MICA Intro to GD

Appointment Times & Bringing in Work

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:46:00 -0400

Appointment Times:

4:00 Daisy Farrell

4:15 Jessica Pavone

4:30 Garrett O’Brochta

4:45 Ryan Selvy

5:00 Katherine Ordonez

5:15 Raina Huang

5:30 Jennifer Byun

5:45 Yuka Doyama

6:00-7 dinner

7:00 Alayna Citrin

7:15 Sarah Park

7:30 Alex Perle

7:45 Hannah Johnson

8:00 Kyle Bonner

8:15 Katie Reynolds

8:30 Tyler Turk

8:45 Sara Czernikowski

Drop off all 5 of your final projects at 4:00pm this Thursday, May 3rd regardless of what time your appointment is. Please put it in a portfolio or box.

pick it up anytime after 8:00pm from the 3rd floor Brown Mail area. You have until 4pm Monday, May 9th to take your work out of the mail area or it will be left at the mercy of MICA facilities (aka the trash after Monday evening).

The five projects you need to bring: Found Alphabet, Animals Squared, Gig Posters, Time Machine Ads, Twitter Type Book

Six Word Design Stories in 2 hours!

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:49:00 -0400

From small stories on post-its

to having fun on the screen in 2 hours!

Six Word Story Inspiration

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:30:03 -0400

In 2010 designer Anne Ulku, and writer Van Horgen, created Six Word Story Every Day(SWSED), a daily storytelling exploration through language and typography. It was inspired by the work Ernest Hemingway regarded as his greatest: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

In 2011, Anne accepted and curated submissions from writers and designers all over the world who created their very own six word stories.

That’s what I thought, she said.
Writer: Charles Youel
Designer: Anne Ulku

Highballs left rings on the table.
Writer: Wendy Taylor
Designer: Virginia Shurgar Hassell

What a tangled web we weave.
Writer: Sir Walter Scott
Designer: Dave Yurkanin

Noisy yes!, yet crazy and magnificent.
Writer/Designer: Craig Wills

See LOTS more examples over at http://sixwordstoryeveryday.com/

Type Anatomy & InDesign Tips

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:34:32 -0400

download the presentation here

Download the anatomy of type presentation (courtesy of Brockett!)

Download the class handout on accordion books. Thanks,...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:29:25 -0400

Download the class handout on accordion books. Thanks, Kelcey!

Homework due for Thur, April 19

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:07:19 -0400

Homework: Finish remaining 6 sprints.

Bring all of your sprints (15 squares or more!) printed as thumbnails in full color
4 to a page
**each sprint is min size: 3.5”x3.5”
Cut and trim all

**you may choose to go bigger, but make sure all sprints are exactly the same size when trimmed out.

We will be helping everyone choose their best 5 sprints and the order they’ll be presented in the accordion book.

Twitter Typography, a set on Flickr.Twitter Typography Books...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:36:20 -0400

Twitter Typography, a set on Flickr.

Twitter Typography Books from intro to gd, spring 2011

Monday Talk: Post Typography, Greatest Misses

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:33:57 -0400

Monday April 16, 2012
Maryland Institute College of Art :: Baltimore, MD
Falvey Hall :: 7:00 PM
Presented by the MICA Graphic Design Department

Both events are free and open to the public and will be followed with a Q&A and Lettering & Typebook signing.

Designer Talk: David Plunkert TODAY!

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:32:00 -0400

Noon-1pm
Brown 320

Download Gestalt Presentation

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:10:59 -0400

Click here to download the Gestalt Presentation from today’s class.

Class Policy Reminders

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:59 -0400

Please be aware of the following:

All projects are due as detailed on your project sheets and in class.
Process work is part of the final calculation of your grades for each project.
If you are unsure about anything, always ASK! Kelcey and I are here to help you!
Please contact me if you have any problems regarding a specific deadline you think you might have trouble hitting. Unless you contact me BEFORE the project is due, I expect a project from you submitted as outlined, no questions asked.
I will only allow a resubmission if the project was properly submitted at the time it was due.
I will never lower your grade from a resubmission. You can only improve your grade.

