This is a sample weekly schedule. Each faculty member is welcome to change the timeline and sequence of topics and assignments, as long as all 5 topics are addressed. The topic sequence in this example is image, audio, animation, web, 3d design.
Week 1
- Intro to course
- Overview of class site
- Documentation explanation and examples
- Topic: Image
- Lecture: Image
- Demo: Adobe Photoshop Intro, Shape and Color
- Demo: Posting on the Open Lab
- Blog post 1: Abstract composition
Week 2
- Lecture: Feedback and critique
- Demo: Photoshop image compositing
- Demo: Photoshop filters and adjustments
- Blog post 2: Composite image
Week 3
- Demo: Photoshop patterns
- Demo: Image project submission
Week 4
- Project 1: Image due
- Topic: Audio
- Lecture: Audio
- Demo: Audio recording and editing
- Demo: Audio file sources
- Blog post 3: Audio recording
Week 5
- Demo: Audio filters and effects
- Blog post 4: Audio update
Week 6
- Demo: Audio layering and mixing
- Demo: Audio project submission
Week 7
- Project 2: Audio due
- Topic: Animation
- Lecture: Animation
- Demo: Adobe Animate basics
- Blog post 5: Animated GIF
Week 8
- Demo: Animate tweens
- Demo: Animate symbols
- Blog post 6: Animation draft
Week 9
- Demo: Storyboarding
- Demo: Animation project submission
Week 10
- Project 3: Animation due
- Topic: Web
- Lecture: Web intro
- Demo: HTML
- Demo: Publishing with GitHub
- Blog post 7: Publish a simple web page
Week 11
- Demo: CSS intro and color
- Demo: CSS typography
- Demo: CSS layout
- Blog post 8: Choose Your Own Adventure draft
Week 12
- Demo: Embedding media
- Demo: Web project submission
Week 13
- Project 4: Web due
- Topic: 3D design
- Tutorial: Tinkercad
- Blog post 9: Find a sculpture for inspiration for the 3D model project, describe the sculpture and upload or link to an image
Week 14
- Demo: Recreating a sculpture
- Demo: 3D design project submission
Week 15
- Project 5: 3D design due
