FINAL - 2 PM ON THURSDAY, MAY 19

Critique will be with Dr. Halla in GRAPHICS LAB (RESOURCE ROOM IS BOOKED) at 2 pm on Thursday. Please have your files ready to present on screen and in hand. Be ready to hand him your job folder and look at the printed as well as digital work while you present. Be dressed for presentation. 

CLIENT JOB FOLDER
Left side
1. Pitch

Right side 
1. Finals of all items 

SH Prints JOB FOLDER

Left

1. Research

2. Visual Briefs to support your two pitched looks

3. Pitch (should have two in writing)

4. Contract

5. Approvals from client

Right

1. Thumbnails

2. Roughs of all items

3. FINALS / website screen shots / bio / cv / artist statement / invoice / thank you / business cards / letterhead / look book / logotype 

At the end of the meeting we will regroup and view your personal project items. Archive the following in our digital archive and collect your reworked company brand. 

REWORKED COMPANY BRAND

Please turn in the original job folder with the grade sheet. Place your revised work on top of the submitted project work and turn in. 

DIGITAL FILES FOR ARCHIVE 

PERSONAL BRANDING - PROJECT 01
1. Package / MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD ALL MATERIALS
2. Forms
3. Business Plan
4. Website
5. Look book
6. Take away
7. Cover Letter - on letterhead
8. Resume
9. Business card / envelope / thank you
Please have photographs or screen shots (website) where in a 3D format. Pdfs are acceptable for other items. 

TORCH - PROJECT 02
1. Pitches copy 
2. Torch booklet #1 - these are your submissions
3. Torch booklet #2 - these are your submissions
Brittany - Be sure to get photos and digital copy of the final spreads that we were turned into the printer
Please have digital pdfs and photographs of book.

ROCK N' RIDE - PROJECT 03
1. Poster
2. T-shirt
3. Stop-Motion
4. Banners
5. Logo
6. Pitch

STEVE HALLA - PROJECT 04

1. Logotype

2. Website

3. Business Package - business card, thank yous, letterheads, invoice (this needs to be done in word so he can use it). No envelope needed because won't individually print these. 

4. Bio / Slide / Artist Statement looks

5. CV - he's working on getting this

6. Lookbook of Works

PERSONAL PROJECT - PROJECT 05

1. Please have screen shots or digital files of your project

2. Contract / Proposal for project

CAPSTONE PROJECT - PROJECT 06

1. All digital files of your project

2. Contract / Proposal for project

3. Photos of project up and in space. Please take photos of project items in studio setting if applicable. 

Tuesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 12

No class on Tuesday due to doctor's appointment. Please send me roughs as you work on Dr. Halla's package so I can have something to proof in between before Thursday. Please get all the job folder's ready to go out the door - see last post. Don't forget to meet with the Star Center to finish up the RockNRide project requirements, make edits to you personal branding package and work on Dr. Halla's brand. Let me know if you have any problems with the link.

FOR THURSDAY

All job folders must be caught up and printed. 

RockNRide folder turned in completed

Dr. Halla roughs (multiple versions) of all items ready to look over / last time to see before final critique. 

I will look over any revisions on personal brand that you need on Thursday. 

Thursday, May 5

For Thursday

Becca - Please have your printed, bound magazine copy ready to turn in. Favorite spreads in frames and out in the hallway / four examples (11x17 print) and one copy of the cover (8.5x11). This will complete your capstone grade. 

JOB FOLDER FOR ROCK n RIDE - I will sign items in class on Thursday before the turn in for the grade.

Left

1. Research

2. Bid Spec sheet

3. Approvals from client / can also be emails printed out with approval to move

4. Contract 

5. Visual Briefs

6. Pitch (should have been 2 in the writing)

7. Invoice 

Right

1. Thumbnails / Notes from client meeting or talk

2. Roughs

3. Approvals / emails 

4. Finals

-Please include the final items that YOU WORKED ON in your PERSONAL job folder. If stop motion please have a page of still frames. You will turn in the stop motion quicktime files at your final portfolio submission the last day of class - still frames will work. 

JOB FOLDER FOR DR. HALLA - S.H. Prints / Halla Printmaking (please work up logotypes for these two names) / This is what we have in the job folder up to this point. Please work up as much as you can for Thursday so you can get things looked over. Not many class sessions left before the end. 

Left

1. Research

2. Visual Briefs to support your two pitched looks

3. Pitch (should have two in writing)

4. Contract

5. Approvals from client

Right

1. Thumbnails

2. Roughs

Items to work out: 

Logotype (a look for each of the suggested names)

Website

Business Package - business card, thank yous, letterheads, invoice (this needs to be done in word so he can use it). No envelope needed because won't individually print these. 

