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=Table of Contents=
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*Introduction to Digital Foundations
 
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*Introduction to Operating Systems
Introduction: [[Read Me!]]
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*Introduction to Bauhaus
<br>
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<p><b>[[Chapter 1 CS4]]: The Metaphor of Using Graphics Applications</b>
Introduction to Digital Foundations
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</p>
Introduction to Operating Systems
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*Formal Principles: Dynamic and Static Compositions, Movement versus Stillness
Introduction to Bauhaus
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*Visual References: Egon Schiele
 
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*Technical:
[[Chapter 1 CS4]]: The Metaphor of Using Graphics Applications
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**Welcome to the OS, Common Metaphors
 
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**Opening, saving and closing files with Adobe Illustrator
Formal Principles: Dynamic and Static Compositions, Movement versus Stillness
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**Creating a dynamic composition in Adobe Illustrator
Visual References: Amedeo Modigliani, Egon Schiele
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**Rectangle Shape Tool
Technical:
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**Fill and Stroke
Welcome to the OS, Common Metaphors
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**Select Tool
Opening, saving and closing files with Adobe Illustrator
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**Master Files and Naming Conventions
Creating a dynamic composition in Adobe Illustrator
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<p><b>[[Chapter 2 CS4]]: Searching and Sampling - Becoming an Expert Web User</b>
Rectangle Shape Tool
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</p>
Fill and Stroke
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*Formal Principles: Copyright, Fair Use, Appropriation
Select Tool
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*Visual References: Marcel Duchamp, Kenneth Tinkin-Hung
Master Files and Naming Conventions
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*Technical:    
<br>
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**Searching for images: Filtering search engines
[[Chapter 2 CS4]]: Searching and Sampling - Becoming an Expert Web User
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**Saving images from the web to the harddrive
<br>
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**Searching for images: The public domain
 
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**Licensing artwork
Formal Principles: Copyright, Fair Use, Appropriation
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**Searching for images: Stock websites
Visual References: Marcel Duchamp, Kenneth Ti
 
Technical:
 
Searching for images: Filtering search engines
 
Saving images from the web to the harddrive
 
Searching for images: The public domain
 
Licensing artwork
 
Searching for images: Stock websites
 
  
 
=Adobe Illustrator=
 
=Adobe Illustrator=
<br>
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<p><b>[[Chapter 3 CS4]]: Symmetry</b>
[[Chapter 3 CS4]]: Color Theory and Basic Shapes
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</p>
<br>
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*Formal Principles: Symmetry, Asymmetry, Focal Point, Passive and Active Negative Space
Formal Principles: Color Models, Relationships on the Wheel, Hue, Value, Saturation
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*Visual References: The Bookman (Advertisement), Leonardo da Vinci, Adalpertus
Visual References: Johannes Itten (color wheel), Joseph Albers, Edouard Manet
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*Technical:
Technical:
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**Copy, Paste, and Move Objects with Key Commands
Custom Document
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**Short-cuts and Key Commands
Artboard
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**Grouping and Ungrouping
Rulers and Guides
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**Locking Layers
Shape Tools
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**Fill and Outline
Selecting Objects
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**Scaling with the Selection Tool
RGB and CMYK Color Palette
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**Align Palette
Creating Tints and Shades
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<p><b>[[Chapter 4 CS4]]: Type on the Grid</b>
Copying and Moving shapes
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</p>
Tools and Palettes
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*Formal Principles: Line, Plane, Balance, The Grid, Type Basics
<br>
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*Visual References: Theo van Doesburg, STILL NEED ONE MORE [we wanted:Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Piet Modrian, Jan Tschichold, Wolfgang Weingart] [we found: Theo van Doesburg, El Lissitzky, Leonardo da Vinci, August Macke]
[[Chapter 4 CS4]]: Type on the Grid
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*Technical:
<br>
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**Repositioning Rulers
Formal Principles: Line, Plane, Balance, The Grid, Type Basics
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**Line Tool
Visual References: Theo van Doesburg, STILL NEED ONE MORE [we wanted:Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Piet Modrian, Jan Tschichold, Wolfgang Weingart] [we found: Theo van Doesburg, El Lissitzky, Leonardo da Vinci, August Macke]
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**Using the Type Tool for Headlines and Text Boxes
Technical:
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**Justification, Leading, Kerning  
Repositioning Rulers
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**Zoom Tool, Hand Tool
Line Tool
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**Introduction to the Direct Select Tool
Using the Type Tool for Headlines and Text Boxes
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<br /><p><b>[[Chapter 5 CS4]]: Color Theory and Basic Shapes</b>
Justification, Leading, Kerning
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</p>
Zoom Tool, Hand Tool
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*Formal Principles: Color Models, Relationships on the Wheel, Hue, Value, Saturation
Introduction to the Direct Select Tool
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*Visual References: Johannes Itten (color wheel), Joseph Albers, Jahre Deutscher Werkbund, Edouard Manet, and Vincent Van Gogh
<br>
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*Technical:
[[Chapter 5 CS4]]: Symmetry
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**Custom Document
<br>
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**Artboard
Formal Principles: Symmetry, Asymmetry, Focal Point, Passive and Active Negative Space
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**Rulers and Guides
Visual References: The Bookman (Advertisement) and Leonardo da Vinci
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**Shape Tools
Technical:
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**Selecting Objects
Copy, Paste, and Move Objects with Key Commands
+
**RGB and CMYK Color Palette
Short-cuts and Key Commands
+
**Creating Tints and Shades
Grouping and Ungrouping
+
**Copying and Moving shapes
Locking Layers
+
**Tools and Palettes
Fill and Outline
+
<b>[[Chapter 6 CS4]]: Line Art and Flat Graphics</b>
Scaling with the Selection Tool
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*Formal Principles: Gesture Drawings, Line, Weight, Texture, Atmospheric Perspective
Align Palette
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*Visual References: A Diagram from Harper's Bazar and Ronen Eidelman
<br>
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*Technical:
[[Chapter 6 CS4]]: Line Art and Flat Graphics
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**Pen Tool
<br>
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**Anchor Points and Bezier Handles
Formal Principles: Gesture Drawings, Line, Weight, Texture, Atmospheric Perspective
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**Convert Anchor Point Tool
Visual References: A Diagram from Harper's Bazar and Ronen Eidelman
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**Vector graphics  
Technical:
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**Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool
Pen Tool
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**Clipping Mask
Anchor Points and Bezier Handles
 
