Projects
You will be working on 8 Pieces, at least 4 of which will be new. Some of these pieces will likely be multi-part. Since this class is meant to enhace your portfolio, and you differ from everyone else in the class, the nature of projects you will work on will differ. You should not be concerned with the amount of work others are doing, unless it helps to work more efficiently. You should be concerned with improving yourself as a designer. You will be graded individually, but fairly.
Existing Projects
Each student will be working on 8 projects to place within their final portfolio in this class. (Some of your past projects will be part of your portfolio, but won’t require working on them much in this class.) This number may be slightly higher if the quality of your work dictates, but can be no lower. Your portfolio is meant to present you and your work in the best light, so a high quality of work is expected out of each piece in your portfolio.
At the beginning of the course, you will bring in all your work that you think should be considered for a spot within your portfolio, and which requires improvement or perhaps expansion in scope. You should bring in at least 8 pieces, and these pieces should be substantial, unique projects. (For example, a piece that was done to learn principles of software (like vector drawing) in which everyone achieved the same result should not be a portfolio piece unless there was significant room for expressive interpretation of that project.)
We will together look through your work and decide what pieces you should include in your portfolio, and choose at least 4 that could benefit from either improvement or expansion. You might include more than 4 existing pieces in your portfolio ultimately, but we are going to pick 4 that you will work on for this class.
New Projects
We will also decide on 4 new projects that you will create from a list of project types. This will be based upon your own strengths and weaknesses, and what is not well-represented within your existing portfolio items. The specifics of these projects will be left up to you, subject to instructor approval. These new projects are to be the result of this class, not brought from another class.
Choose from the following:
Collateral set (at least 4 items)
Invitation (more than simply a double-sided card)
Product package design
Website of at least 3 pages, functional
Original animation, 2D or 3D
Animated Title Sequence (Kinetic Letters)
*Typeface Design (presented as a type specimen)
(A-Z in one case and 0-9 minimum: a working font isn’t required, but highly encouraged.)
Event Promotion (Poster and 1 swag piece)
Illustration of a Children’s Book (Front and Back Cover only)
Illustrated Book (may be a collaborative effort)
*If you choose to create a Typeface Design, be aware that this is extremely time-consuming, but also rewarding and a solid portfolio piece. You will likely spend more time on this than other projects, so plan accordingly.
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Again, you may include projects from other classes in your portfolio if their quality warrants it. But for this class, you will be working on 8 pieces, at least 4 of which will be new.
You will submit a plan for the semester and the current version of the projects you will be improving/expanding by the second day of class. This plan (the order, at least) may be changed during the semester, but you must first get approval.
Schedule
The due dates for each project are at the beginning of class on the first class day of the noted week.
Week 1. Syllabus / Intro / Discussion of Project Types / Review of materials
Week 2. Submission of materials, Semester Plan Due
Week 3. Working
Week 4. Project 1 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 5. Project 2 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 6. Working
Week 7. Project 3 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 8. Project 4 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 9. Working
Week 10. Project 5 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 11. Project 6 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 12. Working
Week 13. Project 7 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 14. Project 8 Due (New Project Suggested)
Week 15. Completed Porfolio Due
Interview must have been completed
Exceptions require approval