Bio / Slide / Artist Statement looks

CV - he's working on getting this

Photos of the works - this will be at 4 pm on Wednesday, May 4. Meet in my office, bring your camera and we will go up to the studio to shoot. 

Lookbook of Works

I just shared the file with you both on google drive of his information. Let me know if you didn't get it or if I should be using an alternate email address besides the Union one to get it to you. 

Tuesday, May 3

THIS IS THE DAY - Capstone projects need to be up, finalized and ready to critique. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND PROFESSIONAL. THIS IS A BIG PART OF YOUR GRADE!!

Not requiring a job folder. Just final project on this! Be ready to talk. No need to dress up, will just be us looking at the work. Focus on putting out the best quality work, the rest will fall into place. Good luck! We will look at Dr. Halla's work at the end of the critique.

Also don't forget to send the RockNRide material onto the Star Center. Make the changes and CC me on the email to Sherri and Jon. Ask if they need anything else...if not we will get the job folder ready to look over on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 26

Please meet in Jennings 225 for class today to hear fellow art students symposium projects. We will jet out after one of the presentations to get a recap of work (please bring computer files of final capstone works on laptops to review), talk about status of the RockNRide, read over pitches for Dr. Halla's brand. Start work on the job folder for your Dr. Halla work. Please be keeping track of your hours for the RockNRide project so you can give a good invoice at the end of it.

Thursday, April 14

We need your finalized pitches for the storyboard for RockNRide on Thursday.

Becca - Brittany will be sending you the poster pdf for RockNRide please use the logo and appropriate graphics for your materials and start to have roughs to look at for the assigned material printed for your job folder on Thursday. Brittany - please have the same.

Brittany's Mt. Torch design was chosen by the Torch staff. We will be working on the Torch material on Thursday so please meet in the lab instead of my office. We have a perspective transfer student attending class so don't be surprised when the class population doubles.

Brittany - Keep working on your capstone. Finalize your business card and letterhead look. Decide on look for website and newsletter. Keep clicking along on your personal project.

Becca - I need to see some finalized layouts. Like I said make sure that these have the elements needed be a design magazine. Start working on your front cover design even if its on a dummy photo for now. We need to see some designs as well as the photos. Go back to your magazine notes to see what are some of the elements to include. Keep going on your personal project.

Tuesday, April 12

FOR TUESDAY
Please be working on your capstone pieces over the weekend. Have some progress to show in class. Have a written pitch (2 ideas) for your stop motion for the RockNRide. Write these out on your branding and include in job folder.

Please be ready to hit the ground running on your items as soon as we hear back on designs. If you need to contact Sherri or another person to get items or information please be ready to gather information to make your items happen in a timely manner.

Thursday, April 7

FOR STAR CENTER

JOB FOLDER TRACKING
Left Side
1. Research
2. Visual Briefs
3. Written Pitch that matches visual briefs
4. Contract filled out and signed
5. Bid Spec sheet (filled out for poster)

Right Side
1. Thumbnails
2. Roughs for poster (3 printed)
3. Roughs for logo (2 printed)
-Please have digital files of these so that we can decide what we want to send them on Thursday

FOR CAPSTONE PROJECT

Becca - Please have layouts to look over.
Brittany - Please order your materials, talk to your carpenters about the frames and finalize other looks (business card, etc.)

FOR TORCH

We will be meeting with the Torch staff to do our pitch at 4:30 pm on Thursday, April 7 in the resource room in the art department. You need to get there a little early to set up your computers to the projector before the meeting and pull up issuu. Please dress in business casual for the meeting and be prepared to talk about both looks.

For Critique you will need:

CLIENT FOLDER
Left Side
1. Pitch designed and printed for your client to match your final looks

Right Side
1. Look One - booklet reprinted fixing mistakes on the first turn in / saddle stitched (middle staple)
2. Look Two - booklet reprinted fixing mistakes on the first turn in / saddle stitched (middle staple)

Both booklet designs will need to be uploaded onto issuu to be flipped through digitally in class while you discuss your designs with the group. Be prepared to talk about both designs and the decisions that you made for both of the looks.

Tuesday, April 5

FOR YOUR PERSONAL FOLDER

1. Please start tracking your hours for your invoice in the job folder. Fill out your contracts if you haven't already done so.
2. Visual Briefs - 3 total (one for logo, one for pitch one - looks for flyers, one for pitch two - looks for flyers)
3. Pitch (printed and typed for your ideas for the RockNRide material)
4. You will print out a revised visual brief for the combo
5. revised proposal (team)
6. Approval sheet to sign on Tuesday for when they decide what they are going to go with for the pitch.

-You need this before you meeting together where you are going to discuss your material that you've found and your ideas to come up with the grand pitch that you are going to send me and the client.

