ELECTRONIC DESIGN : James O'Brien : Art Institutes International : Fall 2007

Syllabus and class guidelines

Lectures and demos

01 : Grid  more about Grids

02 : Type

03 : Image preparation

04 : Illustrator layout

05 : InDesign multi-page layout  <<REVIEW FOR FINAL PROJECT

06 : Zine design  <<NEW

In-class exercises

01 : Create a series of ten grids in Illustrator.

02 : Find an existing grid.

03 : Research and find a nonprofit event.

04 : Design style report  <<NEW

Projects

01 : Promotional card

02 : Poster for nonprofit

03 : Box  template with tabs  another box template (you could replace the leaf tab with something else)

04 : Zine (multi-page document) definition of zine  <<UPDATED

Links

Adobe Design Center (online tips and tutorials) Illustrator topics Indesign topics Photoshop topics

lynda.com Illustrator CS3 free training videos

lynda.com InDesign CS3 free training videos

lynda.com Photoshop CS3 free training videos (Prepress Essentials)

Apple Pro: professional profiles and tips using Apple technology

Creating point and area type video

Type on a path video

Using the Color Guide to find and create color solutions video

Setting up a new InDesign document video  <<REVIEW FOR FINAL PROJECT

 

IF YOUR BROWSER ASKS YOU TO INSTALL FLASH PLAYER 9, GO AHEAD AND CLICK THE YES BUTTON. USUALLY ON CAMPUS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO INSTALL ANYTHING (IT IS ACTUALLY DISCOURAGED) BUT THIS UPDATE PROCESS (THINK UPDATE NOT INSTALL) SHOULD WORK FINE. YOU WILL HAVE TO QUIT THE BROWSER ONCE YOU BEGIN THE INSTALL HOWEVER. IF YOU STILL HAVE TROUBLE VIEWING ANY OF THE ABOVE VIDEOS, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL COME UP WITH A WORKAROUND.

 

© 2007 James O'Brien