Schedule

This is a best-guess estimate at this point; the schedule may change to be responsive to the need of the class.  All changes will be made in advance here.

Upcoming Class Meetings

April 24
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen
Workday

April 26
Final Project Benchmark: Progress Reports
Overview of Usability Testing

April 28 - Field Trip #2
Meet at COMM building rear parking lot (near satellite dishes) to caravan to Dayempur Farm

May 1
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters eighteen, nineteen, and twenty
Usability testing round-robin

May 4
Creative Notebooks Due
Skills & Knowledge exit test
Course Evaluation
Workday

Final Critique: Thursday, May 10, 5:50-7:50 pm
Final Project due

Unit One / Unit Two / Unit Three

Unit One: Still Life with Industrial Food

January 16
Welcome; sign up for server access; questionnaire

January 18
Reading Due: Pollan, Introduction—READING RESPONSE MAY BE TURNED IN ON JANUARY 23
Skills & Knowledge pre-test
Arrange site, carpooling and menu for class potluck
Creative Notebook 1

January 23
Potluck at 5486 Country Club Rd, Murphysboro
Bring a dish that you prepared to the class potluck along with a list of ingredients.
Snapshots of each class member with the dish they prepared
Final Project Assigned

January 25
Demonstration: Image Correction
Design Handout: Color
Technical Homework 1 Assigned
Homework: Bring in images of food from magazines for next class

January 30
Reading Due: Pollan, chapter one
Reading discussion on Pollan and color.
Demonstration: Flatbed scanner, Image manipulation I
Creative Notebook 2

February 1
Demonstration: Image manipulation II
Design Handout: Composition
Technical Homework 1 Due
Technical Homework 2 Assigned
Final Project Benchmark: Group lists due

February 6
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters two and three
Reading discussion on Pollan and composition
Demonstration: Image Compositing
Project One Assigned
Creative Notebook 2

February 8
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters four and five
Reading discussion on Pollan
Technical Homework 2 Due
Creative Notebook 3
Workday

February 13
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters six and seven
Reading discussion on Pollan
Workday

February 15
Work day with Prof. Antonio Martinez
Professor Kanouse at the CAA conference.

February 20
Project One due for critique
FINAL PROJECT GROUPS MUST BE FORMED BY THURSDAY

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Unit Two: The Animated Pastoral

February 22
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters eight and nine
Reading discussion on Pollan
Final Project Benchmark: Initial report on food origins
Creative Notebook 4

February 27
Demonstration: Flash I—drawing and shape tweening
Design Handout: Line
Technical Homework 3 Assigned
Creative Notebook 5

March 1
Demonstration: Flash II—groups, symbols, and motion tweening
Technical Homework 4 Assigned
Sign up for mid-semester meetings

March 6
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters ten and eleven
Reading discussion on Pollan
Design Handout: Text
Technical Homework 3 Due
Project Two Assigned
Creative Notebook 6

March 8
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters twelve, thirteen, fourteen
Demonstration: Flash III—Buttons, sound, interactivity
Technical Homework 4 Due
Technical Homework 5 Assigned
Final Project Benchmark: Information on food origins/processes completed

March 13 & 15
Enjoy Spring Break!

March 20
Guest Presentation: Dr. Paul Torre on corporate use of multimedia
Technical Homework 5 Due
Creative Notebook 7
Workday

March 22
Workday

March 27
Project Two in-progress critique

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Unit Three: Completing the Cycle

March 29
Web Review
Overview of the site design process and roles
Design Handout: Web Page Principles
Creative Notebook 8

April 3
Reading Due: Green, Chapters 1-7
Demonstration: Dreamweaver Basics
Technical Homework 6 Assigned
Final Project Benchmark: List of group members’ roles

April 5
Overview of Web design considerations and strategies.
Creative Notebook 9
Workday

April 10
Reading Due: Green, Chapters 11, 13, 14, 19
Demonstration: Dreamweaver Bells and Whistles
Technical Homework 6 Due
Technical Homework 7 Assigned

April 12
Reading Due: Green, Chapters 9, 18
Demonstration: Dreamweaver and CSS
Design Handout: Web Standards
Technical Homework 7 Due
Technical Homework 8 Assigned

April 17
Final Project Benchmark: Written and oral project proposals
Professor Kanouse at AAG Conference
Lauren Zadikow subs
Creative Notebook 10

April 19
Professor Kanouse at AAG Conference
Workday with Bruce Charlesworth
Technical Homework 8 Due

April 24
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen
Workday

April 26
Final Project Benchmark: Progress Reports
Overview of Usability Testing

May 1
Reading Due: Pollan, chapters eighteen, nineteen, and twenty
Usability testing round-robin

May 4
Creative Notebooks Due
Skills & Knowledge exit test
Course Evaluation
Workday

Final Critique: Thursday, May 10, 5:50-7:50 pm
Final Project due

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