JUFF Party, Chapel Brochure / Final Portfolio

OFFICE PARTY FOR JUFF - DMS LAB AT 2 PM on Wednesday with English Department

The English department is bringing:

Cookies
Cups
Plates
Cheese Muffins
2 Cokes
Ice Cream Sandwhiches
Apples with Toffee Dip
Mini Quiches
Pie
Case of Water
Cheese Ball and Crackers
Chips and Dip

We need to bring some more goodies to eat. We are going to use this as our last chance to chill and unwind before the semester ends. We will shoot the video for the fonts - look for an email from Courtney to know your assignment and we will just quickly pull people off the side to shoot during the party.

CHAPEL BROCHURE

Please bring a rough or two (front and back) to look over on Wednesday. Have this printed out at the beginning of class so that we don't waste anytime and have time to get right down to rough critique to give you feedback. Last time I will see you before final so we need to make it count. Don't forget to bring your 3D projects to shoot (bring your camera) we will have the soft box available for you to use for the rest of the day. No worries.

JOB FOLDER FOR WEDNESDAY
Need to have research
Visual Brief
Design Proposal / Written
Thumbnails
Rough (s)

JOB FOLDER FOR FINAL
Left Side
1. Research
2. Visual Brief
3. Proposal

Right Side
1. Thumbnails
2. Roughs
3. Final / Printed Front and Back

JOB FOLDER FOR CLIENT
Design Proposal
Final Design
Label Folder with Full Name_Chapel Brochure

Final will be Monday, Dec. 9th at 11 am in DMS lab. Check your email for the copy and brief from the client.

FINAL PORTFOLIO

PDF FILES / TO PUT ON HARD DRIVE
Project 01 - Type Portrait / pdf
Project 02 - Jackson Book (photos) / jpeg
Project 03 - I AM Type / pdf of poster series
Project 04 - Magazine Design (pdf of spreads / photo of magazine in 3D)
Project 05 - JUFF / pdf of cover and all website pages
Project 06 - Book Designs / pdf of cover and all website pages and photos of covers on books
Project 07 - Chapel Brochure / pdf of front and back and photo of folded piece
Project 08 - History Booklet and Presentation / pdf of booklet and presentation (and photo of it standing up)

InClass 01 - Letter Marking Photos
InClass 02 - Handwriting Fonts / include the font file
InClass 03 - Handwriting Type Sample Poster
InClass 04 - Handmade Type Poster
InClass 05 - Zine (make sure get photo of it standing up) / pdf of spreads
InClass 06 - Hard cover book (Photo)
InClass 07 - Pop up Book (Photo)
InClass 08 - Screen Print (Photo)
InClass 09 - Movie Quote Poster
InClass 10 - "Ant" Photo
InClass 11 - Flag Book (Photo)
InClass 12 - Christmas Type Poster

Thanksgiving and after

Make sure you turn in your job folder before you head out. Please bring your items to shoot. We will have a quick demo of the soft box on Monday after break to go over shooting for your portfolio. You will get the brief for the final on Monday as well. Have a wonderful thanksgiving break! Be safe and I'll see you after break!

Friday, Nov. 22

Critique starts at 2 pm.

ORDER FOR CRITIQUE
1. Courtney Brown  2:00 pm sharp
2. Hannah  2:07 pm
3. Katie  2:14 pm
4. Luke  2:21
5. Megan  2:27
6. Elizabeth  2:35
7. Ethan  2:42
8. Courtney S.  2:49

Please have all your files PDFed and ready to go. Know who is after you to pull up as you close out your files. Please have this ready to go. You will be docked points from your presentation if you don't pull up the person following your presentation.

USE THE AV MUTE BUTTON on these. Will help with slickness of presentation.

I will be keep close watch on the clock. If you see me gesture to my fake watch on the arm means you have one minute to wrap up. Only 7 minutes a piece on presentation to get everyone in the hour. I will do an air circle with my finger to tell you when time is up. Don't forget to end with questions.

-Courtney and Ethan please stick around afterwards to talk quickly about JUFF before sending off to the printer.

