Friday, March 30, 2012

Class Monday

For Monday

You need to have mat board / exacto knife / PVA glue in class for Monday. Don't forget to start gathering the rest of your items for your supply list.

You also need to have a rough of your book using the templates built in class. You need these glued into spreads and your story refined as you are working out the pop ups for the spreads. The rough will need to have a job approval sheet attached for your job folder. These roughs will go into your job folder so they need to be signed off on. If you have notes written in your job folder after this last check / please fix them. There will be another job folder check on Monday...these are worth points so make sure that you meet the requirements for the day.

We will talk about your five designers contacts on Monday.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Star Center Job Folder

Hi everyone,

Please have all these items accounted for in your job folder for Friday. These checks count toward your final grade so make sure that you have all the items listed.

JOB FOLDER FOR STAR CENTER
LEFT HAND SIDE
1. 20 pages of research
2. visual brief - formatted in your company branding
3. design brief - formatted in your company branding

RIGHT HAND SIDE
1. thumbnails of 10 spreads with ideas of pop up techniques corresponding with the spread
2. text for your story with approval sheet attached

Make sure that you bring your glue stick, scissors and dummy popups that you have already made to class so that you can reference them when building your own story.

Don't forget to email your pdfs of your TORCH to the Torch Staff by 5 pm today.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Job folders, star center and design briefs...oh my!

Here's what is due for Wednesday during class.

You need to have glue stick and scissors. Don't forget these! Must have for class and trust me you are going to want your own. You will need to have a rough draft of your text (again numbers 1 - 10 following one little star). Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhnga-Y3oYA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_lpAEYcHI

You must have a design brief written and on your format of design proposal. Make a visual brief as well using your branding. You need to have this in your already started folder with your 20 pages of research.

JOB FOLDERS FOR WEDNESDAY / TORCH MEETING AT 10 AM

LEFT HAND SIDE (first item mentioned goes on bottom - all items must be signed to receive full credit for the job folder. I will not be signing items during class)
1. Research / numbered at the bottom of the page and labeled
2. Design Brief
3. Visual Brief
4. Contract

RIGHT HAND SIDE
1. 1st rough with approval form
2. 2nd rough with approval form
3. 3rd rough with approval form
4. Final of job (no approval form needed)

For the critique please dress up and meet in the resource room in the art department. We will be giving one copy to the client to take as well as a copy for your job folder. Also be aware of how you handle the document and how that changes the way that the client views the document.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Spring Break Research

Hi guys,

Over break you need to research your next project. The Star Center in Jackson. Please print off 20 pages of research for your job folder over break. You need to find out about the background on the Star Center and disabilities that the patients have that they service. You need to have this ready to go in your job folder as soon as we hit the ground running after break. We will be going on a tour of the Center at 8:30 on Monday so make sure that you have your camera / sketchbook to take pictures for more research. Here is a link to the star center / http://www.starcenter.tn.org/
and your source of inspiration...http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/01/28/david-carter-pop-up-books/
Plan on having the story in hand on Monday and writing a design and visual brief for Wednesday as well as critique for 10 am Torch on Wednesday as well. We will be having class on Wednesday to go over pop up basics.

Have a happy and safe break!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Friday, March 16th

Okay guys, you need to read this on copyrights...It will seriously help out when working.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
and you need to know about the Fair Use Defense
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

For Friday, please bring stuff to sign i.e. contracts and approval forms / job folders to organize / scissors and glue stick. Don't forget next Wednesday is the Torch critique so be ready:)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Critique to be moved!!

Hey guys,

So about Friday...I totally blanked that we have senior show approvals during that time block on Friday. So I'm having this moved to Wednesday, March 28th after we get back from break. We will be meeting at 10 am on that morning in the resource room in the art department. You still need to have another rough of this for Wednesday, March 14th and we will fix your job folder up at that point. Because of this change in the schedule we will be meeting on Friday, March 16th and moving onto the next project even though this one has not been officially critiqued yet. Please make sure that you bring scissors and a glue stick to Friday's class.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Wednesday, March 14th

Hey guys,

Sorry about class today. I just heard from the Torch staff since most of them have class during the 8 am / 9 am block we will be meeting them in the Resource Room in the art department during the chapel hour on Friday. You can spend your morning making this look beautiful printing I guess...No class until 10 so enjoy the sleep. I need to see another rough of your work on Wednesday with all the approval forms. I will go over order and final items that need to be in your job folder for Wednesday. Don't forget to have two copies of your Torch. One will go with the Torch staff to look over in the decisions and one will stay with me for grading (you will get that one back).

