Spring break

When u get back from your interviews, ur beach vacations or a pile of homework from other classes don't forget to have a working customized coroflot site, blog with ur work and a look that showcases ur work and business identity as well as a aiga portfolio (this is a behance account - type in member portfolio in the search of aiga to find instructions. Ben sign up for that illustrator account. Also Ash if u could please send me a copy of torch to grade. See u all next week and do a little bit of fun stuff important for life balance and spring break is all about evening up the scales. Safe journies!

Friday, March 26

Please bring more usable images. We will talk about shooting items for your portfolio. What to do and not to do. Also work on setting up blogs / iweb accounts and your AIGA portfolios as well. Bring all your images and plan to hit the ground running.

Wednesday, March 24

For Wednesday, make sure to bring your images and photos of your work. We will be doing demos on online portfolios and blogs. Don't forget about James Romaine at chapel and his lecture at D3 on Wednesday at 3 pm.

Monday, March 22 - CRITIQUE!

Make sure that you have 2 copies of the Torch, printed and bound...ready to be critique. Remember to handle your document well. Also keep in mind the job folder. Make sure that everything is printed and consolidated there. It needs to have your forms filled out. Make an invoice with the appropriate amount of hours worked on the project and prices / charge $15 an hour - we'll see at the end who comes out with the cheapest price. Don't forget to make another job folder for your own branding. All of this needs to be printed professionally - what a final would look like and placed in the job folder.

See you then!

Friday, March 19

Make sure that you have all your content placed and on the page ready to go. This should be a very final rough. You will be getting a sketchbook grade to make this check off point. Friday will be a work day. Make sure that everything is in it's final stages. I should be looking for nit-picky things at this point - widows, orphans, text alignment, margins, etc. Not talking about theme...make sure that you have your pitch starting to get worked out. Don't forget to fill out your forms for this job and your personal project in your job folder. All needs to be printed by Monday!

Wednesday, March 17

Be sure to wear your green today as we will be talking about the making of the green. Make sure to print off a copy of your roughs (The Torch and your business package - don't forget about your stationary package as well as forms!) as they stand in paper format for Wednesday for mark up.

FIELD TRIP

The caravan is leaving on Friday at 7:30 am from the Jennings. Fill your cars up with gas and I'll cover your tank on the way home...you must have a full car of people for me to cover it. We will be back by 6 pm. Make sure that you have your forms into my office asap!!!

Monday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 10th

Monday - no class meeting. Use as a work day!! Must have design brief for the Torch e'mailed to me by the end of class time on Monday. Don't forget this needs to be customized with your letterhead and style of your business as well. Feel free to send it in a pdf if you want to keep a certain formating.

Wednesday - You must have a printed rough of the Torch ready to go. Also if you want me to look over forms and job folder formating on Wednesday that will be our last class before our critique on Monday, March 15.

Friday - FIELD TRIP / It is excused!!! Make sure that you get form signed for Monday as well.

The Film Fest, The Torch and Branding...oh my!

Hi Guys,

Due on Friday are the finals digital files for the film festival. Keep working on your own branding. This will be graded on the 15th as well in a critique format. The business package must be printed and behind glass, while the forms will be in your job folder with the appropriate information for the Torch job.

Here are the specifics for the Torch.

Specifics for your Comp
-8.5 x 8.5 finished size / flat size 17x8.5
-4 color
-16 page document / done in InDesign
-must have theme for content along with clear and concise grid structure
-saddle stitched / bound with cover
-pull images and content off former Torch magazines
-must have a design brief written and included in job folder
-job folder must have all your updated company branded forms
-Due Monday, March 15 / 2 copies not under glass

Specifics of actual job as quoted by Golden Circle / this would go under job specifics and print quote form
Book: 24 pages plus cover 8.5 x 8.5 finished size
Text: 80# gloss text / 2 flats process over black
Cover: 80# gloss cover / 4-color process over black ink
Balance: All black ink
Saddle Stitched / Camera Readon on Disk

Quantity: 1,000
Price: $2,400 (aka great job to have in your portfolio to say that you did:)