RISD DESIGN/TECH: May 2017

Thursday, May 4, 2017

What you should have done:

Photomontage/First blog post

Vinyl project/images

Fold up brooch sample/hydraulic die

Lasercut template

H-pattern ring sample

Research images/Blog posts (50 posts by the end)

Things you should be working on:

Final animation

Merit badge brooch

Research images/Blog posts

Final will be on May 22nd from 10:00 - 5:00

at Point Street

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Point+St,+Providence,+RI+02903/@41.8160627,-71.408467,3a,75y,172.47h,75.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7uYl3W2U57mg6rxJ-Iu8wQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e4456a563a541b:0x4f100a2e6ca8d913!8m2!3d41.8156623!4d-71.4094979

calendar

Feb 16th

Class introductions, Class blog. Web 2.0, Instagram, Flickr, Blurb, Pinterest, Blogger, Importing and editing photos, file formatting, resolution, file size, understanding digital workspace. Online cloud storage. Intro to Photoshop. Edit photos!

INSPIRATION semester long, mini project, WORK IN CLASS

Feb 23rd

last day for add drop, Photoshop, file types, actions, layers, history, making a snapshot, changing, color-space, paper sizes, Save-for-web, Tool bar, selection tools, magic wand, crop, eyedropper, healing brush, brushes, stamp tool, eraser, paint bucket, gradient tool, Blur, sharpen, smudge, dodge, burn, Type, moving selections between layers. Navigating workspace (space bar, Apple 0, Alt-copy) Masking, Foreground, background, color codes, Masking.

Start ANIMATE mini project, WORK IN CLASS

March 2^nd

Into to illustrator workspace, (Alt-zoom, space-pan, Apple-0 fit to screen), lock, unlock, group, artboards, templates (business cards, CDs etc.), rulers, grid, snaps, points, picas, pixels, inches etc., number of artboards, stroke, fill, type, Processing photos, importing them into illustrator, Vectors images, Tracing (advanced options), Path editing, pathfinder

Punch out rings, fold-up bracelet, H-pattern ring for Barbara,

intro CREATE A STENCIL mini project, WORK IN CLASS

Intro LASER CUT DIES mini project

March 9^th

Visit to Bank building or Co-works. Talk about laser cutting and prepping files, talk about materials, talk about access. Possible tour with David Kim. Ponoko.com, talk about layouts, paper cutting process, glue, x-acto knives, cutting mats

Laser cut dies at CO-works

ANIMATE due

March 16^th

Demo vinyl cutter, application tape, weeding, layering colors,

Illustrator: create outlines, tracing, outline view

Wearing temporary work. What does it mean? What can it do?

VECTORIZE intro, WORK IN CLASS

CREATE A STENCIL due

March 23^rd

Work day/Work in progress review/One-on-one

LASER CUT DIES due Check in on INSPIRATION project

March 30^th

Spring break!! NO CLASS

April 6th

VECTORIZE due MID TERM REVIEW

April 13^th

Intro I HAVE A MERIT BADGE IN….Talk about alternative settings. Layering material to create a narrative. Framing. Anna Talbot, family crests, Wood versus Plexi, Paper versus Mylar, laser cutting other materials (cloth, felt, metals, glass)

April 20^th

Review animation homework

Review Rhino

Review Designs for I HAVE A MERIT BADGE IN....

Intro MAKE A HANDOUT,

WORK-IN-CLASS

April 27th

Demo etching using the vinyl cutter as a resist

Laser etched spray paint. Making patterns in illustrator.

WORK IN CLASS

May 4th

WORK IN CLASS

Work in progress crit for I HAVE A MERIT BADGE IN….

May 11th

I HAVE A MERIT BADGE IN…due

INSPIRATION semester long project due.

MAKE A HANDOUT due

SHIFTING SITES due

May 18th

No class/work day

May 22nd

Final Review/ALL WORK DUE

RISD DESIGN/TECH

Thursday, May 4, 2017

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