Convert Anchor Point Tool
 
Vector graphics
 
Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool
 
Clipping Mask
 
Live Trace (I DIDN'T GET TO THIS - WE CAN ADD IT HERE IF WE HAVE TO)
 
=PhotoShop=
 
<br>
 
[[Chapter 7 CS4]]: Scanning
 
<br>
 
Formal Principles: Photograms and Scanograms, Abstraction
 
Visual References:Anna Atkins, Lemons (unknown artist)
 
Technical:
 
Scanning objects
 
Photoshop Palette Basics
 
Pixels and Raster Images
 
Resolution
 
Image File Formats: PSD, TIF
 
History Palette
 
Basic Image Adjustments
 
<br>
 
[[Chapter 8 CS4]]: Tonal Scale
 
<br>
 
Formal Principles: Contrast, Value and Tonal Scale in Photography
 
Visual References: Nicéphore Niépce, Dorthea Lange
 
Technical:
 
Downloading Images from the Camera
 
Unsharp Mask
 
Image Size
 
Understanding the Histogram
 
Levels and Curves
 
Hue and Saturation
 
<br>
 
[[Chapter 9 CS4]]: Layering and Collage
 
<br>
 
Formal Principles: Scale, Hierarchy, Collage, Double Exposure, Exquisite Corpse
 
Visual References: Hippolyte Bayard, El Lissitzky
 
Technical:
 
Free Transform, Scaling,
 
Layer Palette
 
Cropping
 
Adjustment Layer
 
Layer Groups
 
Merging Layers
 
<br>
 
[[Chapter 10 CS4]]: Repetition and Cloning
 
<br>
 
Formal Principles: Unity, Harmony
 
Visual References: The Anti-Advertising Agency, Bansky, The Billboard Liberation Front, The Bubble Project (depending on who gives us rights)
 
Technical:
 
Type Tool
 
Layer Styles
 
Cloning
 
Layer Groups
 
Duplicating and Flattening
 
Rasterizing and Creating Outlines
 
<br>
 
[[Chapter 11 CS4]]: Non-Destructive Editing
 
<br>
 
Formal Principles: Chaos, Anti-Order
 
Visual Examples: Theo Van Doesburg (presumed) and Kurt Schwitters [we wanted: F.T. Marinetti, Hannah Höch, Martha Rossler]
 
