This sophomore course focused on software and hardware used in graphic design. Students learned page layout, illustration and image manipulation programs, their individual strengths, and how to use them together. I introduced Lynda.com as an alternate form of software instruction for this course and integrated this resource into the classroom.
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Student Work for Project One: Einstein’s Dreams Book Covers
In this project, I asked students to read Einstein’s Dreams and then pick one chapter that intrigued them. Focusing on that one chapter, each student had to design a collage style book cover for the novel. This project was a teaching tool for Photoshop.
 
Backovski; Pearce
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Walters; Huang
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Whaley; Romano
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Drumm; Baker
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Eversole; Carter
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Student Work: Sequencing Project
In this project students were asked to cut out 5 × 5 inch squares from a magazine. Each student then selected the lyrics of a particular song, merged them with the random imagery produced by the squares, and created a sequential accordian fold layout. The resulting brochure served as a promotional piece for the song. This project developed skills in InDesign.
 
Eversole; Drumm
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Pearce; Biel
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Walters; Carter
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Whaley; Frangopoulos