A fun preview of basic principles of design

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:20:44 -0400

A fun preview of basic principles of design

Time Machine Ads Due This Thursday, April 5th!

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:43:47 -0400

You will need the following to turn in your Time Machine Ad Project:

Mount and flush cut your new ad on bristol board
Mount and flush cut original ad on bristol (at its original size)
Bring in digital PDFs of your original ad and your new ad for the class archive.

Please remember to put a cover sheet and trim it down to size on your ads.

MICA Internship Fair this Friday!

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:49:08 -0400

There will be some organizations and businesses on campus this Friday at the Brown Center 1-4pm. If you’re looking for an internship (some are paid!) or job it could be useful in the Baltimore area. Here’s the website: http://micacareerfair.wordpress.com/

and specific companies looking for designers:
http://micacareerfair.wordpress.com/category/for-graphic-design/

On the company profiles it is indicated if they are have full-time, part-time or intern positions. A few of the companies seem like they could offer some good experience…

Homework due for Thur, Mar 29

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:58:45 -0400

We will meet in two sections, 4pm and 7pm. Please bring the following and note your group times below.

Printouts of your two variations of your print ads

black and white, at full-size**. trimmed down.
PDF to project on screen if your printouts are black and white.
you may bring color printouts if you prefer

**Size is determined by the magazine you will be designing for. e.g. REAL SIMPLE is wider than businessweek so measure your magazine to determine your final page size.

To print out an ad that is larger than the letter-size 8.5 x 11, you can print a tiled version from the black and white laser printer and then trim and tape it together. Reference the post on “tiling” below.

Group one: 4pm
Tyler
Alex
Daisy
Garrett
Sara C
Katie Reynolds
Yuka
Jessica
Heather

Group two: 7pm
Sarah Park
Katherine O.
Kyle
Alayna
Zak
Ryan
Hannah
Raina
Jennifer

Tiling a Poster for Crits

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:33:00 -0400

To Tile from Adobe InDesign 5.5

Choose File > Print.

In the Setup area of the Print dialog box, select Tile.

Choose one of the following options in the Tile menu:Auto Automatically calculates the number of tiles required, including the overlap. Auto Justified Increases the amount of overlap (if necessary) so that the right sides of the rightmost tiles are aligned at the right edge of the document’s page, and the bottom sides of the bottommost tiles are aligned at the bottom edge of the document’s page.

I recommend printing with AUTO, and then hit print. Once it is done printing, trim and tape according to the marks on the margins of the page.

Retro Ad Gallery

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:31:00 -0400

The Daily Beast is running a contest to promote the newest season of Mad Men with a gallery of retro ads. I thought it might be nice for you guys to see them given our current project http://www.thedailybeast.com/sponsored/vote-for-your-favorite-retro-ad.html

Globe Poster @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:50:05 -0400

More information about Globe and MICA collab here . See more Globe work Check out the amazing work curated by our very own Kelcey Towell! Hope to see you all there.

Time Machine Homework: Due Mar 22nd

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:54:00 -0500

example of time machine (brian agamie)

Your homework due as a PDF presentation on Mar 22nd:

Get or Scan a hi-res of your vintage advertisement
choose your magazine style you will redesign your old ad into
research your magazine and present your magazine’s audience
brainstorm and sketch 3, 8.5x5.5” sketches on how to repurpose your ad

Extra Credit!

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:40:00 -0500

http://fyi.mica.edu/event/mfa_first_year_show_ii

For 10pts extra credit (that’s a whole letter grade!)

1. Visit the GD MFA First Year Show (II) in the gallery opposite the McDonalds on North Ave before it closes on March 11th!

2. Write a one page response to a one or a series of GD MFA projects you found particularly interesting. Alternatively, you may write a reaction to the show in its entirety.

3. This is not busy work, I truly want you to go, visit and reflect on the work. Your one page response needs to be thoughtfully processed and composed.

Did any of the projects bring up questions in your mind? What where those questions? Did you discover new processes or techniques? Did a visual stick in your mind…why?

This gallery is across from the McDonald’s on North Ave and sits next to the Baltimore Print Studios. The show ends on the 11th, so hurry!!