  
Quick Masks
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=Photoshop=
Saving Selections
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<p><b>[[Chapter 7 CS4]]: Scanning</b>
Channel Palette
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</p>
Layer Masks
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*Formal Principles: Photograms and Scanograms, Abstraction
Shape Tool
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*Visual References:Anna Atkins, Lemons (unknown artist)
Path Palette
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*Technical:
Adjustment Layers
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**Scanning objects
Clipping Groups
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**Photoshop Palette Basics 
<br>
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**Pixels and Raster Images
[[Chapter 12 CS4]]: Digital Output for the Web
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**Resolution
<br>
+
**Image File Formats: PSD, TIF
 +
**History Palette
 +
**Basic Image Adjustments
 +
<p><b>[[Chapter 8 CS4]]: Tonal Scale</b>
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</p>
 +
*Formal Principles: Contrast, Value and Tonal Scale in Photography
 +
*Visual References: Nicéphore Niépce, Dorthea Lange
 +
*Technical:
 +
**Downloading Images from the Camera
 +
**Unsharp Mask
 +
**Image Size
 +
**Understanding the Histogram
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**Levels and Curves
 +
**Hue and Saturation
 +
<p><b>[[Chapter 9 CS4]]: Layering and Collage</b>
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</p>
 +
*Formal Principles: Scale, Hierarchy, Collage, Double Exposure, Exquisite Corpse
 +
*Visual References: Hippolyte Bayard, El Lissitzky, Henry Van der Weyde
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*Technical:
 +
**Free Transform, Scaling,
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**Layer Palette
 +
**Cropping
 +
**Adjustment Layer
 +
**Layer Groups
 +
**Merging Layers
 +
<p><b>[[Chapter 10 CS4]]: Repetition and Cloning</b>
 +
</p>
 +
*Formal Principles: Unity, Harmony
 +
*Visual References: The Anti-Advertising Agency, The Billboard Liberation Front
 +
*Technical:
 +
**Type Tool
 +
**Layer Styles
 +
**Cloning
 +
**Layer Groups
 +
**Duplicating and Flattening
 +
**Rasterizing and Creating Outlines
 +
<p><b>[[Chapter 11 CS4]]: Non-Destructive Editing</b>
 +
</p>
 +
*Formal Principles: Chaos, Anti-Order
 +
<p>Visual Examples: Philippe Halsman and Kurt Schwitters
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</p>
 +
*Quick Masks
 +
*Saving Selections
 +
*Channel Palette
 +
*Layer Masks
 +
*Shape Tool
 +
*Path Palette
 +
*Adjustment Layers  
 +
*Clipping Groups
 +
<p><b>[[Chapter 12 CS4]]: Digital Output for the Web</b>
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</p>
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*Formal Principles: Low-fi &amp; Dirt Style
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*Visual References: Whitehouse.gov, Pizzahut.com
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*Technical:
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**Resolution
 +
**Image Size
 +
**Save for web
 +
**File Formats: JPG, GIF
 +
**File Size/Download Time
  
Formal Principles: Low-fi & Dirt Style
 
Visual References: Michael Bell-Smith, Olia Lialina, Marisa Olson, Nasty-Nets
 
Technical:
 
Resolution
 
Image Size
 
Save for web
 
File Formats: JPG, GIF
 
File Size/Download Time
 
 
=InDesign=
 
=InDesign=
<br>
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<p><b>[[Chapter 13 CS4]]: Multiple Pages: Unity</b>
[[Chapter 13 CS4]]: Multiple Pages: Unity
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</p>
<br>
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*Formal Principles: Sequence, Repetition, Harmony
Formal Principles: Sequence, Repetition, Harmony
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*Visual References: NONE YET - Saul Bass, Alexey Brodovitch, Muriel Cooper, Quentin Fiore
Visual References: NONE YET - Saul Bass, Alexey Brodovitch, Muriel Cooper, Quentin Fiore
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*Technical:
Technical:
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**Creating a New Document
Creating a New Document
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**Pages Palette
Pages Palette
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**Master Pages
Master Pages
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**Rulers and Guides
Rulers and Guides
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**Type Tool
Type Tool
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**Color Palette  
Color Palette
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**Linking Text Boxes
Linking Text Boxes
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**Exporting a PDF
Exporting a PDF
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<p><b>[[Chapter 14 CS4]]: Multiple Pages: Chaos, Tension, Disarray</b>
<br>
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</p>
[[Chapter 14 CS4]]: Multiple Pages: Chaos, Tension, Disarray
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*Formal Principles: Deconstruction, Disarray
<br>
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*Visual References: NONE YET - Neville Brody, Émigré Magazine (Rudy VanderLands and Zuzana Licko), Ray Gun Magazine (David Carson)
Formal Principles: Deconstruction, Disarray
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*Technical:
Visual References: NONE YET - Neville Brody, Émigré Magazine (Rudy VanderLands and Zuzana Licko), Ray Gun Magazine (David Carson)
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**Placing Images and Text
Technical:
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**Text Frame Breaks
Placing Images and Text
+
**Creating a Character Style
Text Frame Breaks
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**Leading, Kerning, Hyphenation
Creating a Character Style
+
**Eyedropper Tool
Leading, Kerning, Hyphenation
+
**Modifying a Text Box with the Direct Select Tool
Eyedropper Tool
+
**Modifying Text Box Settings
Modifying a Text Box with the Direct Select Tool
 
