Week 1

APRIL 8

• Project 1: Submission.
• Raster vs. Vector. Examples of vector design.
• Practice using the pen tool. Play The Béziér Game. Discussion board: Post a screenshot of the final level you completed?
• Training: Adobe Illustrator - What is Illustrator used to create and brief look at the interface. 
• ​Project 2: Brief introduction. 

HOMEWORK  

• Read: Creating the perfect logo design - 12 essential steps for successfully managing logo design projects | Fabrik
• Discussion board: Post three examples of logos, each must be a different type of logo (wordmark, letterform, emblem, pictorial mark, abstract symbol). Write a few sentences for each that describes what you like or don't like about your choices. 

APRIL 10

• ​Discussion board: Presentations ​​
• Project 2: Detailed introduction. 
• Discussion: Principles of Art and Design, Logo Design Basics, mind mapping

HOMEWORK

• Project 2: Collect Information and Analyze, Preliminaries​ - Think about your business. Complete your mind mapping and visual journal exercise.

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Week 2

APRIL 15

• Project 2: Collect Information and Analyze, Preliminaries - Post-it note thumbnails.
• Group critique on designs. 
• ​Training: Adobe Illustrator - Interface, Layers, Template Layer, Drawing Basic Shapes, Pathfinder, pen and curvature tool. ​​

HOMEWORK 

• Render your three best designs using pencil and paper. One design per 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
• ​Practice using Illustrator.

APRIL 16

• Training: Adobe Illustrator - Setting up your files for Project 2.
• Group critique on designs. 
• Studio Practice: Project 2, Begin rendering your best design​.

HOMEWORK​

• Project 2, Continue design
  
• Post your progress to the Discussion Board before the next class.

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Week 3

APRIL 22

• Discussion: Color
• Training: Adobe Illustrator CC: Color, Color Swatches; using Adobe Color.
• Studio Practice:  Project 2 continue work; discussion on color variations.

HOMEWORK  

•  Project 2: Work on color variations and finalize your designs

APRIL 24

• In-Progress Critique: Project 2
• Studio Practice:  Project 2 - Continue work

HOMEWORK  ​

• Project 2 - Continue work, prep for submission

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Week 4

APRIL 29

• Project 1: Submission
• Project 3: Brief introduction. 

HOMEWORK

MAY 1

• Submission​

HOMEWORK  

Projected schedule for a 6 contact hour course.