FOR CRITIQUE
FOLDER FOR CLIENT
Left Side - Design Proposal
Right Side - bottom up
1. Website in order of navigation (home page should be on top)
2. Bonus - Facebook cover photo for book
3. Girl in Water cover folded
4. Girl in Middle cover folded

JOB FOLDER TURN IN
LEFT SIDE
1. Research (should have some sort of documentation for research did)
2. Visual Brief
3. Design Proposal

RIGHT SIDE
1. Thumbnails
2. Roughs (please number)
3. Finals same order as in client folder

PRESENT AT CRITIQUE
1. Uploaded PDF on instructor computer with
Girl in Middle Cover / Girl in the Water Cover / Website with links
2. Book covers on two books (use these in Vanna format to talk about design decisions)
3. Job folders / Ms. Posey and Ms. Bailey

Don't forget about AIGA tomorrow night at A72 at 5:30 to talk about Graphic Design video for Christmas party. Also we will talk about poster sale in Feb and wrap up stuff for the semester.

Wednesday, Nov. 20

Please have more roughs for your cover and website for Wednesday. We will look these over in class. Have them printed for your job folder. JUFF critique on Friday. Make sure you are ready to go:)

Also we need to be thinking about putting together a video for the Christmas party for graphic design emphasis. We will brain storm ideas on Wednesday!

Friday, Nov. 15

Please have thumbnails, proposal and visual brief ready to go in your job folder for Monday. You will need to have thumbnails for both books and website. Think about all aspects of this and workday on Friday.

Don't forget AIGA 5:30 on Thursday night. A72. We will be talking about poster sale totals, internships, etc. Be there!

Friday, Nov. 8

Class will be delayed until 2:10. I have to teach freshman seminar course in the PAC from 1 to 2 pm. Bring your book making stuff, we will have a quick lecture with pop ups and go over the coming project. If you have not gotten checked off on your bookmaking stuff make sure that you bring your materials.

Wednesday, Nov. 6

Please bring a sheet of contact paper cut out with a stencil that you would like to print with. If you have screens from upper classmen please bring them. You will need an several images printed on card stock to print on. See examples below from last year's class down below.

The photo in the background on these were printed and the color was applied with a screen print stencil. Be ready to get started first thing in class. WE WILL MEET IN THE STUDENT GALLERY SPACE INSTEAD OF THE DMS LAB FOR CLASS.

Also if you have not turned in your books for a grade. Please have them ready to look at for Wednesday. Make these nice please...will appreciate having these in your portfolio.

Monday, November 4

Have your two books (hardcover and flag) finished for the start of class on Monday. We will start on Screenprinting have an image that you would like to Screenprint. Bring your exacto and screen to class. 

Friday, Nov. 1

Please bring all your book making materials back to class on Friday. We will use the day as a solid work day to finish two final editions of your books. One sketchbook and one flag book.

Wednesday, October 30

Please place your finished JUFF articles in the dropbox folder. We will hopefully finish out the document on Wednesday. No worktime will be provided for this in class.

Bring all your book making supplies. Also bring out a double sided photo print. We will make an actual flag book and a hard cover book on Wednesday. Make sure you bring your glue, ruler, exacto, matte board and specialty paper.

Monday, October 28

Please have your articles laid out according to the style guide for class. Ethan / Courtney S please have your website look and cover finalized. We will be building the document in class and making sure that everyone fits to the style and then turning things over. Please bring your book binding materials to class just in case we have enough time to go over another demo.

Thanks for your hard work! The JUFF is going to look great!

Friday, October 25

Study your typographers for Friday and 

be ready to work on the JUFF adjustments.  

Bring your InDesign game:) 

Wednesday, October 23

I apologize I was stuck in a board meeting for RIFA downtown and couldn't sneak to my phone without being rude.

Please have your 12 page zine printed out and bound at the start of class on Wednesday. We will have a quick typography history quiz and bring your bookbinding materials to class. We will spend the morning going over two different book structures to add to your cannon of bookbinding knowledge.

Monday, October 21

No homework. Bring all material to class on Monday. We are going to try and stay away from the computer on this one so bring materials to get your hand dirty. See u Monday.

