday October 6th!

Today’s Agenda

>> Quiz on terms you need to know from handouts given in week 1 and week2.

>> Presentations:

• Milton Glaser
• Steve Brodner
• Neville Brody
• David Carson

>> Typographic Exploration DUE: Two Rendered Words in InDesign
I will be collecting in class tomorrow and add everyone’s words to a communal folder.

>>Begin poster design in InDesign: 10.5 x 16.5″ (.25″ Bleed)

>>Principles of Design: ADV1160-Definitions

>>InDesign

• Setting up a document: Bleeds, Trims, Margins
• Alignment Palette
• Rulers
• Process Color
• Spot Color
• Pantone Book

>>ADV1160_Week5-term

Homework

>>Continue designing your poster layout. Make sure you include all the required elements:

• Title:
• Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy
• by Dante Alighieri
• Typographic exploration of the nine circles of hell
• A quote from the poem (list of options given in class next week.) For now use ‘Lorem Ipsum’ (also known as dummy text) you can find examples of ‘Lorem Ipsum’ here: www.lipsum.org
• Date:  February 1-March 6, 2011
• Location: The Public Theater | 425 Lafayette Street | NY, NY 10003 | 212.539.8500 |www.publictheater.org
• Logo of the Public Theater

>> Don’t forget to reference the Principles of Design (see handout above).

Hello. Welcome to week 5 – Monday October 4th!

Today’s Agenda

>> Quiz on terms you need to know from handouts given in week 1 and week2.

>> Presentations:

• Milton Glaser
• Steve Brodner
• Neville Brody
• David Carson

>> Typographic Exploration DUE: Two Rendered Words in InDesign
I will be collecting in class tomorrow and add everyone’s words to a communal folder.

>>Begin poster design in InDesign: 10.5 x 16.5″ (.25″ Bleed)

>>Principles of Design: ADV1160_DesignPrincipals

>>InDesign

• Setting up a document: Bleeds, Trims, Margins
• Alignment Palette
• Rulers
• Process Color
• Spot Color
• Pantone Book

>>ADV1160_Week5-terms

Homework

>>Continue designing your poster layout. Make sure you include all the required elements:

• Title:
• Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy
• by Dante Alighieri
• Typographic exploration of the nine circles of hell
• A quote from the poem (list of options given in class next week.) For now use ‘Lorem Ipsum’ (also known as dummy text) you can find examples of ‘Lorem Ipsum’ here: www.lipsum.org
• Date:  February 1-March 6, 2011
• Location: The Public Theater | 425 Lafayette Street | NY, NY 10003 | 212.539.8500 |www.publictheater.org
• Logo of the Public Theater

>> Don’t forget to reference the Principles of Design (see handout above).

Hello. Welcome to week 4 – Monday September 27th!

Today’s Agenda

>> Quiz on terms you need to know from handouts given in week 1 and week2.

>> Presentations:

• Milton Glaser
• Steve Brodner

>> Typographic Exploration: ADV1160-Definitions
Review your two sketches rendered in InDesign as well as your thumbnail sketches.

>>Principles of Design: ADV1160_DesignPrincipals

>>InDesign

• Layers – text, images, all
• Alignment Palette
• Transparencies & Gradients
• Drop shadow
• Transparency
• Blending Modes
• Illustrator
• Process Color
• Spot Color
• Pantone Book

Homework
>>Refine and finish your two word renderings of Dante’s Inferno Nine Circles of Hell.

>> Start to sketch 3 layout possibilities for your poster. See project details here:
ADV1160_Project1-Stage3