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MGD1014 & 1015 Do-Now

Today's CLO

Today I will either write, speak or demonstrate about my knowledge of typography design principles,

so that I can generate ideas for a typography poster.

 

I know I have it when I successfully completed a highly detailed sketch after generating many ideas by finding inspiration pieces and writing a description about these pieces.

Monday 12/16

Era Reflection 

Complete the bottom question on your Creative Brief under the project rubric.

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Friday 12/13

Semester Feedback

Complete the semester 1 feedback form.

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Wednesday 12/11

Critique Prep

  1. Opening your designs up. 

  2. Open the critique form in Schoology in the Era folder. Fill out your information at the top.

  3. Complete Step 1 on the printed critique form.

 

Monday 12/10

Design Principles

We will review some slides and you will go to Schoology to complete the do-now.

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Friday 12/6

Goals

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.​

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Wednesday 12/4

Demo

Download and open the Kerning Demo. Wait for us to get started.

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Monday 12/2

Project Feedback

Give invitation project feedback.

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Monday 11/18

Do-Now

Read over the agenda page. 

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Friday 11/15

Prepare for Critique

  1. Open your designs up. 

  2. Open the critique form in Schoology in the project folder. Fill out the information at the top.

  3. Complete Step 1 on the printed critique form.

 

Wednesday 11/13

Goals

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Wednesday 11/6

College

Complete this quick college survey. 

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Monday 11/4

Typography

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Friday 11/1

Hierarchy

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Wednesday 10/30

Invitation

Create a new folder in your Final and title it “Invitation”.

 

Monday 10/28

Abstract Reflection

Complete your reflection from last class and submit it if you haven't yet. If you were not here, you will make this up at the end of the current project. 

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Friday 10/25

Abstract Reflection

​Go to Schoology and wait for us to get started. 

 

Wednesday 10/22

Competency Goals

  1. Open the competency tracker and update if you haven’t yet. 

  2. Go to Schoology to complete the Do-Now.

 

Monday 10/21

Competency Tracker & Personal Objective

Review feedback and grades on your Ligature Logo creative brief. Then update the competency tracker and update anything missing on the tracker. 

 

Open your creative brief to complete your personal objective.

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Wednesday 10/16

Color Psychology

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Wednesday 10/8

Feedback Survey & Food Trucks

  1. Complete the project feedback survey for our last project. 

  2. Search online for “Food Truck Wrap Designs” and find a design that you like. Be prepared to share why you selected this design.

 

Monday 10/7

Project Reflection

Go to Schoology to reflect on your design.

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Friday 10/4

Critique Prep

  1. Opening your designs up. 

  2. Open the critique form in Schoology in the Ligature Logo folder. Fill out the information at the top.

  3. Complete Step 1 on the printed critique form. 

 

Wednesday 10/2

Skills and Tools

1. Complete the October Count Survey

2. Go to Schoology to complete the Do-Now.

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Monday 9/30

Project Tools

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Wednesday 9/25

Ligature Techniques 

1. Complete the October Count Survey.

2. Go to Schoology to answer the Do-now.

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Monday 9/23
Tracker & Video Reflection

  1. Review feedback and comments from the last project if you haven’t yet. Then update the competency tracker. 

  2. Go to Schoology, but you don’t need to complete anything yet.​

 

Friday 9/20

Feedback Survey & Notes

  1. Complete the project feedback survey for our last project. 

  2. Create a new folder in your final and title it “Ligature Logos”. Create a new doc inside there and title it “Ligature Notes”.

 

Wednesday 9/18

Designer Feedback

Give some feedback for the Animal Type project. 

 

Monday 9/16

Tracker

Check that you updated the competency tracker and update it if you have not. ​

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Friday 9/13

Critique Feedback

Go to Schoology to complete the Do-Now. 

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Wednesday 9/11

Typography Quiz 

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Monday 9/9

Typography Terms

Go to Schoology to answer the Do-Now.

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Friday 9/6

Personal Objective

Open your creative brief and complete your personal objective statement for this project.

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Wednesday 9/4

Survey & Prep Notes

1. Complete the future plans survey.

2. Create a new doc in your Misc. and title it Typography Notes.

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Friday 8/29

Do-Now

Review the agenda. ​

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Wednesday 8/28

Feedback

Go to Schoology to complete the Do-Now.

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Monday 8/26

Parent Contact

Complete the parent contact form. 

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Friday 8/23

Theme Share Out 

We will share what the theme is of our projects and what type of font you will be using and why you selected it.

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Wednesday 8/21

Letter Form Exercise

Continue with the letterform exercise. 

 

Typography Letterform Exercise

  1. Create a new AI doc that is 6x6” with 4 artboards. 

  2. Explore fonts and sizes to create a unique and abstract shape in each box. Take your time to explore fonts, size and position. 

  3. Create a Clipping Mask by drawing a square above the letter. Select the square and letter, Control Click and select Create Clipping Mask. 

  4. Isolate just enough of each letter to hint at what letter it is while exploring positive and negative space. 

  5. Create 4 different compositions, which will be used in your brainstorming.

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