Hello. Welcome to week 4!

Announcements
1. I sent everyone an invitation to the class dropbox folder. You might have to check your CityTech email. Here is a link to the class dropbox folder where you can submit your projects to me (make sure your name is on the work you upload.)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o8dx7xaceqruu30/PgwxGE2eXN

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3. DUE: Please upload your (a zipped AI file) of your 4 iconic shapes: spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣). Place each icon in its own (2.25in x 3.5in) Artboard. See week 3 lesson files for an example.

Lesson – Download file here: lesson-week4
Illustrator – continue with the Deck of Card exercise.

• Review homework.
• Pen & Path tools (review)
• Shape Builder Tool
• Width Tool
• Blend-continued
• Expanding features (review)
• Type-beginnings

Lecture Topics
Design Teams

• Review handouts, notes and discussion from last week’s visit with Maureen Healy from CARP. See recent PDF she sent: Encouragement for activists WBAI: WBAIonActivists
• Watch short video: Margo Chase
• Today we will break off into smaller research groups and begin to brainstorm ideas and possible design directions. Each group will be responsible for collectively gathering research materials. Here are the details of what you will be asked to find: GRA3611-Research
• Organize your team into focus groups

Homework
-> Complete your research as assigned by your team. Teams will be asked to present your research to client and class next week. You will have an hour to organize your research with your group in class next week before the client arrives at 10:30AM.
-> Finish refining card symbol based on class critique today.