1400 syllabus online fall 2011

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ART-1400 | Online Section

Graphic Computer Applications 1

Howard Fullmer

[email protected] | uvuartschmart.blogspot.com

ObjectiveThe primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the potential of the computer as a creative tool. Class

will be conducted through both discussion and hands-on computer work. Through a variety of projects, students willbecome familiar with how to create and manipulate art and/or photography two dimensionally using vector (Adobe Il-

lustrator / InDesign) and raster (Adobe Photoshop) based computer software. The basic software experience should not

only prepare students for creating artwork in your program focus but also act as a springboard to other programs, even

new media, 3 dimensional computer art and animation. Emphasis will also be given to creativity and principle of design

in all assignments.

All work should be of such quality that it could be included in portfolios for advancement in the art program.

CommentaryRegardless of the computer skills attained, design/creativity is always the priority. No matter how technically procient

and image may seem, if lacks excellence in design or if the concept is poor, it will fail as a good solution.There is a

great deal to learn in a limited time. Students will be instructed in the core elements of several software applications.

However, instruction will be general and brief. Anything more than a cursory understanding of the application will comeonly through personal effort beyond the minimal course requirements.

Course Policy

To complete this course successfully, students must have access to the Adobe Creative Suite (at least version

3) applications Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. You may purchase student applications at a signicant

discount at the UVU bookstore or download trial versions at Adobe.com. If you choose to utilize trial ver-

sions, be aware that they are date sensetive and expire 30 days after download. Check the course calendar

to conrm time frames. Information will be dispersed through email and via the course blog.

Because the information covered online is a basis for personal exploration, it is vital that students watch all media

presentations. You may submit assignments at any time, however, all assignments are due by the last day of classes this

semester. You are adults and I expect your to manage your time appropriately. I will respond with a critique and gradewithin one week of getting your submitted assignment. This will be your verication that the assignment was recieved.

If you have not heard from me, it is YOUR responsibility to conrm that the project was indeed submitted.

In preparation for additional education, and ultimately a profession, it is of primary importance that your work be as

good as possible. That being said, any project that has been submitted on time may be redone for a better grade at

any point in the term. It may be improved or solved in an entirely different manner as long as it still fullls the assign-

ment. A late project may be redone but the nal grade will be no more than 70%. If redos are done poorly, I reserve

the right to assign a lower grade. Do not waste my time with mediocrity. Projects should be reworked based on the

critique comments until they are as strong as possible. Doing this is a very important way to improve your skills, focus

your creativity, and resolve visual problems. It is also the reality of the creative industry. If you feel the redos grade is

not appropriate, an impartial group of faculty will be asked to review the piece and establish a grade.

When grading projects, my personal experience, professional judgement and aesthetic preferences inuence my re-sponse. When I review student projects, I consider the following:

1. Creativity: Ordinary solutions are not only dull, they are not competitive. They neither challenge nor im-

prove the students ability. Solutions should be exciting, innovative and interesting.

2. Design/Composition: Regardless of your discipline, skillful and creative use of design principles and elements

are essential to communication with an audience. While most viewers cannot identify what may be right or

wrong with an image, they sense when the are comfortable or uncomfortable. Design is as important as con-

tent in the process of communication.

3. Craft: Skill with media is necessary to success. A good idea fails to communicate if worked poorly. I real-

ize most of you have limited media experience, especially with the computer, and will take that into account.

Work that we do in class is designed to develop some degree of comfort with the medium.


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4. Appropriateness: All projects have goals and rules that need to be accomplished. It is expected that these

will be met through your solutions. The industry requires this as will I.

5. All students enter this course at different leves and abilities. Regardless of the amount of time you spent

completing an assignment, time expenditure is expected and will not factor into your grade.

University Policy

Preventing Sexual Harassment

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educationalprogram or activity that receives federal funds. The act is intended to eliminate sex discrimination in education. Title

IX covers discrimination in programs admissions, activities, and student -to-student sexual harassment. UVUs Policy

against sexual harassment extends not only to employees of the university, but to students as well. If you encounter

unlawful sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination, please talk to your professor; contact the campus

EEO ofce.

Students with Disabilities

Utah Valley University is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere which reasonably accommodates

qualied persons with disabilities. If you have any disability which may impair your ability to complete this course suc-

cessfully, please contact the Services for Students with Disabilities Ofce.Reasonable academic accommodations are

reviewed for all students who have qualied documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with the student and

instructor by the SSD ofce. If you need assistance or if you feel you have been unlawfully discriminated against on the

basis of disability, you may seek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures.

Assignments

5 assignments worth 100 points each (grading is percentage based) due by 9 December 2011

Total points 500 points

All work will be given specic requirements for submission. Additional information for all assignments is contained in

this syllabus and will also be posted on the course blog.

