ART 116 - Intro to Digital Media
Arts encourage a kind of thinking that best serves humankind. - Maxine Green
Instructor: ALISON SWEET
Class Schedule
This schedule is a rough outline and is subject to change based on the pace and the needs of the class.
Mon - 8/25 - Introduction, Syllabus, Go over Internet Research/ Blog Homework
Homework: Health and Safety Quiz due 8/27
Order Hard drive!
Purchase Book
Wed - 8/27 Introduce Web, and Vector Unit Homework
Set up class blog for next class; look at fonts for Logo.
Due: Health and Safety Quiz
Homework: Create personal blog, Blog Post: Fonts
Mon - 9/1 - Labor day, NO CLASS
Wed - 9/3 - Share Blogs (Weebles) - Workday for Logos
Mon- 9/8 - Blog class discussion (Fonts) - Logos due - Intro to Raster - CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO STORMS
Wed - 9/10 - Work day - for Raster Exercise - MUST HAVE HARD DRIVES THIS DAY!
Mon - 9/15 - Blog Class Discussion (Creating the Lie) - Raster Exercise Due
Wed - 9/17 - Work day - for Raster Project
Mon - 9/22 - Blog Class Discussion - Work day - for Raster Project
Wed - 9/24 - Raster Critique -- CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Mon - 9/29 - Blog Cass Discussion - Intro to Animation
Wed - 10/1 - Work day - for Animation exercise - Quiz on Raster and Vector
Mon - 10/6 - Blog Class Discussion - Workday - for Animation Exercise Due
Wed - 10/8 - Workday - for Animation Project
Individual meetings to discuss animation unit project
Monday 10/13 - Fall Break NO CLASS
Wednesday 10/15 - Intro to Sound - Workday for Animation Project
Monday 10/20 - Animation Critique - CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Wednesday 10/22 - Work Day for Sound Exercise
Homework: Record Sounds for Unit Project;
Monday - 10/27 - Blog Class Discussion - Sound Exercise due - individual meetings for Sound Project
Wed - 10/29 - Artist statement discussion -- Workday -- for Sound Project
Mon - 11/3 - Sound Project Critique -- CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Wed - 11/5 - Intro to Video - Assign Video Exercise
Mon - 11/10 - Blog Class Discussion - intro to video project - Workday for video exercise
Wed - 11/12 - Video exercise due -Workday - for Video Project - individual meeting about project
Mon - 11/17 - Blog Class Discussion - Workday for Video Project
Wed - 11/19 - Share progress on timeline - Workday for Video Project
Mon - 11/24 - Blog Class Discussion - Work day for Video Project
Wed - 11/26 -Workday for Video Project
Mon - 12/1 - Art Review Due - Website Clean up - Blog: Class Survey
Wed - 12/3 - Video Critique - CANNOT MISS THIS DAY! -- Final Class - - All work must be completed by 10:15
Class Schedule
This schedule is a rough outline and is subject to change based on the pace and the needs of the class.
Mon - 8/25 - Introduction, Syllabus, Go over Internet Research/ Blog Homework
Homework: Health and Safety Quiz due 8/27
Order Hard drive!
Purchase Book
Wed - 8/27 Introduce Web, and Vector Unit Homework
Set up class blog for next class; look at fonts for Logo.
Due: Health and Safety Quiz
Homework: Create personal blog, Blog Post: Fonts
Mon - 9/1 - Labor day, NO CLASS
Wed - 9/3 - Share Blogs (Weebles) - Workday for Logos
Mon- 9/8 - Blog class discussion (Fonts) - Logos due - Intro to Raster - CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO STORMS
Wed - 9/10 - Work day - for Raster Exercise - MUST HAVE HARD DRIVES THIS DAY!
Mon - 9/15 - Blog Class Discussion (Creating the Lie) - Raster Exercise Due
Wed - 9/17 - Work day - for Raster Project
Mon - 9/22 - Blog Class Discussion - Work day - for Raster Project
Wed - 9/24 - Raster Critique -- CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Mon - 9/29 - Blog Cass Discussion - Intro to Animation
Wed - 10/1 - Work day - for Animation exercise - Quiz on Raster and Vector
Mon - 10/6 - Blog Class Discussion - Workday - for Animation Exercise Due
Wed - 10/8 - Workday - for Animation Project
Individual meetings to discuss animation unit project
Monday 10/13 - Fall Break NO CLASS
Wednesday 10/15 - Intro to Sound - Workday for Animation Project
Monday 10/20 - Animation Critique - CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Wednesday 10/22 - Work Day for Sound Exercise
Homework: Record Sounds for Unit Project;
Monday - 10/27 - Blog Class Discussion - Sound Exercise due - individual meetings for Sound Project
Wed - 10/29 - Artist statement discussion -- Workday -- for Sound Project
Mon - 11/3 - Sound Project Critique -- CANNOT MISS THIS DAY!
Wed - 11/5 - Intro to Video - Assign Video Exercise
Mon - 11/10 - Blog Class Discussion - intro to video project - Workday for video exercise
Wed - 11/12 - Video exercise due -Workday - for Video Project - individual meeting about project
Mon - 11/17 - Blog Class Discussion - Workday for Video Project
Wed - 11/19 - Share progress on timeline - Workday for Video Project
Mon - 11/24 - Blog Class Discussion - Work day for Video Project
Wed - 11/26 -Workday for Video Project
Mon - 12/1 - Art Review Due - Website Clean up - Blog: Class Survey
Wed - 12/3 - Video Critique - CANNOT MISS THIS DAY! -- Final Class - - All work must be completed by 10:15
