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Graphic Design History! The rest of your Study Questions!

You are responsible for all posted questions since the last test. (chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 21). When I phrase a question, such as "who was william golden?" know that he wasn't just a dude who was a graphic designer, but be able to recall his work and his role in graphic design history.

Chapter 20 questions
Who was Andriano Olivetti?
Tell me about the Olivetti Graphic Identity.
Who was William Golden?
Tell me about the CBS Graphic Identity.
Who was Georg Olden?
Tell me three things about him.
Who was Lou Dorfsman?
What is a Logotype?

Intermediate Computing: Rest of the Semester

Monday, April 21st: Product Shots / Sketch logos and packaging
Wednesday, April 23rd: upload two best logos to flickr / continue packaging
Monday, April 28th: First Final Meeting time at NINE AM / FINAL LOGO and PACKAGING
Tuesday, April 29th: Second Final Meeting time at NINE AM / Present final products, logo and packaging

Print Production: Rest of the Semester

Monday, April 21st: Progress check over work so far. Work day in class. Johnny Cash Posters DUE!
Monday, April 21st at 5:30 / Johnny Cash Poster Judging (just so you know)
Wednesday, April 23rd: Pre-Crit. Bring in print outs and materials.
Monday, April 28th: First Final Meeting Time from NOON to 3 pm. FINAL CRIT!
Tuesday, April 29th: Second Final Meeting Time from NOON to 3 pm. Final Project with revisions DUE!

Graphic Design History: Rest of the Semester

Here is the rundown:

Monday, April 21st: Final Project Presentations
Wednesday, April 23rd: Study Guide for Final (chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
FINAL EXAM: Thursday, May 1st (12-3 in the jury room)

We will only be having a final. No take home essay questions, but expect a few short essay questions on your final test.

Product Shot Phobia

You have spent sleepless nights working on your project...it deserves to be documented and documented well! Yikes! How do I do that? I don't know how to take good product shots!

Click on the following links for some helpful product shot hints.
Photojojo is a fabulous online photo DIY resource newsletter. Check out their post about Shooting to Sell: Taking Better Photos for eBay, Etsy & Instructables.

Here is another post by Photojojo, but it is about photographing food! : Photojojo: The Ten Tastiest Food Photography Tips.

Here are some cool camera modifications that you can do yourself that might help you with those pesky product shots (esp. if you don't have access to a pro studio).

Photojojo: Reduce, Reuse, Diffuse: Make Your Own Flash Diffuser from an Old Film Container.

Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio.

Etsy :: The Storque :: Photographing your items.

Lighting for Product Shots.

Packaging Sites

Here are the two sites I was talking about in class:
TheDieline.com: The Leading Package Design Blog

and AIGA Design Archives (search for packaging).

A Grayspace Poster Gallery

I beg you to please check out a Grayspace Poster Gallery. Chock full of Polish Poster goodies from the 1940s-1970s. Please remember to pick your eyeballs off the floor after you are finished looking at them.

A typographic GEM in our midst

Hey Hey! I bet you didn't know this, but only 40 short, sweet minutes away resides Kennedy Prints! A Letterpress Printery. We traveled to Gordo, Alabama last night to see our friend Amos Kennedy's new printing shop! New friend Laura Zinger was also there finishing up some filming for the documentary that she is making on him for Brown Finch Films. Peep the trailer: Proceed and Be Bold!!! You know, if you are really interested in meeting him and seeing his shop, give him a virtual ring via email or show up during Gordo's Mule Day on June 7th where he will have his shop open and printing up a storm. Check out more photos HERE! and HERE!

Graphic Design History: Project Extension

I know this will make all of you sad, but I am pushing the due date back for your creative project to Monday, APRIL 21st.

I will be at the University of Georgia starting on the 16th through that weekend giving critiques, lectures and workshops. This will give you an extra weekend to crank out some awesome.

Be PREPARED to show your WORK on Monday the 21st! YAY!

Intermediate Design: DIY Links

Hey Hey Guys!
Here are some helpful links to get your minds going when trying to decide what product you are going to develop:

http://www.papress.com/designityourself/
http://www.makezine.com/
http://www.craftzine.com
http://readymademag.com/
http://www.instructables.com/
http://www.etsy.com/

Frank's Rad How-To! Whoo!

One of my favorite illustrators right now is Frank Chimero. He just recently posted a This is How We Do tutorial of his working process. Check it out his illustrator skills (really look at the part about how he keeps his HAND in the process).

You also should look at his work and buy stuff to thank him for sharing his knowledge.

A Website about Corporate Identity

This site is applicable to tomorrow's lecture: Chapter 20 / Corporate Identity and Visual Systems.

Link: A Website about Corporate Identity.

Graphic Design History: The Rest of Chapter 19 Questions

above image: The Nauga created by George Lois

Hey! I didn't forget! You are responsible for knowing the answers to these questions for your final:

12. What was Brownjohn, Chermayeff and Geismar?

13. What was Yale's role in Graphic Design education?

14. List three designer's who have taught at Yale.

15. Who was appointed director in 1950?

16. Who was Cipe Pineles?

17. What was she the first to do?

18. Who was Leo Lionni?

19. Know about the editorial design revolution

20. Who is Otto Storch?

Graphic Design History Creative Project

Please pick one topic (designer, movement, happening...) that we have covered (or will cover) in Graphic Design History this semester.

Your creative project will be equal to one test (300 points). In other words, it is 1/3 of your grade.

This has the potential to be a portfolio piece. If you choose to do a poster, do a series (at least three). If you choose to make a postcard, create a set (at least 15). If you choose to make an editorial spread, make an artist's book (several spreads). If you choose to make a packaging project, create a system of packaging (at least 3-5 pieces).

If you have your own wild, amazing idea...let me know! the sky is the limit on this!

Are you catching my drift? This is a big, involved project. If you want to write a paper (12 pages, fully cited) you may opt for this route as well.

Due Dates:
Wednesday, March 26: Proposals due via email
Wednesday, April 2nd: Progress posted on flickr and added to the MSU group
Wednesday, April 9th: More progress posted on flickr
Wednesday, April 16th: Projects due and displayed!

Graphic Design History: Herb Lubalin

Today we are going to focus on Herb Lubalin.

Here are some questions that should be included with your other study guide questions:

1. How did Herb Lubalin think about typography?
2. List three publications that Herb Lubalin created.
3. What were they about?
4. List five things about Herb Lubalin's work.
5. List two typefaces that he designed.
6. Name three areas of design that he worked in.
7. Who was Ralph Ginsburg?