Week 1
Thur Sep 3
—Welcomes and intro to Graphic Design at BU
—Course overview
—Exercise: Forming C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-O-N-S
—Course overview
—Exercise: Forming C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-O-N-S
Homework:
– Fill out student info form
– Set up Slack. Download the app on your desktop and mobile. Post a greeting to the Slack channel #intros.
– Complete exercise and upload exercise results to Slack #intros
– Fill out student info form
– Set up Slack. Download the app on your desktop and mobile. Post a greeting to the Slack channel #intros.
– Complete exercise and upload exercise results to Slack #intros
Week 2
Tues Sep 8
—Intro Project 1 (Part A): Shapes Collection 📝
—Lecture: Form and Meaning / Shapes and Tools
—Demo: Introduction to Illustrator
—Exercise: Translating Form
—Work session
—Lecture: Form and Meaning / Shapes and Tools
—Demo: Introduction to Illustrator
—Exercise: Translating Form
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 1 shape collection
– Work on completing 1 shape collection
Thur Sep 10
—Demo: Illustrator Shape, Line, Plane, and Effects
—Large group review
—Work session
—Large group review
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 2 shape collections
– Work on completing 2 shape collections
Week 3
Tues Sep 15
—Intro: Graphic Salon
—Exercise: Analog Materials/Mark-Making
—Demo: Photoshop Image Editing and Illustrator Designing with Grids/Shape Builder
—Small group review
—Work session
—Exercise: Analog Materials/Mark-Making
—Demo: Photoshop Image Editing and Illustrator Designing with Grids/Shape Builder
—Small group review
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 4 shape collections
– Work on completing 4 shape collections
Thur Sep 17
—Shapes peer feedback
—Work session
—Demo: Generative AI
—Work session
—Demo: Generative AI
Homework:
– Work on completing 5 shape collections
– Work on completing 5 shape collections
Week 4
Tues Sep 22
—Intro Project 1 (Part B): Shapes Collection 📝
—Lecture: Principles of Form and Design
—Individual reviews
—Work session: Complete draft of shapes specimen by end of class
—Lecture: Principles of Form and Design
—Individual reviews
—Work session: Complete draft of shapes specimen by end of class
Thur Sep 24
—Guest lecturer: Kenji Nakayama
—Lecture: Posters as Narrative
—Learn how to print
—Small group reviews for 2D compositions
—Work session: Complete draft of 2D compositions by end of class
—Lecture: Posters as Narrative
—Learn how to print
—Small group reviews for 2D compositions
—Work session: Complete draft of 2D compositions by end of class
Homework:
—Print and trim 2D compositions (8 x 8 in.) for pin-up review for next class
—Poster thumbnails sketches and 3 poster inspirations
—Print and trim 2D compositions (8 x 8 in.) for pin-up review for next class
—Poster thumbnails sketches and 3 poster inspirations
Week 5
Tues Sep 29
—Review printed 2D compositions
—Review poster sketches (at least 2–3 different directions) by end of class
—Demo: Printing (tiling and plotting) a poster + grids and guides
—Print and work session: Complete draft of poster by end of class
—Review poster sketches (at least 2–3 different directions) by end of class
—Demo: Printing (tiling and plotting) a poster + grids and guides
—Print and work session: Complete draft of poster by end of class
Thur Oct 1
—Work session: Final refinement of poster, 2D compositions, and shapes specimen
—Demo: Color Combos
—Demo: Color Combos
Week 6
Tues Oct 6
– Project 1 due📍
Thur Oct 8
—Lecture: Type as Image & Form
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part A) 📝
—Exercise: Letterform Compositions
—Demo: Introduction to Photoshop and InDesign + Plotting a poster
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part A) 📝
—Exercise: Letterform Compositions
—Demo: Introduction to Photoshop and InDesign + Plotting a poster
Week 7
Tues Oct 13
No class, substitute a Monday schedule of classes
Thurs Oct 15
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 8
Tues Oct 20
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Mid-semester check-ins
—Work session
—Mid-semester check-ins
Thur Oct 22
—Mid-semester check-ins
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part B) 📝
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part B) 📝
Week 9
Tues Oct 27
—Demo: Accordion book & how to scan
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Thur Oct 29
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 10
Tues Nov 3
—Work session
Thur Nov 5
—Project 2 due📍
—Intro Project 3 📝
—Lecture
—Intro Project 3 📝
—Lecture
Week 11
Tues Nov 10
—Review and work session
—Workshop: Patterns and Swatches
—Workshop: Patterns and Swatches
Thur Nov 12
—Large group review
Week 12
Tues Nov 17
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Nov 19
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 13
Tues Nov 24
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Nov 26
No class – Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Tues Dec 1
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Dec 3
—Project 3 due📍
—Last day of class, final review
—Last day of class, final review