Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester.

Date Due Today Period Agenda
Aug. 21   • Watch course introduction video
• Complete Personal Introductions post
Aug. 26 • Complete Course Contract
• Read Document Design chap. 1
• Complete Reading Quiz 1
• Discuss Document Design chap. 1
• Introduce Publics Project
• Begin Aesthetic Manifesto Analysis/Production
Aug. 28 • Submit Aesthetic Manifesto Analysis • Begin Aesthetic Manifesto Production
Sept. 2 • Complete Aesthetic Manifesto
• Read Document Design chap. 2
• Complete Reading Quiz 2
• Share Aesthetic Manifestos
• Discuss Book Jacket
Sept. 4 • Read Document Design chap. 3 • Complete Reading Quiz 3 (by midnight)
• Watch graphics tutorial video
• Read "Copyright in General"
• Read "Copyright Flowchart"
Sept. 9 • Read Document Design chap. 4
• Complete Book Jacket Design Plan
• Complete Reading Quiz 4
• Discuss posting drafts
• Begin Book Jacket draft workshop
Sept. 11 • Post Book Jacket drafts • Complete Book Jacket draft activity (before next class period)
Sept. 16 • Complete Book Jacket draft activity
• Read Document Design chap. 7
• Complete DVD Cover Design Plan
• Complete Reading Quiz 5
• Begin DVD Cover draft workshop
Sept. 18 • Post DVD Cover drafts • Complete DVD Cover draft activity (by midnight)
Sept. 23 • Read Document Design chap. 5
• Complete CD Cover Design Plan
• Complete Reading Quiz 6
• Begin CD Cover draft workshop
Sept. 25 • Post CD Cover drafts • Complete CD Cover draft activity (by midnight)
Sept. 30 • Read Document Design chap. 6
• Post advanced drafts of Book Jacket, DVD Cover, and CD Cover
• Complete Reading Quiz 7
• Discuss Materials Analyses and Postmortem
Schedule online interviews
• Continue to develop drafts
Oct. 2 • Read Digital Presence Project page • Participate in online interviews
By midnight:
     • Post Book Jacket
     • Submit Book Jacket Materials Analysis
     • Post DVD Cover
     • Submit DVD Cover Materials Analysis
     • Post CD Cover
     • Submit CD Cover Materials Analysis
Oct. 7 • Submit Postmortem
• Watch business card grid design tutorial video
• Complete QR-code-enhanced Business Card Design Plan
• Begin QR-code-enhanced Business Card draft workshop
Oct. 9 • Read Document Design chap. 8 • Complete Reading Quiz 8
• Watch webpage grid design tutorial video
Oct. 14   No class
Oct. 16 • Post QR-code-enhanced Business Card draft • Complete QR-code-enhanced Business Card draft activity (by midnight Sunday)
Oct. 21 • Complete Profile Webpage Design Plan • Discuss business card rubric criteria
• Begin Profile Webpage draft workshop
Oct. 23
• Develop Profile Webpage draft
Oct. 28 • Read Document Design chap. 9 • Complete Reading Quiz 9
• Discuss webpage rubric criteria
• Continue Profile Webpage draft workshop
Oct. 30 • Read Document Design chap. 10 • Complete Reading Quiz 10
• Continue developing Business Card and Profile Webpage
Nov. 4 • Post advanced drafts of QR-code-enhanced Business Card and Profile Website • Discuss Materials Analyses and Postmortem
• Finalize rubric criteria
• Schedule online interviews
• Continue to develop drafts 
Nov. 6
• Participate in interviews
By midnight Sunday:
     • Post QR-code-enhanced Business Card
     • Submit QR-code-enhanced Business Card Materials Analysis
     • Submit Profile Webpage
     • Submit Profile Webpage Materials Analysis
Nov. 11 • Submit Postmortem
• Read Independent Design Project page
• Begin Research Activity
Nov. 13 • Read Document Design chap. 11 • Complete Reading Quiz 11
• Complete Research Activity
Nov. 18 • Complete Design Plan • Discuss Explication Paper, Presentation, and Postmortem
• Begin individual rubrics
Nov. 20   • Complete IDEA outcome form
Nov. 25 • Complete Document draft
Individual rubric
• Complete Document draft peer workshop
Nov. 27   No class
Dec. 2 • Complete advanced Document draft • Complete IDEA evaluations
• Complete advanced draft workshop
Dec. 4   No class
Dec. 9   No class
Dec. 11
(11:30am)
• Bring Document
• Bring Explication Paper
• Submit Postmortem
• Share Presentations