Week2 – GRA3611

Hello. In class we will look at the following:

  • Illustrator – exercises with drawing tools
  • Inspiration Board
  • Product Identity

Here is the handout for week2: GRA3611-IdentityDesign

Week2 – ADV3662

Hello!

Here is the handout from week2: ADV3662-Logo
And here are some exercises we will be working on: student-exercise

Week1 – GRA3611

Hello class,

It was nice to meet you today. I have attached the handouts I gave in class, please review and let me know if you have questions.

For next week come in with an idea for your product design or redesign. And bring in the necessary materials to work on your ‘inspiration board’ (see handouts below for detail).

Have a good week!

Genevieve

GRA3611-ProjectOverview
GRA3611_InspirationBoard

GRA 3611 Vector Art Editing

Welcome to GRA3611 (Vector Art Editing) online. Here you will find regular postings for handouts given in-class.

Course Description:
An advanced course that continues to develop how to create, correct, and modify logos and logotype linework. Students will learn how to simplify path points and specify the flatness value for printer pixels to provide optimized files. Students are exposed to professional techniques and scanning toolsfor making corrections and altering art to match a client’s instructions using software such as Adobe Illustrator and Streamline on the Macintosh operating system.
4 cl hrs, 3 cr

Course Syllabus: GRA3611_HitchingsSyllabus

Week1 – ADV3662

Hello and welcome to our first class.

Here are the handouts:
ADV3662_HitchingsSyllabus
ADV3662-Project-1

Resource Sites
Inspiration

www.thefwa.com
www.commarts.com
www.firstbornmultimedia.com
www.webbyawards.com/webbys (look for ‘Interactive Advertising’)
www.oneclub.org/os (click the ‘One Show Interactive’ button and look for winners in the ‘banners dynamic’ category)

Tutorials
www.flashkit.com
www.flashmagazine.com
www.flashcfm.com
www.flazoom.com
www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash
www.flashgeek.com
www.flashguru.co.uk
www.flashmove.com
www.flashpro.nl
www.flashskills.com

Example sites
www.storyofstuff.com
www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
www.pinholespy.com/
www.girleffect.org

ADV 3662 Interactive Animation

Welcome to ADV3662 (Interactive Animation) online. Here you will find regular postings for handouts given in-class.

Course Description:

Vector-based animation and interactivity are important presentation tools for engaging the user. The goal of this course is to teach the development of time-based animation skills. It will introduce the concepts of the timeline and vector art for use on the World Wide Web. This course is a prerequisite for the Interactive Art Direction course and Interactive Interface Design course.