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