Modifying Text Box Settings
 
 
=Dreamweaver=
 
=Dreamweaver=
<br>
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<p><b>[[Chapter 15 CS4]]: Hello World</b>
[[Chapter 15 CS4]]: Hello World
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</p>
<br>
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*Formal Principles: Code as Aesthetics
Formal Principles: Code as Aesthetics
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*Visual References: Jodi's wwwwwwwww.jodi.org, Heath Bunting
Visual References: Jodi's wwwwwwwww.jodi.org, Superbad
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*Technical:
Technical:
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**Hello World via TextEdit
Hello World via TextEdit
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**Hello World in Dreamweaver  
Hello World in Dreamweaver
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**Editing versus Previewing
Editing versus Previewing
+
**File Naming Conventions  
File Naming Conventions
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**Basic Text Formatting (H1, Strong, Em)  
Basic Text Formatting (H1, Strong, Em)
+
**Choosing Colors (sidebar: CSS)
Choosing Colors (sidebar: CSS)
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<p><b>[[Chapter 16 CS4]]: Files and Servers</b>
<br>
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</p>
[[Chapter 16 CS4]]: Files and Servers
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*Formal Principles: Network Logic
<br>
+
*Visual References: MTAA's Internet Art Diagram
Formal Principles: Network Logic
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*Technical:
Visual References: JODI's 404, MTAA's Internet Art Diagram, Lisa Jevbratt, RSG/Alex Galloway's Carnivore
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**Defining a Site  
Technical:
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**Uploading to a Server  
Defining a Site
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**Webhosting
Uploading to a Server
+
<p><b>[[Chapter 17 CS4]]: Form and Content on the Web</b>
Webhosting
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</p>
<br>
+
*Formal Principles: Appropriation and Collage Online
[[Chapter 17 CS4]]: Form and Content on the Web
+
*Visual References: A List Apart, Craigslist.com
<br>
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*Technical:
Formal Principles: Appropriation and Collage Online
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**Images
Visual References: Heath Bunting's "Own, Be Owned or Remain Invisible", Mark Napier
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**Links  
Technical:
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**Point to File  
Images
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**Absolute vs Relative URLs  
Links
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**Adding YouTube video V in Video should be Capitalized
Point to File
 
Absolute vs Relative URLs
 
Adding YouTube video V in Video should be Capitalized
 
 
=Flash=
 
=Flash=
<br>
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<p><b>[[Chapter 18 CS4]]: Elements of Motion</b>
[[Chapter 18 CS4]]: Elements of Motion
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</p>
<br>
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*Formal Principles: Time and Rhythm
Formal Principles: Time and Rhythm
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*Visual References: NONE
Visual References: Oskar Fischinger, 4/4 Time
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*Technical:
Technical:
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**Frames and Keyframes
Frames and Keyframes
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**Shape Tween  
Shape Tween
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**Document Properties  
Document Properties
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**Publishing
Publishing
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<p><b>[[Chapter 19 CS4]]: Pacing</b>
<br>
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</p>
[[Chapter 19 CS4]]: Pacing
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*Formal Principles: Motion, Speed and Stillness
<br>
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*Visual References: Hans Richter, Lillian Schwartz
Formal Principles: Motion, Speed and Stillness
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*Technical:
Visual References: Lotte Reiniger, Walter Ruttmann
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**Symbols  
Technical:
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**Library  
Symbols
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**Motion Tween  
Library
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**Instances
Motion Tween
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<p><b>[[Chapter 20 CS4]]: Commanding the Timeline: ActionScript</b>
Instances
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</p>
<br>
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*Formal Principles: Game Theory, Play Logic
[[Chapter 20 CS4]]: Commanding the Timeline: ActionScript
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*Visual References: Spacewar, Trigger Happy
<br>
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*Technical:
Formal Principles: Game Theory, Play Logic
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**onClick  
Visual References: Space Invaders, Natalie Bookchin's Intruder, McVideoGame (www.mcvideogame.com), Eric Zimmerman's SissyFight 2000
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**gotoAndPlay  
Technical:
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**Play  
*onClick
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**Stop
*gotoAndPlay
 