3-d Name

Using only the pen tool, color, swatches and stroke palattes from Illustrator, you are to draw your full name as vec-

tor shapes. Then, through drawing additional shapes, you will make these appear as though they are 3-dimensional

objects. You will be graded on craft, creativity and following the assingment.

Paint by Numbers

In Illustrator you are to reinterpret a landscape from a photograph that YOU have taken. The nal image must include

both manmade and organic elements. This image will be stylized and abstracted given the nature of drawing in a vec-

tor based program, but it must still be recognizable. You may use any of the drawing tools in the software application.

Do not use the live paint, gradients, effects or any outlining means. Grading will be determined by recognizability,

visual interest and effective use of tools. Colors should be appropriate to the subject matter.

Photo Corrections

In Photoshop, you are to repair, color correct and edit an existing photo. You may use all the tools available to you.

Scan the photo then print a before and after version of the image. Minimum size is 4X6 inches. Grading will be based

on quality of work. Photos need not be well designed but an attractive photo is much nicer to look at.

Smoke and Mirrors

In Photoshop, you will combine two or more individual photographs that could work together into a single image. Con-

sider context, color, lighting and resolution as you select your images. Finish size is 8X10. Grading will be based on

craft, creativity and accurate deception.

Magazine Spread

Using inDesign, you will replicate exactly an existing consumer magazine spread. The two page spread must include

type and images/graphics. You must submit the original spread as well as the nished product. You will be graded on

how close the copy mimics the original.


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1400 Assignment | Te Tird Dimension

When drawing with vector based computer mediums, you must assignanchor points that, in turn will establish recognizable shapes.

For this assignment, using only the pen tool amily and the selection

tools, you are to draw your rst and last name. Te second step willrequire you to create and manipulate shapes that will cause your nameto appear as 3-dimensional letters.

Shapes must have upper and lower case and must include curved areas.Be aware that this assignment will take longer than you may anticipate.You will be graded on cra, diculty and completion.

Email illustrator le to [email protected]


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1400 Assignment | Paint by Numbers

Images in illustrator are made o a combination o abstract shapesthat ultimately orm a recognizable image. However, the nature o

the medium requires that images be edited or simplicity. Layersand colors are particularly helpul in this excercise.

For this assignment, using any tool in illustrator at your disposal(except or live trace, gradients and rasterizing ) you are to interpreta photo that you have taken with both natural and man-made ele-ments in illustrator.

Email jpeg image and illustrator le (remove the photo in the illustra-tor le beore sending it) to [email protected]


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1400 Assignment | Photo Repair

For this assignment, you are to repair a

damaged photograph without changing theoverall eel or mood o the image.

Using one o your own photos, removescratches, fares, dust and other damage.Tis can be in black and white or color andmust be a minimum o 3X5 inches.

Email Jpeg beore and aer les [email protected]


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Photo A Photo B

For this assignment, you are to combine images rom two or morephotographs so it appears that they were originally the same photo

You must take the photos yoursel. You are allowed just 25 imagestotal so plan your shots and be aware o colors, shadows and deptho feld (ocus).

Te fnal image size must be 8X10 inches, 300 dpi. Campus sec-

Combined Photo

1400 Assignment | Smoke and Mirrors

Email two Jpeg les to [email protected] one should have original photos.File two should be the composite le.


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For this assignment, you are to replicate exactly the magazine spread above using InDesign. As designersneed to pay as much attention to detail as creativity, you will be graded on how accurately your fnal docu-ment mirrors the original (do not include For Position Only in the fnish product. Individual fles or thespread are posted on the blog. You will need to download those or placement in the document plus theor position only image.

Please note that you will need to measure the page to determine where all materials will go. Also, you willneed to layout the type in the proper location, be accurate with size, color and ont. Any other elementssuch as line, page numbers and borders will need to be included in the fnal document. Tis will need tobe exported as a PDF (use the high-quality printoption).

1400 Assignment | Details, Details, Details

Email PDF les to [email protected]


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ILLUSTRATOR TOOLS

Menu Shortcut Keys

New Cmd+N

New rom Template Shit+Cmd+N

Open Cmd+O

Close Cmd+W

Save Cmd+S

Save As Shit+Cmd+S

Save a Copy Alt+Cmd+S

Save Web Alt+Shit+Cmd+SRevert F12

Document Setup Alt+Cmd+P

Print Cmd+P

Exit Cmd+Q

Undo Cmd+Z

Redo Shit+Cmd+Z

Cut Cmd+X

Copy Cmd+C

Paste Cmd+V

Paste in Front Cmd+F

Paste in Back Cmd+B

Check Spelling Cmd+I

Color Settings Shit+Cmd+KKeyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shit+Cmd+K