Friday, October 17, JUFF Critique

CRITIQUE
Please have an interactive pdf of your website for to show on screen. Make sure you dress in critique attire. Also have your cover under glass.

CLIENT JOB FOLDER
Left Side
Design proposal - written to client explaining design choices. Your voice past the critique. Make sure this is designed. Rewrite if issues with the first proposal or doesn't match final look.

Right Side
1. Website pages (1-4)
2. Cover Image (1 page)

REGULAR JOB FOLDER
Left
1. Research
2. Visual Brief
3. Design Proposal email (make sure just a screen shot of first one sent since timing mattered here)

Right
1. Thumbnails / please label
2. Roughs / please label
3. Final Website
4. Final Cover

Remember you are presenting to a panel. Talk to the whole panel not just to one individual. Talk out the concept. They are English majors and enjoy a good narrative. Stand your ground when you speak. Don't hide behind the computer.

UPDATE
Just got word that they are needing to meet at 2 pm instead of 1 pm. Give you a little extra time to get everything in order. We will start class at 1:50 to make sure we are all set before they come in to critique. See you all then!

Wednesday, October 16

You must turn in your visual brief (pdf attachment) and email your design proposal to me by Tuesday, October 8 - 5 pm.

From there start to generate research (this can be on the subject matter of academic journals, background on the JUFF, research on your idea, etc - think no less than 5 pages). Start to thumbnail. Rough out your website and cover. The cover should include a logotype for your masthead. Volume number, date, "a publication of Union University Faculty Forum." Websites please have four pages designed (HOME page, EDITORIAL BOARD page, ARCHIVE page, SUBMIT page). Please pull content from http://www.uu.edu/journals/juff/. Please bring your branding and idea across the formats.

Webpage - use the web aspect ratio on illustrator / design on a grid!!
Cover - 8.5x5.5 for the cover

Come with printed roughs (several options) / Thumbnails / Research / Design Proposal (copy of your email) / Visual Brief to class on WED Oct 16 because critique for this FRI Oct 18.

Monday, October 7

Again, go back to the job folder order in an older post. Make sure that you have all your roughs. You will need two copies of your magazine. One to pass along. One for your job folder and one uploaded to issuu for the big screen. Good luck! Also plan on working out the JUFF. Critique is the 18th of October. The 21st of October will be the due date for the 12 page zine.

Friday, October 4

Please print off two tweaked spreads and covers for Friday. Should be making sure the type is set well, the eye moves across the page and interacts well with the illustrations or photographs that we are using. Friday, we will be spending most of the day working on zines. Bring your glue and scissors to class on. Those of you who haven't had a chance make sure that you sign up for the art retreat on Ms. Kelsey's door by Thursday. Don't forget AIGA Thursday at 5 pm in A72. Ben and Hilary will be discussing their internship experiences this summer and we've got jobs to divide up!

Wednesday, Oct. 2

You must have five roughs of your cover and spreads (entire article laid out with pictures) printed off for Wednesday. Have these printed out and ready to go for the start of class on Wednesday.

Here is your job folder order






You must also upload your pdf to issuu. One printed final will be in your job folder and one passed around in class. You must be able to pull up the issuu for critique in class. Critique dress code applies.

Monday, Sept. 30

Bring your thumbnails and roughs of example spreads to class on Monday. Please have lots of choices for your spreads. One or two roughs will not be enough to choose from. Give yourself some options. Critique will be on Wednesday.

Friday, Sept. 27

Please finish up your masthead logo. Start thumbnailing and roughing out your cover options. You should have a good amount to choose from. We will be discussing spreads and copy on Friday.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

Please come to class with your masthead thumbnails and something translated onto the computer for your logotype. We will be covering covers on Wednesday. Make sure you have your design proposal, visual brief, thumbnails and research in your job folders for Wednesday.

Monday, Sept. 23

Make the final decisions of your magazine for Monday. Please bring 10 pages of research on the demographics of your magazine, history and target audience. Then write a 1 page proposal discussing your direction of where you are going to move the magazine to expand to the wider target demographic or appeal to the current demographic. Talk about design decisions are going to make. Remember you are writing this to be shown to the client. Please print these items off for your job folder.

