Homework

• Please write a one paragraph reflection on both exhibits that we visited at the MOMA (Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec) this past Monday. Please comment on what you liked and/or what you did not like about each artist and their work. How does their work compare to some of the designers we have looked at this semester and what sets them apart? Please post your repsonse on the discussion board on openlab:
  https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/groups/adv1162rastervectorf2014/forum/topic/moma-class-trip-assignment/#post-20989

• Article – interview with Juan Velasco: visualoop.com/22689/talking-with-juan-velasco
• First draft of poster due next week – end of class today

Presentations

1. Gail Anderson
2. Tibor Kalman
3. Maria Kalman

Lecture
Poster Design – work on layout
Principles of Design. See handout: ADV1162_DesignPrincipals

Lesson
Photoshop Scanning (see lesson week 8)

• Organizing poster-layout
• Layer palette details
• Organizing layers and folders
• Type
• Masking

Lab-time to work. I will meet with you individually.

Homework

• Work on poster
• Next week we will meet at the MOMA – please check this blog for details before we meet on Nov 24th!!

• 5 sketches of poster layouts (pencil on paper – with a border around each sketch. Sketches should mimic the proportions of the poster).
• Copy (text) for poster. This should include:
  1. title of your poster
  2. at least 15 food locations and at least three categories: ie restaurants, coffee-shops, and supermarkets.
  3. no more than 5 food-chains (we want to encourage local business).
  4. You should know the amount of time (roughly) it takes to get to each location from CityTech.

Lecture
Poster Design – Layout
Principles of Design. See handout: ADV1162_DesignPrincipals

Lesson
Photoshop: LessonWeek9

• Organizing poster-layout
• Layer palette details
• Organizing layers and folders
• Type
• Masking

Presentations

1. Stephan Sagmeister
2. Gail Anderson

Lab-time to work. I will meet with each of you individually.

Homework

• Read Interview with Juan Velasco: visualoop.com/22689/talking-with-juan-velasco
• First draft of poster due next week – end of class
• Next week we will be visiting CityTech’s roof-top farm from 2:30-3:30. We will meet in the classroom and go from here.

Presentations
1. Steve Brodner
2. Deanne Cheuk
3. Matteo Bologna
4. Yuko Shimizu

Due

1. What is an Info Graphic?  You were supposed to find 2 examples of an info graphic, one should be radial in design and one should be linear. If you found links, post them to the discussion board on Openlab: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/groups/adv1162rastervectorf2014/forum/

2. Five sketches for each on paper, once approved finalize one digitally:

• Create a symbol for health food.
• Create a symbol for junk food

In-class
Project 2: Poster Design
Brief: ADV1162_ProjectBrief

Clarify assignment, determine copy and content specifics.

Lesson: Week8-Lesson
Photoshop:

• Selections
• Image/Mode
• Type
• Resolution
• Masking

Homework

• 5 sketches of poster layouts (pencil on paper). Make sure you draw a border around each sketch and make sure they mimic the proportions of the poster.
• Finalize copy for poster. This should include:
  1. title of your poster
  2. at least 15 food locations and at least three categories: ie restaurants, coffee-shops, and supermarkets.
  3. no more than 5 food-chains, we want to encourage local businesses.
  4. You should know the amount of time it takes to get to each location from CityTech.