Friday, March 9, 2012

Monday, March 12th

Read chapters 4 and 5. You need to have another version of roughs by at least Wednesday.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Friday class

Make sure to print off your fairy tale for Friday. Look over the grid and check to see if it is being pushed. This will be counted as a quiz so make sure that you are experimenting as much as possible. This needs to black and white and stapled. You need to read the chapter on clients if you haven't yet...also read this article http://www.howdesign.com/design-business/clients/saying-no-to-clients/. Have your second round of roughs ready for your job folder including all the accompanying forms. See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

NEWS ALERT!!! and Friday's class

NEWS ALERT!!!
Pizza party at my house has now switched to Mr. Benson's house at 79 Countrywood Drive in Jackson. We were having two parties on the same night so we have opted to create a "Peace Party." Still pizza party. We will be watching "Lord Save Us from Your Followers"...very fitting for both potters and graphic designers alike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QQtfjnvdJQ
Party starts at 5:30 on Thursday and movie starts at 5:45. Will run until about 8 pm. We will be having a catch up AIGA meeting on Tuesday of next week.

FRIDAY CLASS
Please have your fairy tale printed out / staple bound. Make sure that you are experimenting with the grid and pushing the layout. You will be turning these in.

Also have draft number two of your Torch in your job folder. Don't forget about the paperwork...job approval sheets / contract / bid spec sheet / design brief / visual brief that all need to be in your folder as well.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Torch - Deadline and Specifics

Torch specifics / RFP

Book: 24 page plus cover 8½" x 8½" finish size
Cover: 80# gloss cover / 4-color process over black ink
Text: 80# Gloss Text / 4-color process over black ink
Balance all black ink.
Saddle Stitched / Camera Readon on Disk
Quantity: 1000

CONTENT
http://www.uu.edu/org/torch/2007/TheTorch2007.pdf
1. SHORT POEM / a mile from damascus / emily hurst
2. SHORT STORY / beggars / andrew gray
3. LONGER STORY / funeral procession / renee roberson
4. LONGER POEM / rising of a silver maple / sarah nadaskay

ARTWORK OPTIONS ON INSTRUCTOR DESKTOP UNDER TORCH ART FOLDER
Pick three artworks (these can include detail shots) to include / make sure that you include artist and caption / please make all the years of the pieces 2011 or 2012.

CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Must have given content
Must have bio page that matches your authors / artists of your document
Must have table of contents that matches your placement of stories / artwork of your document
Must have an editors note to accompany your table of contents
12 pages (this includes front and back cover)
Body copy must be a serif font
Must be stapled (saddle stitched for presentation)
Must have two copies at the final presentation
Must have job folder (more specifications for this to come)

Final Deadline - March 16th for critique presentation

FOR WEDNESDAY -
READ - Chapter 7 / Clients
Have a rough of your 12 page document / printed out and ready to go in job folder. Must have your designed job approval form. Also please print out your contract. I will sign these as a stand in for your client. Also you need to have filled out a Bid Spec Sheet for this job. This would be going to your printer as soon as your contract would be signed.

EDIT TO THIS...GOING TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT. Don't forget - pizza party on THURSDAY at six. This is Mom and Pop's Pizza - best in town:) Bring a dessert or drink. Also bring a game or two if you want something specifics. Here is the link for directions - http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&safe=on&q=505+indian+trail+medina+tn&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x887eaa1bd9ecaab9:0x34bffe334e47a8e9,505+Indian+Trail,+Medina,+TN+38355&gl=us&ei=PwVRT4GLH4PAtgfkht26DQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ8gEwAA

THIS IS DUE TO SOO JOO KIM'S LECTURE ON TUESDAY AT 4:30 AND RECEPTION AT 5:30. He is a really cool 3D / graphics designer from Korea. Please come to this...will be worth your time to see what he has been working on while in the states.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Monday, March 5th

Hey guys,

You will have to have your design brief and visual brief ready to go (printed) with your branding and language applied. This is the start of your job folder for this new client. Terilyn you need to get notes from one of your classmates. Christina and Terilyn will go with the critique of their posters on Monday. Also make sure that you have your e'mails / responses printed out and in a folder for Monday. Please read chapter 9 in the your book for Monday. We will discuss in class.

Don't forget - pizza party on Tuesday at six at my house. This is Mom and Pop's Pizza - best in town:) Bring a dessert or drink. Also bring a game or two if you want something specifics. Here is the link for directions - http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&safe=on&q=505+indian+trail+medina+tn&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x887eaa1bd9ecaab9:0x34bffe334e47a8e9,505+Indian+Trail,+Medina,+TN+38355&gl=us&ei=PwVRT4GLH4PAtgfkht26DQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ8gEwAA