Week 1
Tues Sep 2
—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
Thur Sep 4
—Intro Project 1 (Part A): Shapes Collection
—Lecture: Form and Meaning / Shapes and Tools
—Lecture: Form and Meaning / Shapes and Tools
—Demo: Introduction to Illustrator
—Exercise: Translating Form
—Work session
—Exercise: Translating Form
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 1 shape collections
– Work on completing 1 shape collections
Week 2
Tues Sep 9
—Demo: Illustrator Shape, Line, Plane, and Effects
—Large group review
—Work session
—Learn how to print
—Large group review
—Work session
—Learn how to print
Homework:
– Work on completing 2 shape collections
– Work on completing 2 shape collections
Thur Sep 11
—Demo: Photoshop Image Editing
—Exercise: Analog Materials/Mark-Making
—Small group review
—Work session
—Exercise: Analog Materials/Mark-Making
—Small group review
—Work session
Homework:
– Work on completing 4 shape collections
– Work on completing 4 shape collections
Week 3
Tues Sep 16
—Intro Project 1 (Part B): Shapes Collection
—Lecture: Principles of Form and Design
—Demo: Generative AI in Illustrator
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Guest lecture: Silas Munro (808 Commonwealth Ave Room 410), 5–6pm
—Lecture: Principles of Form and Design
—Demo: Generative AI in Illustrator
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Guest lecture: Silas Munro (808 Commonwealth Ave Room 410), 5–6pm
Homework:
– Work on completing 5 shape collections
– Work on completing 5 shape collections
Thur Sep 18
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 4
Tues Sep 23
—Lecture: Posters as Narrative
—Small group reviews for 2D compositions
—Work session for 15 2D compositions, complete all compositions by end of class
—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
—Print and trim 8 x 8 in. 2D compositions for pin-up review for next class
Thur Sep 25
—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
—Review poster sketches (at least 2–3 different directions)
—Demo: Printing and tiling a poster + Plotting a poster
—Print and work session
Week 5
Tues Sep 30
—Work session for final refinements and print session
Thur Oct 2
– Project 1 due
Week 6
Tues Oct 7
—Lecture: Type as Image & Form
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part A)
—Exercise: Letterform Compositions
—Demo: Introduction to Photoshop and InDesign
—Intro Project 2: Alphabet Forms (Part A)
—Exercise: Letterform Compositions
—Demo: Introduction to Photoshop and InDesign
Thur Oct 9
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 7
Tues Oct 14
No class, substitute a Monday schedule of classes
Thur Oct 16
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Midterm meetings
—Work session
—Midterm meetings
Week 8
Tues Oct 21
Thur Oct 23
—Demo: Accordion book & how to scan
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Small group reviews
—Work session
Week 9
Tues Oct 28
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Oct 30
—Work session
Week 10
Tues Nov 4
—Project 2 due
—Intro Project 3
—Lecture
—Intro Project 3
—Lecture
Thur Nov 6
—Review and work session
—Workshop: Patterns and Swatches
—Workshop: Patterns and Swatches
Week 11
Tues Nov 11
—Large group review
Thur Nov 13
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 12
Tues Nov 18
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Nov 20
—Small group reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Week 13
Tues Nov 25
—Individual reviews
—Work session
—Work session
Thur Nov 27
No class – Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Tues Dec 2
—Project 3 due
—Last day of class, final review
—Last day of class, final review