General Cmd+K

Transorm Again Cmd+D

Move Shit+Cmd+M

Transorm Each Alt+Shit+Cmd+D

Bring to Front Shit+Cmd+]

Bring Forward Cmd+]

Send Backward Cmd+[

Send to Back Shit+Cmd+[

Group Cmd+G

Ungroup Shit+Cmd+G

Lock Selection Cmd+2

Unlock All Alt+Cmd+2

Join Cmd+J

Average Alt+Cmd+J

Make Alt+Cmd+B

Release Alt+Shit+Cmd+BMake w/Warp Alt+Shit+Cmd+W

Make with Mesh Alt+Cmd+M

Make with Top Object Alt+Cmd+C

Edit Contents Shit+Cmd+V

Make Cmd+7

Release Alt+Cmd+7

Make Cmd+8

Release Alt+Cmd+8

Create Outlines Shit+Cmd+O

All Cmd+A

Deselect Shit+Cmd+A

Reselect Cmd+6Apply Last Filter Cmd+E

Last Filter Alt+Cmd+E

Preview Cmd+Y

Zoom In Cmd+=

Zoom Out Cmd+-

Fit in Window Cmd+0

Actual Size Cmd+1

Hide Edges Cmd+H

Show Rulers Cmd+R

Hide Guides Cmd+;

Lock Guides Alt+Cmd+;

Make Guides Cmd+5

Release Guides Alt+Cmd+5

Smart Guides Cmd+U

Show Grid Cmd+

Snap to Grid Shit+Cmd+

Snap to Point Alt+Cmd+

Align Shit+F7Appearance Shit+F6

Attributes F11

Brushes F5

Color F6

Gradient F9

Graphic Styles Shit+F5

Ino F8

Layers F7

Pathnder Shit+F9

Stroke F10

Symbols Shit+F11

Transorm Transparency Shi

Character Cmd+T

Paragraph Alt+Cmd+T

Tabs

Switch Selection Tools Cmd+Tab

Point Size Up Shit+Cmd+.

Point Size Down Shit+Cmd+,

Font Size Step Up Alt+Shit+Cmd+

Font Size Step Down Alt+Shit+Cmd+

Let Align Text Shit+Cmd+L

Center Text Shit+Cmd+C

Right Align Text Shit+Cmd+R


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PHOTOSHOP TOOLS

Viewing and Navigation

100% Magniy Alt+Cmd+0 (zero)

Zoom in/out Cmd + or Cmd -

Fit image in window Cmd+0 (zero)

Move around canvas Spacebar

Selecting and Moving

Move Layer Cmd

Constrain Proportions Shit

Moves selection 1 pixel Arrow keys

Selections

Select All Cmd+A

Deselect Cmd+D

Reselect Cmd+Shit+D

Hide/Show Selection Cmd+H

Invert Selection Shit+Cmd+Alt+I

Feathering Cmd+Alt+D

Various

Undo Cmd+Z

Redo Cmd+Shit+Z

Undo Multiple Cmd+Alt+Z

Redo Multiple Cmd+Shit+Z

Copy Cmd+C

Cut Cmd+X

Paste Cmd+V

Inverse Image Cmd+Alt+I

Paste Cmd+V

Apply Last Filter Cmd+F

Extract Cmd+Alt+X

Free Transorm Cmd+T Transorm Again Crtl+Shit+T

Photoshop Preerences Cmd+K

Show Grid Cmd+@

Show Ruler Cmd+R

Painting

Set ow

Sht+Numeric key (0=100%,-1=10%)

Set Opacity

Numeric key ((0=100%,-1=10%)

File Management

Open Image Cmd+OClose Image Cmd+W

Close All Images Cmd+Shit+W

Browse Cmd+Shit+O

New Image Cmd+N

Save Image Cmd+S

Save As Cmd+Shit+S

Save For Web Cmd+Shit+Alt+S

Page Setup Cmd+Shit+P

Print with Preview Cmd+P

Print Cmd+Alt+P

Exit Photoshop Cmd+Q


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InDESIGN TOOLS

Open Cmd+O

Close Cmd+W

New Cmd+N

Bold Shit+Cmd+B

Italic Shit+Cmd+I

Normal Shit+Cmd+Y

Underline Shit+Cmd+U

Strikethrough Shit+Cmd+/All caps (on/of) Shit+Cmd+K

Small caps (on/of) Shit+Cmd+H

Superscript Shit+Cmd+(+) [plus sign]

Subscript Shit+Option+Cmd+(+) [plus sign]

Align let, right, or ctr Shit+Cmd+L, R, or C

Justiy all lines Shit+Cmd+F (all lines) or J

+ or - point size* Shit+Cmd+> or or

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