Friday, Sept 20

Please bring your magazine that you are wanting to redesign to class on Friday. Bring your photos of magazine inspiration to class as well. 

Don't forget all prints must be printed for Thursday at 5 pm in a72 with no exceptions. See you there. 

Monday, Sept. 16

Here is your quote guys!

I am type! Of my earliest ancestry neither history nor relics remain. The wedge-shaped symbols impressed in plastic clay by Babylonian builders in the dim past, foreshadowed me; from them, on through the hieroglyph of the ancient Egyptians, down to the beautiful manuscript letters of the medieval scribes, I was in the making. With the golden vision of the ingenious Gutenberg, who first applied the principle of casting me in metal, the profound art of printing with movable types was born to countless thousands. I bring into the light of day the precious stores of knowledge and wisdom long hidden in the grave of ignorance.
I coin for you the enchanting tale, the philosopher's moralizing, and the poet's phantasies; I enable you to exchange the irksome hours that come, at times, to everyone, for sweet and happy hours with books-golden urns filled with all the manna of the past. In books I present to you a portion of the eternal mind caught in its progress through the world, stamped in an instant, and preserved for eternity. Through me, Socrates and Plato, Chaucer and the Bards, become your faithful friends whoever surround and minister to you. I am the leaden army that conquers the world. Cold, rigid, and implacable I may be, yet the first impress of my face brought the divine world. I am type!

Please have your 8 posters printed for the start of class on Monday. 11x17 in color using the typographic systems that you learned on Friday. Use the quote to go across all poster set. Make sure you limit your font to one family and limit your color scheme to minimum of three. 

UPDATE: Guys, I threw out my back this weekend and I'm pretty sure that I'm only going to be able to push it to my first class and meeting today. So here's what I need for Wednesday this week. Those of you who haven't turned in books turn those in on Wednesday. Have your poster sets printed and finished for Wednesday. Use class time today as a work time to get the following project for Wednesday. 

Create a type poster of a movie quote. Choose a typographic system and font that fits the voice of the quote and try and have the text animate the tone and voice of the quote. Have these printed on (11x17) in color by Wednesday. There are several of these examples on last years class behance account if you would like to see some examples. 

Friday, Sept. 13

Please bring your book binding materials and final prints. We will spend Friday day for the assembly of the books. They will be due at the end of the class period. Remember that there will be lecture 30 minute lecture where you will need to take notes on Friday so please plan accordingly.

Wednesday, Sept. 11

Please finish as much of the letters and composite grids on panels for Wednesday. It will be easiest if you build in class with help on Wednesday so try and get your letters and songs up to par before you start class on Wednesday. If you print with the printer in class you will want it to be comp because of the crappy streak happening. If you have any questions further questions about the build or the assignment please feel free to email me.

Here's a good tutorial that covers the demo that we did in class today.
http://www.designsponge.com/2013/03/bookbinding-101-accordion-book.html

Monday, Sept. 9th

Please bring the illustrator files of your textured letters spelling out JACKSON to class on Monday. Please bring the following supplies...modge podge (& brush), matte board, exacto knife, ruler with cork back and bone folder to class.

Don't forget that the AIGA poster sale deadline has been extended to Tuesday at 5 pm in A72. Bring your digital files and a good poster print out to put up at the sale. Tell all your friends about the sale and if you have a t-shirt printed from last year be prepared to wear it for the sale on Thursday.

Friday, Sept. 6

Please have a print out of your object type poster for class on Friday. 11x17 portrait. Focus on your material and message. Look for readability and legibility. Study for your type / history quiz on Friday.

Also AIGA dues are due by noon tomorrow. Please slip the check into an envelope with your name marked on it under my office door. Don't forget about our AIGA meeting tomorrow at 5 pm in A72. Bring your print outs of your posters and digital files to the meeting.

