Moorpark College Graphic Design

Some CSU campuses have re-opened the on-line application for Spring 2011! This is an unusual opportunity as some CSU campuses are even allowing lower division transfers, which means that a student could transfer with less than 60 units! See www.csumentor.edu  or visit the Career Transfer Center for up to the minute information on deadlines and requirements. Students must act quickly as this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and may disappear any day.

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Lab times are generally announced in the new semester once schedules are set and new lab assistants are hired. Once this is done, the hours will be posted on the classroom door.

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The COM 109 lab will be open at the following times during the finals week:

• 12/10 10:30am-6:00pm
• 12/11 1:00pm-6:00pm
• 12/14 10:30am-6:00pm
• 12/15 3:00pm-6:00pm

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The purpose of these two exercises is to give students a understanding of how raster images and their layers behave.

Why Design Wise words from design authorities, reading assignments, et al.

Making Selections – In-class exercise

Spheres – In-class exercise – due sept. 10 by the beginning of class.

• Beginning Layers
• Marquee Selections
• Simple Gradients
• Modifying the edge of a selection

HOMEWORK:

• Review Photoshop Tools
• Reading – Class Notes – Chapter 5

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Each week you need to attach a unique image to the email with your attendance report. Click for a full explanation.

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Next week’s objectives (08-24-09)

• Understand the InDesign Workspace
• Create a new, custom sized document
• Working with bleeds
• Basic text tool, text and picture frames
• Basic typesetting and formatting
• Place images
• Size and crop images

EXERCISE:

Business Card – follow this tutorial to practice some of the tools used to set up a business card. In Monday’s class we will review process and techniques for layout and production of the business card using your original material. There are no restrictions on subject matter or content for the business card, so in this case when we refer to business card, we are specifically speaking of a 3.5 inch x 2 inch page size with a .125 inch bleed.

Here are a couple of must-see videos from “the past.” Enjoy.

Shopping from home in 1999

Apple’s Knowledge Navigator

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I typically pose this question at the beginning of every GRM23 class, and I’m usually met by a classroom of blank stares.

John McWade recently posed this question in his online magazine, Before and After, with some interesting responses.

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Register at Veer to keep abreast of their new type and images. You’ll get regular mailings with tons of terrific idea-starters.

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Free Massage is provided by the Thousand Oaks Massage Center on the first Friday of every month in the Student Health Center, appointment is required. Call the health center, 805-378-1413, or stop by our office located in the administration building.

A reminder that we are a no smoking campus except for parking lots. The Health Center offers FREE Nicotine Patches for those individuals serious about quitting tobacco use.

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There is still room in several great Multimedia and Graphic Design classes being offered in the Fall Semester at Moorpark College, starting on Monday August 18th…

Motion Graphics – MM30
In this class you will learn from Mathew how to create stunning Motion Graphics for TV, Films and the Web. Take your computer graphics and video projects to a whole new level. If you thought Photoshop could help you create coolness, wait until you see what After Effects can do.
Wed 6:00pm

Interactive Design – MM50
In this class you will learn to really use Flash for both fun and work. We will explore various types of interactivity by creating simple games that can be played on not only computers, but handheld electronic devices, and even the Wii… We will learn to create dynamic and stunning websites that even incorporate interactive video, using Flash, HTML and a bit of javaScript…
Thur 6:00pm

Computer Illustration – GR26
In this class you will build a solid foundation in Adobe Illustrator. You’ll start with a tour of important menus, tools, and palettes, then explore selection tools, drawing tools, layers, the pen tool (a lesson unto itself) as well as transformations/ distortions, type tools, and modifying paths and shapes. You’ll be surprised how quickly you begin to master this challenging but rewarding software application.Check out the Flyer – http://www.turbocurl.com/moorpark/gr26_fall2008.pdf MW 10:30am – 1:00pm

Desktop Publishing I and II
Publishing brochures, newsletters, reports, and other print pieces can be a challenge without the right tools. Along comes Adobe InDesign with all the features and flexibility and you’ll need to publish professional-quality layouts. This course will impart a working knowledge of the main InDesign tools and features, everything from basic features to using master pages, importing and manipulating objects, controlling text flow and style, to graphic effects such as transparency, drop shadow, and feathering. Your InDesign training will leave you with an understanding of the software and a slew of great portfolio pieces. Taught in Com 151 – PC lab. Instructor: Nancy Haberman MW 1:00am – 3:20pm

Design Fundamentals – GR M30
In this class you will establish a firm foundation for taking on intermediate graphic design classes (Graphic Design 1 and 2). Looking to establish a career as a freelance designer? The course provides you opportunities to hone your design process, as you research each project, develop concepts, work with iterative feedback, and begin to develop quality pieces for your portfolio.You’ll explore the challenges of designing posters, logos, magazine covers, book layouts, 3D designs, and brand identities. W 06:00pm

Announcing BRAND NEW MAC lab… COM109 is being outfitted with brand new 24” iMacs with 4GB of RAM.

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