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
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
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
Homework:
– Work on completing 1 shape collection
Thur Sep 10
—Demo: Illustrator Shape, Line, Plane, and Effects
—Large group review
—Work session
—Learn how to print
Homework:
– Work on completing 2 shape collections
Week 3
Tues Sep 15
—Demo: Photoshop Image Editing
—Lecture: Principles of Form and Design
—Exercise: Analog Materials/Mark-Making
—Small group review
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 4 shape collections
Thur Sep 17
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 5 shape collections
Week 4
Tues Sep 22
—Intro Project 1 (Part B): Shapes Collection 📝
—Demo: Generative vs. Assistive AI
—Individual reviews
—Work session
Thur Sep 24
—Lecture: Posters as Narrative
—Small group reviews for 2D compositions
—Work session for 15 2D compositions, complete all compositions by end of class
Homework:
—Print and trim 8 x 8 in. 2D compositions for pin-up review for next class
Week 5
Tues Sep 29
—Review printed 2D compositions 
—Review poster sketches (at least 2–3 different directions)
—Demo: Printing and tiling a poster + Plotting a poster
—Print and work session
Thur Oct 1
—Work session for final refinements and print session
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
Week 7
Tues Oct 13
No class, substitute a Monday schedule of classes
Thurs Oct 15
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Week 8
Tues Oct 20
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Mid-semester check-ins
Thur Oct 22
—Mid-semester check-ins​​​​​​​
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part B) 📝
Week 9
Tues Oct 27
—Demo: Accordion book & how to scan
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Thur Oct 29
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Week 10
Tues Nov 3
—Work session
Thur Nov 5
—Project 2 due📍
—Intro Project 3 📝
—Lecture
Week 11
Tues Nov 10
—Review and work session
—Workshop: Patterns and Swatches
Thur Nov 12
—Large group review
Week 12
Tues Nov 17
—Individual reviews
—Work session
Thur Nov 19
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Week 13
Tues Nov 24
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Thur Nov 26
No class – Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Tues Dec 1
—Individual reviews
—Work session
Thur Dec 3
—Project 3 due📍​​​​​​​
—Last day of class, final review
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