Digital Graphics 1B Semester Outline

• Web design using basic scripting languages
• html (hypertext markup language) for content
• css (cascading stylesheets) for style
• Emphasis on writing clean, organized code
• Integrating Photoshop into web design
• preparing images
• resizing
• choosing the right image format
• image effects, buttons, accents, etc.
• Designing a good user interface
• laying out the page using css
• menu styles
• Creating dynamic websites
• javascript
• php
• Web design using Dreamweaver
• designing websites visually
• Macromedia Flash for web apps
• how to incorporate Flash animations into traditional html based websites
• how to create websites that are entirely Flash driven
• how to create interactive presentation with Flash
• how to create animations using Flash
  
• how to create games with Flash
• Other possible activities this semester
• video editing with iMovie
• three dimensional animation with Carrara

SPRING 2006 SEMESTER OVERVIEW

MAIN FOCUS: INTERACTIVITY

UNIT 1

Keynote
Apple's slide presentation software similar to Powerpoint

UNIT 2

Web Design Using Various Scripting Languages:
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- PHP

- Photoshop for the web

UNIT 3

Macromedia Flash Animation
- Basic animation techniques
- Interactivity and gaming

UNIT 4

3D Design and/or Video Editing

Creating simple three dimensional objects and
animations using Carrara

Simple video editing using iMovie


CLASS RULES

- ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION AFFECT YOUR GRADE
- PROJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN ON TIME
- MAINTAIN A QUIET AND FOCUSSED WORK ENVIRONMENT
- ACT RESPONSIBLY TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT
- NO FOOD OR DRINK WHATSOEVER IN THE LAB WHATSOEVER
- NO HEADPHONES OR CELL PHONES
- RESPECT THE DISTRICT'S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY REGARDING
- - INTERNET USE

Illustrator Assignments

airplane (not per. 3)
city
design1
mylightbulb
mypentoolreview
mypencil
mywoodblocks
paintbrush
paperairplane1
paperairplane2
train (not per. 2)

DIGITAL COMPUTERS FALL 2005 SEMESTER OVERVIEW


UNIT 1: Illustration and Design using Adobe Illustrator

Learn the user interface and basic tools of Adobe Illustrator

The tool palette: shape, line, pen, color, stroke, fill tools, selection tools.

More sophisticated uses of the pen tool and its associated tools: the add and subtract anchor point tools, the convert anchor point tool, the direct selection tool.

Sample Projects: Copy some simple designs that require shapes and lines of various strokes, fills, and sizes. Draw designs that require curves using the pen tool. Convert photographic images into shapes and designs for use in logo designs. Typography as a design tool. Design your own business logo and business card. Continue with geometrical art. Examine perspective and three-dimensional art.


UNIT 2: Photo Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop

Learn the user interface and basic tools of Adobe Photoshop

The tool palette: selection tools, move, resize, rotate, magic wand, masking, gradients. Advanced tools: layers, masks, opacity, blends, paths, clone stamp, history brush.

Sample Projects: Alter and/or make corrections to photographic images to create various effects and illusions. Use filters for strong visual effects and design concepts. Compositing (combining) photographic images for use in advertising, posters, package design. Using Illustrator and Photoshop together to combine vector and raster art.


UNIT 3: Web Design

An overview of the various scripting languages involved in creating the visual presentation style, structure, and interactivity of web pages: HTML, Javascript, CSS. The emphasis will be on presenting information and content in a simple manner with an elegant and easy to follow navigation style. Examine current trends in web design.

Sample Projects: Personal (autobiographical) website, celebrity website, art history project, scientific or historical research website. Other projects to be arranged.


UNIT 4: Animation using Macromedia Flash

Using the timeline, frames and keyframes, drawing tools, animation using tweening, user interactivity using Actionscript.

Projects: Flipbook animation using Muybridge photo sequences, simple cartoon style animation, simple interactive and gaming animations. Other projects to be arranged.


Final project: Self portrait using Adobe Illustrator.