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AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!!!

Procrastination - We all do it...

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Please assess my teaching!!! I am grateful for your feedback.

Hello Students, I believe you can still go through the teacher assessments. I appreciate your time in doing the assessments and writing any feedback you feel would help me and future students. I believe in constructive criticism and appreciate it from my students!

I do use your comments!
Cheers!

Project 5 process timeline

Here is how the next few weeks will go for us:

11/13 - Approved compositions (IN GRID) based on narratives and finalized article. 
11/15 - Images manipulated, sized and ready for your composition, and text grammatically corrected.  Production work IN CLASS. Design feedback, and lecture on Typography
11/20 &11/22 - THANKSGIVING ( TUT 5 - Project 9) + Feedback over email as requested)
11/27 - P5 Test prints, changes as needed, and any last minute preparation for critique.
11/29 - FINAL PRESENTATION, DIGITAL NOTEBOOK Due in dropbox (PARTY?).

RESOURCES: ALL about In Design and what you need to know for P5

In Design course
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/tutorials.html

Beginners Guides to InDesign
http://design.tutsplus.com/series/beginners-guides-to-indesign--vector-4951

A 20 Minute Intro to Typography Basics
http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/a-20-minute-intro-to-typographybasics--psd-3326

Typography bare basics
http://www.creativebloq.com/typography/what-is-typography-123652

Grids in In Design
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/grids.html

Setting a Grid in In Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWH6HDaMkMM


The Grid System: Building a Solid Design Layout
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/the-grid-system-building-a-solid-design-layout

Brief Process document information for Project 5

Project 5

In your P5 brief make sure to have the following pieces under your 'Research' area:

• Inspiration (Visual and Writing)
• 3-5 styles you would like to approach (Visual and Writing)
• 2-3 possible Typefaces (Explain in writing your choices)
• 2-3 possible color palettes (Explain in writing your choices)

Remember that all the bullet points above have to reflect your personality/style in a way, 
as it is a self-promoting piece!

Layout, Grid and Hierarchy references

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/462181980492221336/
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http://www.howdesign.com/design-business/design-thinking/design-hygiene-handy-design-checklist/

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http://www.companyfolders.com/blog/rule-of-thirds-graphic-design 
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http://vanseodesign.com/web-design/grid-choices/

http://thinkingwithtype.com/grid/#Multicolumn_Grid

 

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http://www.elleandcompanydesign.com/blog/2015/1/21/the-basics-of-visual-hierarchy-and-why-its-important-for-your-website

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Specific Tutorial on how to modify furniture in a room to fit perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gWH4zFVaPQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id0cBO3zUCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4QINs6YyRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLVodHnCF4

DUE on Tuesday 10/30

Please send me your drawings (JPEG pictures) by 5 pm tomorrow afternoon for approval.Otherwise you will be really behind.

Please bring your digital room mostly completed on Tuesday!!! Please put in the work for this weekend... THIS PROJECT IS DUE THURSDAY!!!!

Interesting effects for composites!! Apply this to your P4

Check this out!! Every student can take advantage of at least one of these!!

http://spyrestudios.com/28-photoshop-compositing-tutorials/

Plus, 

10 things you need know about compositing photoshop!