FOR MONDAY
You need to have a revised pitch that incorporates both of your ideas and input. Remake the visual brief to be explanitory to the client. (aka walk through font, color, and looks - don't overload them. 2 pages should do it). Write the new proposal together and present two options for looks. I will send this onto the team to look over before the phone meeting on Tuesday.

FOR TUESDAY
Start working up some thumbnails of logo looks to discuss in class on Tuesday after we walk through the pitch.

Good meeting ladies! Onto the next one.

THURSDAY MARCH 31 MEETING

Hi Guys,

We are going to meet on the third floor of the library in one of the study rooms with a whiteboard with Jon in person to spitball ideas. Meet at the 1:35  in the great area and I'll find you this will give us a couple minutes he's going to be there right at 1:40. We will see you then. Be ready with your job folder. Please dress professional since you are meeting the client for the first time. Be prepared!

See ya then!
Ms. Posey

Thursday, March 31

Please have the following items in your job folder for Thursday.

1. Research on the Star Center
2. Completed (as much as you can) printed client survey
3. Polling research (poll friends and family a set of questions that you come up with together to get some stats to help you with your client pitch) This will come after the initial meeting
4. Contract - filled out, printed and designed with your branding in mind. Here's the link http://www.aiga.org/uploadedFiles/46874510-Standard-Form-of-Agreement-for-Design-Services.pdf
5. Bid Spec Sheet - printed and in folder ready to fill out

Get together after you get your polling done to calculate numbers for the data and come up with questions that you want to ask the client. I should hear later today if it will be in person or phone meeting with the client.

CAPSTONE
Becca - Be working on layouts for the magazine with the pictures and type that you already have completed. Would like to see some examples for Thursday. Don't want you to get slammed later.
Brittany - Be working on your deadline materials for printing. Start rethinking about the the gallery wall and how you want to display your items.

Personal Project
Keep making! Brittany, please revise your contract to what we talked about in class and get back with me. Thanks!

Thursday, March 17

The Torch Turn in on Thursday

JOB FOLDER
Left Side
1. Research
2. Bid Spec Sheet
3. Approval of Contract / signed
4. Visual Briefs for 2 pitches
5. Proposal
6. Invoice

Right Side
1. Thumbnails
2. Rough set 01 - attached with approval sheet / signed
3. Rough set 02 - attached with approval sheet / signed
4. Final (1 copy needed) - attached with approval sheet / can sign at turn in / but have one printed to sign)

*We will be creating another job folder for client when get back to us on the pitch date.

CAPSTONE
Becca - Your Cinderella layout is due printed / with text placement / story headlines and structure along with photos (set up like magazine spread).
Brittany - Roughs of all materials have finished up before your meeting with the client next week

PERSONAL PROJECT
Be working on these! Don't get behind!

Tuesday, March 15

Please have your job folders up to date.

Need to have / all items need to be printed and ready to view at start of class.
1. Proposal
2. Job Approvals - for all four roughs
3. Bid Spec Sheet
4. Rough set 01
5. Rough set 02

Be working on your capstones! Stick to your schedules for that and the personal projects.

Thursday, March 10

Please have your job folders completely up to date.

MUST CONTAIN (MUST BE PRINTED AND IN FOLDER)
1. Proposal with schedule and 2 pitches / 2 Visual Briefs to support pitches in away that client can understand without you present and walking them through it.
2. Bid Spec Sheet - filled out
3. Project Approval Sheet 01 - signed by Ms. Posey
4. Rough Draft of Torch for Pitch 01
5. Project Approval Sheet for Pitch 02 - will be signed by Ms. Posey
6. Rough Draft of Torch for Pitch 02
7. Project Approval Sheet for Pitch 01 - will be signed by Ms. Posey

Becca - Please have your rough of your magazine layout for Aladdin with edited photos and spread. Must be printed. Be working on your personal project.

Brittany - Please have roughs of revised logo and progress on your capstone. Start work on your personal project.

Tuesday, March 8

Please have your design brief for the Torch completed, printed and designed with your brand and language in mind. Visual briefs (should match the ideas discussed in the brief) should be attached to the design brief. Have two ideas discussed in the brief. Start your job folder - research, thumbnails, visual briefs. For paperwork to be in the job folder. Have the job approval form and bid spec sheet printed and filled out in the job folder. See ya Tuesday!

