Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester.

Date Due Today In Class
Jan. 14   • Introduction
Personal Introductions post
Jan. 16 • Watch course introduction video
• Complete Course Contract
• Read D.I.Y. 15–30
• Look through Publics Project information
Reading Quiz 1
• Discuss D.I.Y. 15–30
• Introduce Publics Project
• Discuss Aesthetic Manifesto Analysis
Jan. 21 Aesthetic Manifesto Analysis • Share Aesthetic Manifesto Analyses
Jan. 23 • Read D.I.Y. 36–49 & 62–69 Reading Quiz 2
• Discuss D.I.Y. 36–49 & 62–69
• Begin graphics tutorial
Jan. 28 • Watch graphics tutorial video
• Read Document Design chap. 1
• Complete Reading Quiz 3 by 11:59pm
No class
Jan. 30   No class
Feb. 4 • Read Document Design chap. 2
• Book Jacket drafts
Reading Quiz 4
• Book Jacket draft workshop
Feb. 6 • Read Document Design chap. 3 Reading Quiz 5
• Discuss Document Design chap. 3
• Form Book Jacket rubric 
Rubric scoring activity
• Discuss Book Jacket Materials Analysis
Feb. 11 • DVD Cover drafts
• Read "The Science behind Fonts"
Book Jacket rubric vote
• DVD Cover workshop
Feb. 13 • Read Document Design chap. 7 Reading Quiz 6
• Discuss Document Design chap. 7
• Form DVD Cover rubric
Rubric scoring activity
Rubric vote
• Discuss DVD Cover Materials Analysis
Feb. 18 • CD Cover drafts  • CD Cover workshop 
Feb. 20 • Read Document Design chap. 4  Reading Quiz 7
• Discuss Document Design chap. 4
• Form CD Cover rubric 
• Discuss CD Cover Materials Analysis
Feb. 25 Book Jacket
Book Jacket Materials Analysis
DVD Cover
DVD Cover Materials Analysis
CD Cover
CD Cover Materials Analysis
• Discuss Publics Project Postmortem
• Share Publics Project materials
• Introduce Digital Presence Project
Feb. 27 Publics Project Postmortem • Individual Interviews
   • 3:30—Maggie
   • 3:35—Jay
   • 3:40—Liz
   • 3:45—Adam
   • 3:50—Juliane
   • 3:55—Chris
   • 4:00—Sara
   • 4:05—Dan
   • 4:10—Brandon
   • 4:15—Ricky
   • 4:20—Nathan
Mar. 4
No class
Mar. 6   No class
Mar. 11 • Read D.I.Y. 56–61
QR-code-enhanced Contact Card Design Plan
Reading Quiz 8
• QR-code-enhanced Contact Card workshop 
Mar. 13 • Read D.I.Y. 167–175
Profile Webpage Design Plan
• Look through Starting with HTML + CSS
Reading Quiz 9
• Profile Webpage workshop
Mar. 18  • Listen to the "Cover Story" episode of 99% Invisible and look through the corresponding text and images  No class
Mar. 20   No class
Mar. 25 • QR-code-enhanced Contact Card draft (printed on letter-sized paper)
QR-code-enhanced Contact Card draft workshop
• Form QR-code-enhanced Contact Card rubric
• Discuss QR-code-enhanced Contact Card Materials Analysis
Mar. 27 • Profile Webpage draft (on UNCW webspace) • Profile Webpage draft workshop
Apr. 1 • Profile Webpage draft (on UNCW webspace) • Profile Webpage draft workshop cont.
• Submit Profile Website URLs
• Form Profile Webpage rubric
• Discuss Profile Webpage Materials Analysis
• Discuss Digital Presence Project Postmortem
Apr. 3 QR-code-enhanced Contact Card
QR-code-enhanced Contact Card Materials Analysis
Profile Webpage
Profile Webpage Materials Analysis
Digital Presence Project Postmortem
• Introduce Independent Design Project
Apr. 8 • Read Document Design chap. 10
Design Plan One
Reading Quiz 10
• Discuss Document Design chap. 10
• Discuss Design Plans
Apr. 10 • Read Document Design chap. 11
Design Plan Two
Reading Quiz 11
• Discuss Document Design chap. 11
• Discuss Design Plans 
Apr. 15 • Read Document Design chap. 5
Reading Quiz 12
• Discuss IDEA outcomes
• Discuss Explication Papers
• Discuss Postmortem
• Generate individual rubrics
Apr. 17
No class
Apr. 22
English in Action Showcase (meet in Warwick Center)
Apr. 24 • Document One draft
• Document Two draft
Draft workshop
Apr. 26 • Read Document Design chap. 6 & 8
Reading Quiz 13
No class
Apr. 29  • Read Document Design chap. 9 Reading Quiz 14
• Discuss Document Design chap. 9
• Discuss Presentation
• Final draft workshop
May. 6 (3:00pm) • Document One
Explication Paper One
• Document Two
Explication Paper Two
Postmortem 
• Share presentations 

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