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Course Presentation: Design for the Non-Designer

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

Open publication – Free publishing – More education

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Activity: DesignFelt™

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

The concept with DesignFelts™ is that you can arrange a layout with the multiple cutout elements and then continually work with it. The tactile nature of holding physical objects is an engaging process that is unique from sketching or from … Continue reading →

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DESIGN FOR THE NON-DESIGNER Series, Graphic Design: An Introduction

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

This is the text outline and speaking notes for the visual presentation. This course is not required for faculty participation. There are a set number of meetings each faculty member must attend each year, one of which this course fulfills. … Continue reading →

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Making my first course syllabus

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

Design For The Non-Designer Now that I’ve decided my topic, my audience and my intended course length it’s time to dig into the real work of designing the course. Writing a rough outline and jotting down loose ideas was the … Continue reading →

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Week 16: Class Final – Brochure Photos

Posted on December 17, 2010 by admin

Below is a gallery of the images I captured on the final day of class. You can see the what grade I assigned to each assignment had I been responsible for grading by clicking the image or hovering over it..

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Week 16 Summary

Posted on December 16, 2010 by admin

The last week of class was filled with excitement. You could tell that at least half of the students were relieved to be finished strong with their projects and were ready for the holiday break. The other half were content … Continue reading →

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Additional Class: Portfolio Review Night

Posted on December 8, 2010 by admin

This week I joined the students of the Portfolio Review class. All semester they have been fine tuning their portfolios and learning techniques on how to present themselves professionally. This week it was finally there chance to put all their … Continue reading →

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Week 15 Summary

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

Today was the last class before final projects are due. In Advanced Graphic Design I there are no final exams per se, although the last project is worth the majority of the class grade. Students were to bring their final … Continue reading →

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Week 14 Additional Class

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

A requirement of the teaching internship is to sit in on two other courses sometime in the semester. With a limited schedule (only available after 5pm) I was somewhat limited to which classes I could join. I was hoping on … Continue reading →

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Week 14 Summary

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

Although I’ve been in sitting in on class for the past 14 weeks, I continue to be baffled by student attendance. It seems as though each week one third to half of the students choose not to show up. As … Continue reading →

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