This course is aligned with DVC's Digtial Illustration ARTDM-117:
FALL SEMESTER:
Unit One: Personal Branding
Update Personal Logo
Research branding/logo trends
Ideate/update
Color palette/type
Update Portfolio Website
Create Design Resume with infographics
Unit Two: Playing With Cards
What is Illustration?
Ideate and Design Thematic Playing Card Deck
Maximizing Work Flow/Space in Illustrator
Format Poster Layout
Unit Three: Type Design
Typography History
Type Anatomy & Classifications
Ideate/Sketch/Design a Font
Create Typeface Poster with Font
SPRING SEMESTER:
Unit One: Photo Collage Illustration
Photoshop refresh:Selections & masks
Photo editing
Working with adjustments, effects & generative fills in Photoshop
Blog Post: Artist Research, Barbara Kruger & Paula Scher
Branding for Music (choose a song by the artist)
Concert Poster: type, color palette, collage, content info
Album Cover/Concert Poster/Tee shirt/Spotify motion graphics
Unit Two: Game Concept Art & Character Design
Who is Ralph McQuarrie?
Gaming company branding research (blog post)
Ideate a character and game for fictional Gaming Co.
Blog post sketch/iterate ideas
Character Page and turnaround
Environmental Concept Illustration