Welcome to the first class of the semester!
We will be working in close collaboration with Professor Devers who you have for English Composition 1, ENG 1101. Our classes are paired as part of a learning community and will allow us to explore relevant subject matter ideally creating a productive environment for exploring, learning, researching, and critical thinking.
Please see the handouts given in class today, as well as the lecture/ lesson topics, and the homework assignment due for next week.
ADV1162_HitchingsSyllabus
ADV1162_Project1Overview
ADV1162_Week1-Terms
ADV1162_StudentPresentations
Lecture Topic
Introduction to the semester
- Photoshop and Illustrator
- Vector vs. bitmap, print vs. web, resolution, saving, file formats, file management
- Workspace
- Role of a designer
- Introduction to Project 1 – poster design- we will be working on the poster design over the next several weeks. We will start by researching the subject matter and exploring different possible design solutions. The assignment will take us through several stages in the design process. You will be assessed on each stage of this process – so please do not rush ahead…)
Homework
- Chose a designer for in-class presentation (see handout above). Presentations start week5.
- Register for this blog to receive regular updates
- Send me a ‘professional’ email with your signature (contact information)
- Research: Voting themes, ‘democracy’- words associations. Post five words to this blog that you associate with the definition of a ‘democracy’.
Resources
- www.commarts.com
- www.aiga.com
- www.tdc.org
- www.adcglobal.org
5 words that I associate with Democracy are..
Voting
Election
President
Freedom
Choice
A democracy is a government where the people have the supreme power and actions are carried out by who ever they elect.
america
elections
civil rights
we the people
capitalism
The following are five words that assocaite with the definition democracy.
1. Community
2. Rights
3. Control
4. Law
5. Competition.
Assignment: Post five words that you associate with the definition of a ‘democracy’
Elections
Voting
Autonomous
Equal
Democratic
5 terms I associate with ‘Democracy’:
Freedom
Elections
Campaigns
Government
Citizens
Personal liberty
Equality
Popular consent
Majority rule
Popular sovereignty
Words Associated with democracy…
Citizenship
self-government
liberty
sovereignty
liberation
-Freedom
-Politics
-Economy
-Diversity
-Vote
-Government
-America
-Freedom
-Election
-Equality
-Freedom
-Equality
-People
-Privileges
-Cooperation
Democracy:
1. Unity
2. Nation
3. Federation
4. Self-Rule
5. Indirect Representation
My 5 words are
1. Wealth
2. Military
3. Opportunity
4. Patriotic
5. Debate