Graphic Design II: Projects, Due Dates, & Filenames

Kerning Experiment
Due: Friday, Sept. 5
Title your .png with your username, underscore, kerning
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_kerning.png
Share this with me through Google Drive

Text for Newsletter
Due: Friday, Sept. 12
4 full paragraphs of text for your Newsletter. It should be written BY YOU because, as a fan, you can relate to people who are also interested in your subject. Do NOT copy and paste from the internet. The information that you write should be factual and current, but in your own words.

InDesign Trial (Mass Art Poster)

Due: September 29. 2014
Because this is an InDesign document, follow these instructions to p4repare your file:
  1. Open your InDesign document and go to File>Package. You will receive a pop-up message that says "Possible problems were detected..." Click on "View Info." Look at the summary portion and check out what possible problems InDesign has detected. If the only problem is that one or more of your files uses RGB color space, then proceed to step 2. If you receive this message because you have any number of links Missing or Modified, click CANCEL then go to your links palette (Window>Links.)  Look for the link(s) that has either a red stop sign (indicating a missing link) or a yellow caution symbol (indicating a link that needs to be updated). Double click on each link that has an issue and relink those files. You must fix your links before continuing. After, go to File>Package again, click "View Info," verify all of your links, and click "Package." 
  2. On the next pop-up (Printing Instructions), just click "Continue."
  3. The next pop-up will ask you to create a package folder. Title your package folder with your username, underscore, newsletter and save it to your desktop. An example of the title would be kennedyjo16_massart. Save the package folder to your desktop.
  4. You may receive a "Warning" message which is basically letting you know that things that you are collecting for your package might be copyrighted. That is ok. We are not making money from this. You are only collecting these items to send to me for a grade. Click "OK."
  5. At this point, InDesign will collect your newsletter document along with all of your images and fonts used. It will create a folder on your desktop that contains all of these items. 
  6. Send me this folder 

Masthead
Due: October 2, 2014
Title your .psd with your username, underscore, masthead
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_masthead.psd

Newsletters - PDF version
Due:  October 2, 2014
A PDF is one of the most recognizable file formats. This version of your newsletter will allow anyone to VIEW it. While no one will be able to make changes to it, it is necessary to send this version out to subscribers. To create this .pdf version in InDesign:
  • File>Adobe PDF Presets>High Quality Print
  • In the pop up window, title your PDF with your last name, first initial, underscore, newsletter. Make sure you leave the ".pdf" file extension. Also, make note of where you are saving this file.
  • In the next pop-up, you will see some standard settings for a high quality PDF. You can click "EXPORT" from this screen
  • You should then see a progress bar for generating your PDF. Your PDF will save to your computer 
Newsletters - Completed Folder
Due: October 2, 2014
Because this is an InDesign document, follow these instructions to prepare your file:
  1. Open your InDesign document and go to File>Package. You will receive a pop-up message that says "Possible problems were detected..." Click on "View Info." Look at the summary portion and check out what possible problems InDesign has detected. If the only problem is that one or more of your files uses RGB color space, then proceed to step 2. If you receive this message because you have any number of links Missing or Modified, click CANCEL then go to your links palette (Window>Links.)  Look for the link(s) that has either a red stop sign (indicating a missing link) or a yellow caution symbol (indicating a link that needs to be updated). Double click on each link that has an issue and relink those files. You must fix your links before continuing. After, go to File>Package again, click "View Info," verify all of your links, and click "Package." 
  2. On the next pop-up (Printing Instructions), just click "Continue."
  3. The next pop-up will ask you to create a package folder. Title your package folder with your last name, first initial, underscore, newsletter and save it to your desktop. An example of the title would be kennedyjo16_newsletter. Save the package folder to your desktop.
  4. You may receive a "Warning" message which is basically letting you know that things that you are collecting for your package might be copyrighted. That is ok. We are not making money from this. You are only collecting these items to send to me for a grade. Click "OK."
  5. At this point, InDesign will collect your newsletter document along with all of your images and fonts used. It will create a folder on your desktop that contains all of these items. 
  6. Send me this folder

3D Letter Construction
Due: Wednesday, Oct. 29
Title your document with your username, underscore, letter
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_letter.psd
You also need to ASSEMBLE your letter. Remember that PRESENTATION is a huge, Huge, HUGE part of design. I will be grading you on your presentation of your word. I will be looking for neatness and quality.

Helvetica

Due:  Thursday, Oct. 30
You will need to share these with me via google docs. You can put them in a folder and share the entire folder with me. 
Title your zipped folder with your username, underscore, helvetica
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_helvetica.zip
(Alternatively, you can also pass in all 10 files separately. Make sure they are labeled consecutively: kennedyjo16_helvetica1.jpg, kennedyjo16_helvetica2.jpg, etc.)

Logo Design

Due: 
Title your Adobe Illustrator document with your username, underscore, logo
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_logo.ai

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Magazine - Cover Only
Due:    _______________
Title your .psd with your username, underscore, cover
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_cover.psd


Final Project - TYPOGRAPHIC PDF
Due:    _______________
Title your file with your username, underscore, final
Example of Title: kennedyjo16_final.pdf
To save a .pdf in Illustrator, Go to File>Save As
In the next menu, where it says "Format," change the dropdown menu to "Illustrator PDF." Done.