Thursday, March 3

FINALS DUE FOR CRITIQUE

HAVE ALL THESE ITEMS READY TO CRITIQUE ON THURSDAY
1. Package / MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD ALL MATERIALS
2. Forms
3. Business Plan
4. Website
5. Look book
6. Take away
7. Cover Letter - on letterhead
8. Resume

9. Business card / envelope / thank you

Tuesday, March 1

For Tuesday

1. Finals of business card, letterhead, envelope, thank you (printed / double sided / looking like it would for your actual business)
2. Final proposals (capstone and personal project) printed with complete schedules - MUST FOR TUESDAY
3. SECOND rough of your business plan completely filled out / resume - MAKE EDITS 
4. Roughs of all forms (printed)
5. Roughs of your take away ideas
6. Roughs of your look book (catalog of your work) / please print
7. Finals OF EVERYTHING YOU CAN

GOAL - THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd / all these items will be ready for critique /
1. Package / MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD ALL MATERIALS
2. Forms
3. Business Plan
4. Website
5. Look book
6. Take away
7. Cover Letter - on letterhead
8. Resume
9. Business card / envelope / thank you

Thursday, Feb. 25

The list from last class stands as items that are due. Add have a rough of your look book, rough of your take away, rough of your package to hold everything for Thursday. Please finalize all branding items. Be ready to start finalizing everything on Thursday at meet our March 1st deadline for all materials. The more we can see the better off we will be.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

For Tuesday

1. Finals of business card, letterhead, envelope, thank you (printed / double sided / looking like it would for your actual business)
2. Final proposals (capstone and personal project) printed with complete schedules
3. First rough of your business plan completely filled out / resume (should be as finished as you can make it / I will make edits and get these back to you - needs to be printed!!)
4. Roughs of all forms (printed)
5. Roughs of your take away ideas
6. Roughs of your look book (catalog of your work) / please print
7. Ideas about packaging

GOAL - TUESDAY, MARCH 1st / all these items will be ready for critique /
1. Package
2. Forms
3. Business Plan
4. Website
5. Look book
6. Take away
7. Cover Letter - on letterhead
8. Resume
9. Business card / envelope / thank you

Thursday, Feb. 18

Please have the following ready for class on Thursday:

1. Proposal for Capstone project / printed and ready to sign (don't forget about schedule)
2. Proposal for Personal Project / printed and ready to sign
3. Finals for your logo and slogan. Please have these printed out.
4. Language (verbs and nouns) that go with your brand
5. Have your business card, letterhead, envelope, thank you cards all printed out to size and ready to view in class on Thursday
6. Start assessing your 5 competitors in your market.
7. Read over the Business Plan 101
8. Start gathering information to go in business plan. (rough of business plan will be due on Tuesday, Feb 23)
9. Start redesigning all forms that you were given. (final forms will be due on Tuesday, Feb. 23)

See ya Thursdsay!

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Please have your revised capstone project proposal and your personal project proposal ready to look over and approve for Tuesday. You need to finalize your business name and language concerning your name. Have a running list of nouns, verb that go with your name or slogan that you create for your business. Please start designing your identity package and brand. Have thumbnails and printed roughs to look over for Tuesday. We are going to hit the ground running with the business plan for Tuesday so be ready with this other material. See ya then!

Tuesday, Feb 9 - UPDATE

We will not have class tomorrow. Sorry really overdid it today with first day on crutches. So no meeting in my office until Thursday.

Okay so for Thursday. Bring these items to class:

Please have a written proposal for your personal project. This will need title of project, details, schedule and signature approval line for you and Ms. Posey. Please design this and bring it printed to class on Thursday.

Please have the first draft of your senior project. This will have title, details of project, examples of other artists that are inspiring this direction and schedule. This too needs a signature approval line for Ms. Posey and yourself.

Please have some thumbnails, visual brief and ideas for your brand. Please have a page of words that also are associated with the brand that you will later use in the language of developing your business plan, etc.

We will hit the ground running on Thursday so be ready to take a lot of notes. See ya then!

Tuesday, Feb. 9

Please come with you ideas for your personal project, your capstone project and your brand for Tuesday. Things to think about with your brand:

Do you want to look like a bigger agency?
What verbiage do you want to describe your business or your process?
What are some items, things, animals, experiences that you want to identify with your creative process?
What color scheme goes with this brand?
What type of font?
Do you want a logo or a mark or is a logotype enough?

All things to think about moving forward.

Here's a link to the two books that might help throughout the course.

I found a link with the entire book of "How to be a Graphic Designer without Losing your Soul"online so that one will be an option for text readings
https://designopendata.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/howtobeagraphicdesignerwithoutlosingyoursoul_adrianshaughnessy.pdf

Graphic Designers Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines / optional
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/graphic-artists-guild-handbook-of-pricing-and-ethical-guidelines-graphic-artists-guild/1116637936?ean=9780932102164&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP506&k_clickid=3x506

2015 Artist and Graphic Designer's Market / optional
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/2015-artists-graphic-designers-market-mary-burzlaff-bostic/1118847854?ean=9781440335686

Welcome to Design Practicum

Welcome to Design Practicum. This blog will be there to support you through your projects, help you keep track of assignments and additional material that this course will provide you for your own freelance business. We will be busy this semester working for real clients and working toward your final portfolio. Be ready to hit the ground running and learning the ropes of what it is to be a working designer. Looking forward to the semester!