Wednesday, Sept. 4

You must have your type poster finished and printed out for class on Wednesday. It must be on 11x17. The poster must have all the letter forms in some format on the poster. You decide what dominant element of the poster needs to be. Don't forget to include the name of your font. We will critique them at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

YOU MUST PAY DUES FOR AIGA on Wednesday, Sept. 4th. You can write a check to Union University or pay cash to Ms. Posey on Wednesday. If you are interested in participating in the poster sale bring a print of your poster (s) to the AIGA meeting at 5 pm on Thursday in A72 in the PAC and a digital file of the posters. We will be having the sale next week and sign ups will be at the meeting. Also if you are interested in attending Think Tank Conference in Nashville follow this link http://thinktanknashville.com.

Friday, August 30

Work on your handwriting font in Font Constructor. Do not show your work to the person that you took the sample from. We will use Friday for a work day.

HAPPY DAY! THANK COURTNEY S. We found this that you can import from Illustrator. Make sure it is big and live traced. You can import files from illustrator!! Yeah!! Sorry seriously looked at this and Courtney rocks for finding it. Get as far as you can for Friday. Make your life a bit easier:)
http://www.thedesignwork.com/5-free-apps-to-create-your-own-fonts/

Don't forget the gallery show and lecture at 4:30 on Thursday in A72. Gallery talk at 5:30 pm and AIGA meeting at 6:30 in A72. See you then! Be prepared to talk about Poster Sale and Think Tank!

Wednesday, August 28

Please post up your painted typographer portrait next to the printed typographer piece. For Wednesday please collect five samples of handwriting in your sketchbook. Have your subjects write a message to use using the same pen and paper as the student before. We are looking for differences or similarities in background that might influence their penmanship. 

Typographer's Portrait

FOR CLASS MONDAY

Please have a brush, water (container), black paint / ink, ruler and pencil for Monday. Also don't forget to study for the type anatomy quiz. Please read pages 13 to 51 in your book for Monday. (not as scary as it seems...be sure to get the history overview in).

If you can't find the typographer's font for free please find a similar font in style to create their portrait in. The portraits need to be on 11x17  printed, B&W. Please center the portrait. Beneath the portrait of the typographer please put their name in the font that you have been using in 13 point. Centered underneath that the name of the font that you have used, the date the font was created in 10 pt italics. Please create a 3 inch margin for the bottom of the piece...this means that you text should not enter this 3 inch zone. Have the portrait printed out for class on Monday. Below are a few examples from previous years to look over. Again...more simple the forms are the better these turn out generally. If you are doing overlap please be careful to let the natural form of the letter show through. 

Welcome to Typography

Hi everyone and welcome to Typography! As classes in the classes that you have had before, this blog will be your constant companion and friend this semester. Check back here for updates of class assignments, what to bring to class, inspiration and what's new in the design world. See you back here soon and look forward to having you all in class this semester! 

Here is the list of events for the art department for the semester. You need to attend 75% of these - this means five events for the semester. I will get you a list of senior shows that you can attend as soon as it comes out.

Art Department Fall 2013 Schedule of Events

Pizza Party: TBA

Thursday, August 29, 2013: Angela D. Lee “Stories Beneath the Water” Closing Reception @ 5:30 p.m. Lecture: Thursday, August 29, 4:30 p.m., PAC room A-72

David Patchen Glass Show: September 3- October 3, 2013

Poster Sale: Sept. 12 - 13 / SUB Hallway

Art Retreat: Chickasaw State Park: October 4-6, 2013

Rod Crossman show: October 8 – November 14, 2013

         Opening Reception: October 8 @ 5:30 p.m.

Teresa Prater Show: November 19 – December 17, 2013

            Opening reception: November 19 @ 5:30 p.m.

Christmas Pottery Sale: SUB 8-4:30 p.m.

Christmas Party:  TBA

Laquita Thomson Show January 7 – February 18, 2014

            Opening Reception: January 7 @ 5:30 p.m.

Poster Sale: Feb. 6 - 7 / SUB Hallway

Travis Townsend Show: February 20 – April 10, 2014

Josh Brunet Show May 25 – September 4, 2014

            Closing Reception & Lecture: September 4 @ 5:30 p.m.