Create a useful & informative reference document that best displays what you learned and accomplished during this course. Bring it to your sophomore reviews and keep it to use in your future coursework!
objectives
• communication: organized and accessible structure and content (visual and verbal)
• theory: correctly defined/identified theories
• form: visually cohesive, strong and appropriate design system
• execution: refined digital and book craftsmanship
other requirements
• proper grammar and spelling
• give credit to original designers/authors of found work
• format: 1-sided, folded booklet
• produce two copies
• contents includes:
• cover pageschedule - due in 3 weeks
• written introduction (insightful, critical, synthesizing)
semiotics
• a: found examples of semiotics (includes: 1 icon, 1 index, 1 symbol, 1 syntagm, 1 paradigm, 1 pragmatic)
• b: 2 studies that code meaning (1 of relay, 1 of anchor) AND 2 studies that change connotations (for each, list 3 connotations)
• c: 15 definitions
rhetoric
• a: found examples of 9 rhetorical tropes AND found examples of 3 modes of appeal
• b: 2 studies that communicate voting (for each, list the modes and tropes employed)
• c: 14 definitions
communication theory:
• a: found example of communication theory (includes: 2 communicators, 1 channel, 1 message, 1 noise, 1 feedback, 3 contextual factors)
• b: make-your-own-model
• c: 10 definitions
Note: You can include more examples, description, book elements and insight than the minimum required.
1. 4/13
in-class: assign project 4, review past project’s layout/type iterations, select 1 direction, set up in-design file
homework: reformat select direction, refine & apply style to section 1 (print, b/w, full scale)
2. 4/16
in-class: review section 1, refine (layout and contents)
homework: rough in content to section 2 & 3 (print, b/w or color – if integral, half scale)
3. 4/20
in-class: review section 2 & 3, refine (layout and contents)
homework: refine sections 1-3 (print, b/w, half or full scale)
4. 4/23
in-class: review sections 1-3, iterate 5 cover design options & post by end of class
homework: Implement feedback in entire book. Write introduction & apply design style to intro. Print covers, intro and any other major changes, for review (color, full scale).
5. 4/27
in-class: what is a cover? review covers/intro, refine, make test binding
homework: finalize all pages and produce complete book mock-up (b/w, half or full scale, trim/score/bound)
6. 4/30
in-class: review near-final complete mock-up, post process
homework: produce 2 books (full scale, full color, high quality paper & printing), document to blogs
7. 5/4
in-class: final crit, book due for grading, discuss final review
homework: final blog reflection (re: what you take away from course, what you plan to apply in future), prep for sophomore end-of-year review!
8. 5/7
attendance required workday
9. 5/9
sophomore reviews:
