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Rutgers MGSA
Fall 2020
BFA Design 1A
07:081:231
Zoom ID: 881 6153 3379
(pw in g-cal)
Friday, 9:50–4:10
Mindy Seu
mseu@mgsa.rutgers.edu
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  • W1 — Sept 4

    — 9:50–10:00 — Demo: Zoom
    — 10:00–10:15 — Please fill out this questionnaire
    — 10:15–10:45 — Introductions / Ritual
    — 10:45–11:00 — Group Agreement
    — 11:00–11:05 — 5 min break
    — 11:05–11:35 — E1a: Zoom background
    — 11:35–12:00 — Review syllabus
    — 12:00–12:15 — Review support
    — 12:15–12:30 — Demo: Slack, join here!
    — 12:30–1:00 — E1b: Slack avatar
    — 1:00–1:30 — lunch break
    — 1:30–2:30 — Lecture & Discussion: What is typography?
    — 2:30–2:35 — 5 min break
    — 2:35–3:05 — E1c: Abstract Compositions, Part 1
    — 3:05–3:35 — E1d: Abstract Compositions, Part 2
    — 3:35–3:40 — 5 min break
    — 3:40–4:00 — Presentations: Sign-up here

    For next week...
    — Read Silas Munro’s Typography as a Radical Act
    — Read Ellen Lupton’s Letter, sections Anatomy, Size, Scale, Type Classification, Type Families

  • W2 — Sept 11

    — Has everyone gotten access to InDesign?
    — Has everyone signed up for a presentation?
    — 9:50–10:20 — rose, bud, thorn
    — 10:20–10:35 — student presentation
    — 10:35–11:00 — Pop Quiz! Letter Anatomy
    — 11:00–11:05 — 5 min break
    — 11:05–11:20 — Book Demo: Jurriaan Schrofer
    — 11:20–12:00 — E2a: Spreadsheet Typeface
    — 12:00–12:05 — 5 min break
    — 12:05–1:20 — E2b: Collective Publication
    — 1:20–1:50 — lunch break
    — 1:50–2:10 — E2b: Collective Publication , cont’d
    — 2:10–2:40 — Lecture: More Typography

    For next week...
    — Thinking with Type, Text: Kerning, Tracking, Line Spacing, Alignment
    — If it’s your week, prepare your presentation.

  • W3 — Sept 18
    <P1>

    — 9:50–10:00 — Warm-up, everyone pick one stretch
    — 10:00–10:15 — Student presentation (Priya)
    — 10:15–11:00 — P1: Booklet begins, Part 1
    — 11:00–11:05 — break
    — 11:05–11:30 — P1: Booklet, Part 1
    — 11:30–12:00 — Intro: Lecture, Thinking with Type, Grids
    — 12:00–12:05 — break
    — 12:05–12:30 — Demo: InDesign
    — 12:30–1:00 — lunch break
    — 1:00–3:45 — in-class working time — the Zoom link will be open the entire time if you’d like a one-on-one
    — 3:45–4:00 — Naming and organizing your files

    for next week...
    — finish P1: Booklet, Part 1. Drop 5 PDFs into Slack; NOT the packaged folder.
    — finish P1: Booklet, Part 2. Drop 5 PDFs into Slack; NOT the packaged folder.
    — Ice and Azaria, please prepare your presentations

  • W4 — Sept 25

    — 9:50–10:05 — Ice’s presentation
    — 10:05–11:00 — Excerise: Spotted!
    — 11:00–1:00 — 3-on-1 small group meetings, critiques for Part 1 and Part 2, sign up here)
    — 1:00–1:30 — lunch break
    — 1:30–3:30 — 3-on-1 small group meetings, cont’d
    — 3:30–4:00 — Review: Typesetting Checklist

    for next week...
    — P1: Booklet, Part 3

  • W5 — Oct 2

    —9:50–3:45 — one-on-ones, sign-up here

  • W6 — Oct 9
    </P1> <P2>

    — 9:50–10:30 — Presentations by Azaria and Paris
    — 10:30–11:00 — P1 presentations for 5 students
    — 11:00–11:05 — 5 min break
    — 11:05–11:35 — P1 presentations for 5 students
    — 11:35–11:40 — 5 min break
    — 11:40–12:10 — P1 presentations for 5 students
    — 12:10–12:20 — P1, on pause and next steps
    — 12:20–1:00 — P2 Kick-Off + randomizer + brainstorm
    — 1:00–1:30 — lunch break
    — 1:30–2:15 — Demos: Illustrator + Typekit
    — 2:15–4:00 — E5: Recreate this Poster

