CGA 218 - Weekly Schedule

Week of:

This Week in CGA 218- Thursdays

January 26th

Introduction to the course information, course grading, course projects, the web site and the elearning system

Facebook and Twitter Branding - what is social media and how does it impact you as a CGA Major.

Homework:

Send Professor Mary email from primary email address

Visit this web site: http://cs5.org/?p=869 to learn more about Catalyst and watch several videos on Catalyst.

Online Portion of the Class:

Look at different Twitter pages and Facebook Fan pages. Please find at least three of each that you like and print them out for your design book.

For next week, you will create 10 paper and pencil sketches of your Facebook logo for your fan page.

February 2nd

Creating a Facebook fan page graphics

Review sketches for Project One - Facebook Fan Page.

Branding of the organization via Facebook Fan Page

540 Pixel Tall by 180 pixels Wide

Creating in Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Firework

Online Portion of the Class:

For next week, you will create 10 paper and pencil sketches of your Twitter backgounds.

February 9th

Submit Art Work for Consideration:

Spring Vanguard, deadline March 19th.  Photos, Illustratrions, designs

Vanguard@gccnj.edu

Creating a Twitter background for clients

Branding of the organization on Twitter

Graphics and what to include in the graphic

Online Portion of the Class:

Continue to work on your Facebook and Twitter Graphics. Project One is due on February 23rd.

February 16th

February 23rd

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

3. Managing the Library 

4. Managing Layers

Online Portion of the Class:

For next week, you will refine your sets of questions based on input from Professor Mary

Project One Due today

March 1st

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

5. Working with Pages and States 

March 8th

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

6. Creating Interactive Components 

 

Online Portion of the Class:

For next week, you will have developed your questions for your Quiz Project. The Quiz will be three questions of a topic relating to CGA. For Example:

• a quiz on Color Models

• a quiz on File formats

• a quiz on Saving Locations at the college

• a quiz on PhotoShop or Illustrator tools

• a quiz on Social Media tools

• a quiz on HTML tags

You will also need to select a color scheme. Please use Kuler.adobe.com and select a color scheme. You will need to create a project sheet in Adobe Illustrator and print it out for your reference.

See Professor Mary's Samples

• Quiz Questions

• Color Scheme

• Paper and Pencil Designs

Download this Adobe Illustrator File

March 15th

Spring Break

March 22nd

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

7. Creating Transitions and Action Sequences 

Project Two Due

March 29th

Face to Face Class:

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

8. Adding and Controlling Video And Sound 

 

Creating Project Three

Planning your game

Sketchbooks and storyboarding

Online Portion of the Class:

For next week, you will have developed your questions for your Quiz Project. The Quiz will be three questions of a topic relating to CGA. For Example:

• a quiz on Color Models

• a quiz on File formats

• a quiz on Saving Locations at the college

• a quiz on PhotoShop or Illustrator tools

• a quiz on Social Media tools

• a quiz on HTML tags

You will also need to select a color scheme. Please use Kuler.adobe.com and select a color scheme. You will need to create a project sheet in Adobe Illustrator and print it out for your reference.

See Professor Mary's Samples

• Quiz Questions

• Color Scheme

• Paper and Pencil Designs

April 5th

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

9. Integrating SWFs from Other Creative Suite Tools 

Online Portion of the Class:

Designing in Illustrator:

Planning your Game Project

Please bring in Paper and Pencil Sketches for today's Class. Today we will begin our Game Project in Illustrator and work our way into Catalyst.

• Make the Background

• Make button elements

• Make questions

• Correct Answer Page Design

• Incorrect Answer Page Design

• Open Page

• Closing Page

Once we create the elements in Illustrator, we will import them into Catalyst to beging programing them.

For next week, you will have completed the Illustrator work as listed above. You must complete this work before next class.

April 12th

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

10. Design with Data

 

Catalyst - Moving from Illustrator into Catalyst

Today, you will need your finished Adobe Illustrator Interactive Game design work. If you don't have it done, you are in BIG Trouble.

Programming your Game

Project Work Week

April 19th

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

11. Drawing and Editing Artwork

Project Work Week

Online Portion of the Class:

Designing in Illustrator your Web Site:

Planning your Web Site Project

Please bring in Paper and Pencil Sketches for today's Class. Today we will begin our Web Site Project in Illustrator and work our way into Catalyst.

• Make the Background

• Make button elements

• Make questions

• Correct Answer Page Design

• Incorrect Answer Page Design

• Open Page

• Closing Page

Once we create the elements in Illustrator, we will import them into Catalyst to beging programing them.

For next week, you will have completed the Illustrator work as listed above. You must complete this work before next class.

Project Three Due - Interactive Game

April 26th

Adobe Catalyst

Topics for Lecture and Chapters from Book:

12. Publishing a Project 

13. Extending Your Project Using Adobe Flash Builder

Project Work Week - Work on Project Four

May 3rd

Project Work Week - Work on Project Four

Project Four Due

May 10th

Grade Pcik Up Day