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DMA103 - Fundamentals of Digital Design

 

 

Final Weeks of the Semester:

• Week 12:

  • "What the Helvetica?!" Project is Due

  • Review for Quiz #4: Image Optimization (gif, jpg, and png-24 formats)

    • Download the Handout

    • Download the Study Sheet
      
      

• Week 13:

  • Quiz #4

  • Typographic Projects are due
    
    

• Week 14

  • Course Conclusion

 

Week 10

• Helvetica Study
  • ABC News Article on Helvetica. (Read now...)
  • Washington Post Article. (Read now...)
  • Wikipedia on Helvetica (Read now...)
  • Arial vs. Helvetica (Read now...)
• Helvetica Project (Download PDF Details)

 

Week 9

• Quiz #3 (Color Theory Basics)
  • the color wheel
  • 4 ways to create a color scheme
  • color harmonies
• Typography Exercise Due (You should have 2 of them: the vertical one and the quote/poem one)

 

Week 8

• Color Theory Basics (You will be Quizzed on this Next Week)
• Difference Between Elements of Design & Principles of Design
  • Web reference 1
  • Web reference 2
• Typography Assignment: Choose a famous quote or poem. Arrange it in a creative way using typographic contrast to bring emphasis to certain words. Only use black text. Save the file as a PDF with all fonts outlined.
  • example 1
  • example 2
  • example 3

 

Week 7

Font Scavenger Hunt Due & LookBook Review (20 pgs)

 

 

Week 6

• Midterm Project Work Session
• Remember to prepare your LookBook for review WK.7 (20 pages - 10 double-sided)

 

Week 5

• In Class: Brief QUIZ on Typography Basics
• Typography Part II

 

Week 4

• FIFA Cereal Projects Due (PDF of Blank Cereal Box)
• Design Principle: Typography (Chapter 10)
• Anatomy of a Font (PDF)
• (You'll be quizzed on basic typography next week!!)

 

Week 3

• In Class: Brief QUIZ on the Design Process
• In Class: Team Exercise on the Design Process (Due in 1 Week)

 

 

Week 2

• In Class: "The Design Process" (You'll be quizzed on this Week 3)
  1. Discovery
  2. Research
  3. Brainstorm
  4. Production
  5. Presentation

• View Slides of "The Design Process" Lecture Notes

 

Week 1

• In Class:
  • Course Syllabus, Grading & Expectations
  • List the Principles we'll cover in the Course
    • Design Principles Reference Handout (MS Word Document)
  • Review Your "Look Book" Requirements
    • Download the Look Book Sheet (PDF)
      
      
• On Your Own:
  • Purchase the Course Textbook
  • Review Chapter on "Contrast"
  • Purchase 3 Ring Binder & Sheet Protectors for your Look Book