*Play
 
*Stop
 

Latest revision as of 11:40, 12 February 2013

First Steps

Introduction: Read Me!

  • Introduction to Digital Foundations
  • Introduction to Operating Systems
  • Introduction to Bauhaus

Chapter 1 CS4: The Metaphor of Using Graphics Applications

  • Formal Principles: Dynamic and Static Compositions, Movement versus Stillness
  • Visual References: Egon Schiele
  • Technical:
    • Welcome to the OS, Common Metaphors
    • Opening, saving and closing files with Adobe Illustrator
    • Creating a dynamic composition in Adobe Illustrator
    • Rectangle Shape Tool
    • Fill and Stroke
    • Select Tool
    • Master Files and Naming Conventions

Chapter 2 CS4: Searching and Sampling - Becoming an Expert Web User

  • Formal Principles: Copyright, Fair Use, Appropriation
  • Visual References: Marcel Duchamp, Kenneth Tinkin-Hung
  • Technical:
    • Searching for images: Filtering search engines
    • Saving images from the web to the harddrive
    • Searching for images: The public domain
    • Licensing artwork
    • Searching for images: Stock websites

Adobe Illustrator

Chapter 3 CS4: Symmetry

  • Formal Principles: Symmetry, Asymmetry, Focal Point, Passive and Active Negative Space
  • Visual References: The Bookman (Advertisement), Leonardo da Vinci, Adalpertus
  • Technical:
    • Copy, Paste, and Move Objects with Key Commands
    • Short-cuts and Key Commands
    • Grouping and Ungrouping
    • Locking Layers
    • Fill and Outline
    • Scaling with the Selection Tool
    • Align Palette

Chapter 4 CS4: Type on the Grid

  • Formal Principles: Line, Plane, Balance, The Grid, Type Basics
  • Visual References: Theo van Doesburg, STILL NEED ONE MORE [we wanted:Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Piet Modrian, Jan Tschichold, Wolfgang Weingart] [we found: Theo van Doesburg, El Lissitzky, Leonardo da Vinci, August Macke]
  • Technical:
    • Repositioning Rulers
    • Line Tool
    • Using the Type Tool for Headlines and Text Boxes
    • Justification, Leading, Kerning
    • Zoom Tool, Hand Tool
    • Introduction to the Direct Select Tool


Chapter 5 CS4: Color Theory and Basic Shapes

  • Formal Principles: Color Models, Relationships on the Wheel, Hue, Value, Saturation
  • Visual References: Johannes Itten (color wheel), Joseph Albers, Jahre Deutscher Werkbund, Edouard Manet, and Vincent Van Gogh
  • Technical:
    • Custom Document
    • Artboard
    • Rulers and Guides
    • Shape Tools
    • Selecting Objects
    • RGB and CMYK Color Palette
    • Creating Tints and Shades
    • Copying and Moving shapes
    • Tools and Palettes

Chapter 6 CS4: Line Art and Flat Graphics

  • Formal Principles: Gesture Drawings, Line, Weight, Texture, Atmospheric Perspective
  • Visual References: A Diagram from Harper's Bazar and Ronen Eidelman
  • Technical:
    • Pen Tool
    • Anchor Points and Bezier Handles
    • Convert Anchor Point Tool
    • Vector graphics
    • Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool
    • Clipping Mask

Photoshop

Chapter 7 CS4: Scanning

  • Formal Principles: Photograms and Scanograms, Abstraction
  • Visual References:Anna Atkins, Lemons (unknown artist)
  • Technical:
    • Scanning objects
    • Photoshop Palette Basics
    • Pixels and Raster Images
    • Resolution
    • Image File Formats: PSD, TIF
    • History Palette
    • Basic Image Adjustments

