*This is a directed study course covering large scale projects related to the completion of your major requirements. As such, this course will differ slightly for Graphic Design majors, IIT majors, and Digital BFA majors.
*All students must meet with the faculty member to discuss and agree upon a course of study for the term by the end of the second week of classes. After the initial meeting between the student and the faculty member, all students will meet individually with the professor a total four times over the course of the semester, roughly every four weeks.
*All students will also make two presentations of their work to the class, the first during weeks 7, 8, 9, the second during weeks 13, 14, 15. During this time, attendance is required for all students during the meeting and presentation period, MW 8:30 - 11:15.
*All students will maintain a blog with weekly updates on their project progress, related research, and faculty meetings. There should be a total of 10 posts related strictly to research. Responses to faculty meetings will include conversation content summaries as well as interpretations and responses. There should be a total of five separate posts relating to faculty meetings. There should be a total of 14 posts related to project progress. There should be a total of five separate posts relating to faculty meetings. There should be a total of 10 posts related strictly to research. This is a total of 29 separate blog posts.
14 posts on projects = 1 per week
5 posts on faculty meetings
10 posts on research
design blogs and magazines
- YOUTHEDESIGNER
- Vandelay Design
- Subtraction
- SMASHING MAGAZINE
- SWISS MISS
- Six Revisions
- DESIGN OBSERVER
- Presidia Creative
- bonfx
- OUTLAW
- The Personal Disquiet of MARK BOULTON
- inspirationbit
- WIRED DESIGN
- eye
- geometrydaily
- Lovely Package
- Forget the Film, Watch the Titles
- Art OF THE TITLE
- i love typography
- TYPE EVERYTHING
- WELOVETYPOGRAPHY
- David Airey
- JUST CREATIVE
- Fuel Your Creativity
- Coudal Partners
- DEXIGNER
- grain edit
- Aisle.One
- LOGODESIGNLOVE