Introduction to Digital Media
Dr. Samantha Krukowski
Wednesday, January 18
Introduction | Handouts
Week 2
Monday, January 23
Course Overview
Wednesday, January 25
Basic computing | Facilities introduction
Lab
No Lab
Week 3
Monday, January 30
Lines
Bring: Newsprint pad, 5 black pens of different thickness
Wednesday, February 1
Lines
Bring: 10 unusual line-making tools
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe Illustrator (towards Project 1)
Week 4
Monday, February 6
Lines
Project 1 due | Discussion
Wednesday, February 8
Figure | Ground
Bring: Newsprint pad, black paper, scissors, glue
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe Illustrator (towards Project 2)
Week 5
Monday, February 13
Figure | Ground
Bring: Newsprint pad, colored/patterned/textured paper, scissors, glue
Wednesday, February 15
Figure | Ground
Project 2 due | Discussion
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe Photoshop (towards Project 3)
Week 6
Monday, February 20
Altered Images
Bring: Newsprint pad, 3 different (less familiar) newspapers, scissors,
glue
Wednesday, February 22
Altered Images
Bring: Newsprint pad, Glossy magazine pages with objects/figures, scissors,
glue
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe Photoshop (towards Project 4)
Week 7
Monday, February 27
Altered Images
Project 3 due | Discussion
Wednesday, March 1
Collage 2D
Bring: Newsprint pad, 2D images/materials you want to work with, scissors,
glue
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (advanced)
Week 8
Monday, March 6
Collage 3D
Bring: Cardboard boxes, objects that fit in/around them, glue and whatever
else you want to use to put them together
Wednesday, March 8
Collage
Project 4 due | Discussion
Lab
No Lab This Week
Week 9
March 13-18
Spring Break
Week 10
Monday, March 20
Image Sequence
Bring: one 6”x6” image, constructed or found
Wednesday, March 22
Image Sequence
Bring: Newsprint pad, 10 versions of your 6”x6” image, scissors,
glue
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe After Effects (towards Project 5)
Week 11
Monday, March 27
Image Sequence
Project 5 Due | Discussion
Monday, March 29
Moving Image Sequence
Lab
Tutorial—Adobe After Effects (towards Project 6)
Week 12
Monday, April 3
Moving image Sequence
Wednesday, April 5
Work Day—No class
Lab
Tutorial—Exporting Video | DVD Studio Pro (towards Projects 6 &
7)
Week 13
Monday, April 10
Moving Image Sequence
Project 6 Due (miniDV or DVD) | Discussion
Wednesday, April 12
Stop-Motion Animation
Lab
Tutorial—Frame Thief (towards Project 7)
Week 14
Monday, April 17
Stop Motion Animation
Wednesday, April 19
Stop Motion Animation
Project 7 Due (miniDV or DVD) | Discussion
Lab
Tutorial—Dreamweaver (towards Project 8)
Week 15
Monday, April 24
Website Design
Tuesday, April 25, 5pm
Project 8 Due posted on listserv
Wednesday, April 26
Project 8 Due (1 paper copy, 1 CD) | Discussion
Lab
Tutorial—Dreamweaver (towards Project 8)
Week 16
Monday, May 1
Interactive Media
Wednesday, May 3
Last Class Day—Mandatory Attendance
Lab
Website Help and Work Session
Week 17
Monday, May 8, Noon
Project 9 due (website URL and CD | Put labeled CDs in Samantha’s
RTF mailbox, CMA 6.118)