Course Schedule - Fall
Fall Course Schedule
Topic |
Assignment/Project/Quiz |
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| Week 1 |
Welcome to DIG2109 (Syllabus & Course Schedule) Module 1: Intro to Digital Imaging Art & Design Basics Design Process |
Quiz 1: Introduction Survey Assignment 1: Typography Challenge |
| Week 2 |
Project 1 (Introduction) Module 1: Intro to Digital Imaging Photoshop Basics Photoshop Tools & Panels |
Assignment 2: Inspiration & Reference (Project 1) Assignment 3: Sketches & Color Palettes (Project 1) |
| Week 3 |
Module 1: Intro to Digital Imaging Image File Types Metadata & Copyright Branding & Identity |
Project 1: Personal Branding Quiz 2: Module 1 Quiz |
| Week 4 |
Module 2: Image Manipulation Photoshopping Before Photoshop Non-Destructive Editing Restoring Old Photos [DEMO] |
Assignment 4: Photo Restoration Challenge |
| Week 5 |
Module 2: Image Manipulation Blend Modes The Composite Image |
Assignment 5: Inspiration & Reference (Project 2) Assignment 6: Sketches & Concepts (Project 2) |
| Week 6 |
Module 2: Image Manipulation The Composite Image [DEMO] Artist Statement |
Assignment 7: Artist Statement (Project 2) Project 2: Composite Images
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| Week 7 | Midterm Review | Quiz 3: Module 2 Quiz |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 |
Module 3: Layouts, Vectors, & Pop Culture Visual Organization Layout Design |
Assignment 8: Layout Grid Challenge |
| Week 10 |
Module 3: Layouts, Vectors, & Pop Culture Vectors Photoshop Vs Illustrator |
Assignment 9: Inspiration & Reference (Project 3) Assignment 10: Sketches & Concepts (Project 3) |
| Week 11 |
Module 3: Layouts, Vectors, & Pop Culture Pop Culture Pop Culture Vector Poster |
Assignment 11: Artist Statement (Project 3) Project 3: Vector Pop Culture Poster Quiz 4: Module 3 Quiz |
| Week 12 |
Module 4: Narrative Imagery, Printing, & Presenting The Narrative Image Animated Storytelling with GIFs |
Assignment 12: GIF Challenge |
| Week 13 |
Module 4: Narrative Imagery, Printing, & Presenting Printing Basics Presenting Your Work Getting Started on the Comic Strip |
Assignment 13: Inspiration & References (Project 4) Assignment 14: Sketches & Concepts (Project 4) |
| Week 14 | Thanksgiving Break (No Class) | |
| Week 15 | Final Review |
Assignment 15: Artist Statement (Project 4) Project 4: Comic Strip Quiz 5: Module 4 Quiz |
| Week 16 | FINAL |
Final Exam (Online) Final Critique (In-Class) Quiz 6: End of Semester Survey |