  • W7 — Oct 16

    — 9:50–10:30 — Presentations by Emily and Gia
    — 10:30–10:35 — Sign up for three-on-ones that will take place during the rest of class
    — 10:35–4:00 — come into the Zoom during your small group meetings

  • W8 — Oct 23

    — 9:50–10:30 — Presentations by Deena and Yvette
    — 10:30–10:35 — Sign-up for one-on-ones and mid-semester check-ins that will take place during the rest of class
    — 10:35–3:30 — One-on-one mid-semester check-ins + critique

  • W9 — Oct 30

    — 9:50–10:10 — Presentation by Ro
    — 10:10–10:40 — Looping back to P1: cover and chapter pages
    — 10:40–10:45 — sign up for three-on-one small group meetings
    — 10:45–10:50 — break
    — 10:50–4:00 — three-on-one small group meetings

  • W10 — Nov 6
    </P2>

    — 9:50–10:10 — Presentation by John
    — 10:10–11:00 — P2 Final Presentations
    — 11:00–11:05 — break
    — 11:05–12:00 — P2 Final Presentations, cont’d
    — 12:00–12:05 — break
    — 12:05–1:00 — EC: P1 covers and chapter pages

    No homework this week! Next week we’ll start P3 and learn begin to learn HTML/CSS.
    Carl, please prepare your presentation.

  • W11 — Nov 13
    <P3>

    — 9:50–10:15 — Presentation by Carl
    — 10:15–10:20 — Download the text editor VS Code. Note: Apple computers have a note-taking software called “Text Editor”. This is misleading! This text editor does not format for HTML and CSS, which is why we are downloading a third party application.
    — 10:20–11:00 — Intro to HTML
    — 11:00–11:05 — break
    — 11:05–12:00 — Intro to HTML, cont’d
    — 12:00–12:05 — break
    — 12:05–1:00 — E8: Markup Myself
    — 1:00–1:30 — lunch break
    — 1:30–1:45 — Intro to the Artfiles Server
    — 1:45–2:30 — Intro to P3: Manifesto
    — 2:30–2:35 — break
    — 2:35–3:00 — final wrap-up for P1 booklets extra credit

    For next week...
    — refer to the instructions in the P3 doc to complete two sketches in InDesign or Illustrator
    — watch the Basics of HTML by Laurel Schwulst
    — Ria and Shef, your presentations have been moved to the last week of class with Lucy.

  • W12 — Nov 20

    — Visiting Guest: Emma Rae Norton
    — 10:00–12:00 — Hand Coding Round Robin workshop led by Emma Rae Bruml Norton
    — 12:00–12:30 — lunch break
    — 12:30–1:30 — Intro to CSS plus Emma’s guide here
    — 1:30–3:30 — in-class work time

    For the next two weeks, continue building your webpages.

    Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
    Ria, Shef, Lucy, your presentations will be on the last day of class.

  • W13 — Nov 27
    <holiday>

    no class this week

  • W14 — Dec 4
    </P3>

    — 10:00–12:00 — optional office hours for technical support, sign-up here
    — 12:00–1:00 — presentations by Shef, Ria, and Lucy
    — 1:00–1:30 — break
    — 1:30–2:20 — E10: Favicon
    — 2:20–2:25 — break
    — 2:25–2:35 — end-of-semester survey
    — 2:35–3:00 — optional Ria, Priya, Emily, Ice, Paris share their printed P1: Booklet
    — 3:00–4:00 — final presentations for P3: Manifesto