Chapter 8 CS4: Tonal Scale

  • Formal Principles: Contrast, Value and Tonal Scale in Photography
  • Visual References: Nicéphore Niépce, Dorthea Lange
  • Technical:
    • Downloading Images from the Camera
    • Unsharp Mask
    • Image Size
    • Understanding the Histogram
    • Levels and Curves
    • Hue and Saturation

Chapter 9 CS4: Layering and Collage

  • Formal Principles: Scale, Hierarchy, Collage, Double Exposure, Exquisite Corpse
  • Visual References: Hippolyte Bayard, El Lissitzky, Henry Van der Weyde
  • Technical:
    • Free Transform, Scaling,
    • Layer Palette
    • Cropping
    • Adjustment Layer
    • Layer Groups
    • Merging Layers

Chapter 10 CS4: Repetition and Cloning

  • Formal Principles: Unity, Harmony
  • Visual References: The Anti-Advertising Agency, The Billboard Liberation Front
  • Technical:
    • Type Tool
    • Layer Styles
    • Cloning
    • Layer Groups
    • Duplicating and Flattening
    • Rasterizing and Creating Outlines

Chapter 11 CS4: Non-Destructive Editing

  • Formal Principles: Chaos, Anti-Order

Visual Examples: Philippe Halsman and Kurt Schwitters

  • Quick Masks
  • Saving Selections
  • Channel Palette
  • Layer Masks
  • Shape Tool
  • Path Palette
  • Adjustment Layers
  • Clipping Groups

Chapter 12 CS4: Digital Output for the Web

  • Formal Principles: Low-fi & Dirt Style
  • Visual References: Whitehouse.gov, Pizzahut.com
  • Technical:
    • Resolution
    • Image Size
    • Save for web
    • File Formats: JPG, GIF
    • File Size/Download Time

InDesign

Chapter 13 CS4: Multiple Pages: Unity

  • Formal Principles: Sequence, Repetition, Harmony
  • Visual References: NONE YET - Saul Bass, Alexey Brodovitch, Muriel Cooper, Quentin Fiore
  • Technical:
    • Creating a New Document
    • Pages Palette
    • Master Pages
    • Rulers and Guides
    • Type Tool
    • Color Palette
    • Linking Text Boxes
    • Exporting a PDF

Chapter 14 CS4: Multiple Pages: Chaos, Tension, Disarray

  • Formal Principles: Deconstruction, Disarray
  • Visual References: NONE YET - Neville Brody, Émigré Magazine (Rudy VanderLands and Zuzana Licko), Ray Gun Magazine (David Carson)
  • Technical:
    • Placing Images and Text
    • Text Frame Breaks
    • Creating a Character Style
    • Leading, Kerning, Hyphenation
    • Eyedropper Tool
    • Modifying a Text Box with the Direct Select Tool
    • Modifying Text Box Settings

Dreamweaver

Chapter 15 CS4: Hello World

  • Formal Principles: Code as Aesthetics
  • Visual References: Jodi's wwwwwwwww.jodi.org, Heath Bunting
  • Technical:
    • Hello World via TextEdit
    • Hello World in Dreamweaver
    • Editing versus Previewing
    • File Naming Conventions
    • Basic Text Formatting (H1, Strong, Em)
    • Choosing Colors (sidebar: CSS)

Chapter 16 CS4: Files and Servers

  • Formal Principles: Network Logic
  • Visual References: MTAA's Internet Art Diagram
  • Technical:
    • Defining a Site
    • Uploading to a Server
    • Webhosting

Chapter 17 CS4: Form and Content on the Web

  • Formal Principles: Appropriation and Collage Online
  • Visual References: A List Apart, Craigslist.com
  • Technical:
    • Images
    • Links
    • Point to File
    • Absolute vs Relative URLs
    • Adding YouTube video V in Video should be Capitalized

Flash

Chapter 18 CS4: Elements of Motion

  • Formal Principles: Time and Rhythm
  • Visual References: NONE
  • Technical:
    • Frames and Keyframes
    • Shape Tween
    • Document Properties
    • Publishing

Chapter 19 CS4: Pacing

  • Formal Principles: Motion, Speed and Stillness
  • Visual References: Hans Richter, Lillian Schwartz
  • Technical:
    • Symbols
    • Library
    • Motion Tween
    • Instances

Chapter 20 CS4: Commanding the Timeline: ActionScript

  • Formal Principles: Game Theory, Play Logic
  • Visual References: Spacewar, Trigger Happy
  • Technical:
    • onClick
    • gotoAndPlay
    • Play
    • Stop