Session 1: This week we will continue to hone our skills on Illustrator while beginning to expand our understanding of type. Today I will present another lecture from Professor O’Donnell titled, Type Personality. Following the lecture I will demonstrate the techniques presented in Illustrator Lesson 6.

Illustrator Lesson 6: Tracing a shape from a photo
Selecting a good photo for a template
Using the pen tool to trace the shape
Layering the composition
Applying a gradient to a background

Session 2: After reviewing the requirements for Photo Journal #1, I will be giving you feedback on your Design Contest Entry project thumbnail sketches. In addition I will also help you individually on your Illustrator exercises and projects, and give you feedback on your work in progress.

The American power outlet, invented in 1904, is a typical example of pareidolia

Photo Journal #1: Good, Just Okay, and Badly Designed Things
Due: Session 2, Week 5, BEFORE CLASS (4 points)

Description:
Although this is not a class about photography, it is a class about visual communication. Photography is a visual tool that allows us to see things in a different way. It is a technique for communicating ideas that cannot be easily expressed in words. These photo journal exercises are a way to train your eye to see things that you don’t usually consider. When did you last scrutinize an electrical wall outlet? Yet, teams of people have made significant design and engineering choices about that wall outlet. We take for granted the designs of thousands of everyday objects that impact our behavior and they way we live our lives. 

For this first exercise take three photos of things such as objects, street signs, furniture, vehicles, etc. Do not include portraits of people, animals, or landscapes. Focus on objects that you might use. Take one photo of something that you think has an excellent design, another of something you think is functional but not necessarily beautiful, and another of something that you feel is designed poorly. Write one or two paragraphs about each photo explaining why you were compelled to take the shot, and why is it designed well, just ok, or badly. 

Requirements:
1. Design a document that includes three photos with text descriptions
2. Take one photo of something that you think has an excellent design
3. Your second is of something you think is functional but not necessarily beautiful
4. Your third photo is of something that you feel is designed poorly
5. Write one or two paragraphs of text describing each photo as requested above
6. Save your document as a PDF and upload it to Canvas before the due date/time

Points Breakdown: (4 points)
Three photo 2 points
Three descriptions 2 points