Tuesday, January 16th
SNOW DAY – MEET ON ZOOM
*Review Syllabus*
Brief Project introduction
HW: Review Past Editorial Examples

Thursday, January 18th
/ Discuss Editorial Design examples & Past Editorial Examples
/ Go over research Topics List
/ Review Concept Development mechanisms post
/ Further Ideate Topics
/ Roundtables of 3-4 students: Discuss potential topics
HW: Ideate Topic
Brainstorm/research possible topics (6-8 ideas) reference Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming for brainstorming techniques
Write a sentence that describes each potential topic and why it is of interest/important to you.
Read: Thinking With Type – Grid & An Ode to the Layout Grid

*Note: For best viewing, open “Thinking With Type” PDF in Acrobat, and select from dropdown
menu in Acrobat: View > Page Display > Two Page View

Tuesday, January 23rd
In Class:
/ Review Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming for brainstorming techniques & possible topics (6-8 ideas) with sentences
/ Class Discussion & Selection of Topic
HW:
/ If needed, continue to define 6-8 ideas
/ If selected, start mapping topic & develop presentation of topic

Thursday, January 25th
In Class:
/ Review Reading: Thinking With Type – Grid & An Ode to the Layout Grid
/ Introduce Abstract
/ Review Topic Reveal Requirements
/ Discuss topics and select 1 direction
Work in class:
Start Abstract & collecting content (articles, texts, source images, etc)
HW:
/ Develop Topic Reveal Presentation, including:
~ A brief abstract (Why this topic, and your intent)
~ Research and collect text, imagery and data
~ Ideation & Mindmapping

Tuesday, January 30th
Due:
In Person Review: Topic Reveal PDF Presentations
HW:
/ Revise Abstract (if needed)
/ Continue collecting imagery and data

Thursday, February 1st
In Class:
/ Continue Topics Presentations
HW:
/ Read: Dynamic Grid System
/ Read: Tim Samara: Making and Breaking the Grid Excerpt
Basics (pg. 22), Anatomy (24-25)
/ Collect  & Upload to shared folder:
1. An example of a dynamic grid system
2. An example of expressive type
/ Continue collecting imagery and data
/ Start sorting text content

Tuesday, February 6th
Due:
1. An example of a dynamic grid system
2. An example of expressive type
In Class:
/ Discuss Reading Dynamic Grid System
/ Grid Introduction > from Typographic Grid Resources
HW:
/ Review Resources from Typographic Grid Resources
/ Read: Tim Samara: Making and Breaking the Grid Excerpt
Exhibits (pgs. 32-109)
/ Continue sorting text content (Google Doc)

Thursday, February 8th
In Class:
/ Working Session & Individual Critiques
/ Review content (gathered so far)
HW:
/ Continue gathering, sorting & synthesizing text content
/ Define a Table of Contents – begin to section/divide your content and identify areas that need more research
/ Research and collect visual content and raw materials

Tuesday, February 13th
Snow Day – Individual Zoom Meetings
In Class:
/ Individual Critiques
/ Review text/visual content (gathered so far) + fonts ideas + Table Of Contents
HW:
/ Finalize text content based on approved Table Of Contents — in Word Doc
/ Explore Font Combinations

Thursday, February 15th
In Class:
/ Working Session & Individual Critiques
/ Discuss “choosing fonts” & Review How To Combine Typefaces in Typographic Grid Resources
/ Use Typographic Links for Type references
/ Finalize text content based on approved Table Of Contents — in Word Doc
HW:
/ Create your working Grid in InDesign
/ Breakdown text in InDesign Document based on your Table of Contents
/ Select a section of the content for exploration ~ 1-2 spreads of text
/ Explore your image/visual narrative concepts (generate imagery)
/ Explore the possibilities of the layout
/ Explore typographic style for publication

Tuesday, February 20th
In Class:
/ Individual Rounds + Working Session
Review:
/ Your Typographic Grid (set last week)
/ Layout explorations ~ 1-2 spreads of text content
/ Typographic style explorations – section of InDesign document
/ Image & visual narrative explorations
HW
Continue generating imagery & applying visual language to other spreads

Thursday, February 22nd
In Class:
/ Individual Rounds + Working Session
HW — Be prepared to show:
/ 3 editorial spreads
/ Clarification of grid system and visual language
/ Initial ideas on how to apply visual language to one additional component of the publication
(infographics / data visualization / contents page / timeline)

Tuesday, February 27th
In Class:
Introduce Infographics & Data Visualization for your Editorial
Small Group Class Critique:
/ Print 3+ spreads as single pages (10″x16″)
/ Discuss grid, layout, imagery & typography
/ Clarification of grid system and visual language
HW:
/ Review Data Visualization & Infographic Inspirations
/ Define Data Sets for Editorial
/ Experiment & apply visual approaches to Data

Thursday, February 29th
Individual Rounds + Working Session
HW:
/ 5 Complete spreads with defined Character & Paragraph styles
/ Preliminary designs for 1-2 additional component of the publication
(infographics / data visualization / contents page / timeline)

Tuesday, March 5th
Individual Rounds + Working Session
HW:
Finesses/Complete infographics, data visualization or timeline

Thursday, March 7th
In Class:
11:30am-12:00pm: Print  5 spreads & Post on Wall
Review Printed Spreads 
HW Over Spring Break:
/ Refinement and unification of publication system and elements for at least 7 spreads
/ Further develop Info-graphic and/or Data Visualization Components
/ Present in class on Tuesday March 19th:
Present as Digital File /PDF
With your Editorial doc open in InDesign, go to:
1. File > Export
2. Choose “PDF” from dropdown menu below in dialog box
3. When next dialog appears, choose Press Quality in top dropdown
4. Under Pages the range you want to print
5. And choose to print “Spreads” (not Pages)
so your file will print in the double-page spread

Tuesday, March 12 [NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK]
Thursday, March 14 [NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK]

Tuesday, March 19th
/ Class Critique Session — On Screen. Create high-res PDF of spreads. See instructions
above on March 7th homework. You will receive a grade for what you present.
HW:
/ Post presented PDF on Google Drive folders
/ Refinement and unification of publication system and elements
/ Carry over design system on all spreads

Thursday, March 21st
/ Class Critique Session — cont.
/ In-class working session & individual one-on-ones
/ Go over Image Size, Resolution Scaling and Use of Filters
/ Review Pre-Production Checklist: http://acmgd.info/gd4/pre-production-checklist/
HW:
/ Design remaining Editorial spreads
/ Refinement and unification of publication system and elements
/ Print newly developed spreads (print single sheets with crop marks @ 100%, trim and tape together into Spreads)

Tuesday, March 26th
/ Turn in printed/pasted spreads
/ Editorial Binding Demo
/ Review ~ Refinements to your info-graphic/data visualization component + all spreads
*Graded Evaluations Shared – for 3/19 critique*
HW:
/ Refinement and unification of publication system and elements to all spreads
/ Design any remaining spreads (i.e. Cover, Bibliography, Image Credits, Colophon)

Thursday, March 28th
/ Class Review: Printing Pre-Production
/ In-class working session & individual one-on-ones
/ Present additional spreads and elements
HW:
Prepare to present for Final Editorial Critique next week.