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| Date | Topics | Readings |
| 1/M Aug 27 | Introductions Syllabus Preview Course Orientation to Adobe Illustrator Making the first graph |
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| Graph unit | ||
| 2/W Aug 29 | Orientation to Adobe Illustrator |
1.Tufte. Graphical excellence 2.Holmes. Graph formats Chart handout, formats |
| 3/M Sep 3 | Visual deception in graphs |
3.Koslyn. Graph ethics Chart handout, ethics |
| 4/W Sep 5 | Mathematics /statistics Excel’s graph functionality Downloading data from Internet Excel exercises |
Excel handout |
| F / Sep 7 Deadline: Book response assignment, by 5 p.m. | ||
| 5/M Sep 10 | Downloading statistics from Web Adjusting money for inflation Review typography theory |
Typography handout |
| 6/W Sep 12 | Basic illustration Illustrator’s Pen Tool Review color theory |
Color handout |
| 7/M Sep 17 | Basic illustration Module graph exercise Review principles of design theory |
POD handout |
| 8/W Sep 19 | Open work time for combination graph assignment | |
| F / Sep 21 Deadline: Combination graph assignment, by 5 p.m. | ||
| 9/M Sep 24 | Orientation to Flash | Flash handout |
| 10/W Sep 26 | Animating graphs in Flash | |
| 11/M Oct 1 | Animating graphs in Flash | |
| 12/W Oct 3 | Open work time for animated graph assignment | |
F / Oct 5 Deadline: Animated graph assignment, by 5 p.m. |
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| Map Unit | ||
| 13/M Oct 8 | Introduction to map unit Map exercises |
4.Map catalog |
| 14/W Oct 10 | Map exercises | Map handout |
| 15/M Oct 15 | Map exercises | |
| 16/W Oct 17 | Timeline exercises | |
| 17/M Oct 22 | Geographic Information System | GIS handout |
| 18/W Oct 24 | Open work time for map assignment | |
| F / Oct 26 Deadline: Map assignment, by 5 p.m. | ||
| 19/M Oct 29 | Animated map exercises | |
| Explanatory diagram unit | ||
| 20/W Oct 31 | Introduction to explanatory unit Explanatory diagram exercises |
5.Holmes. Diagrams overview |
| 21/M Nov 5 | Explanatory diagram exercises | |
| 22/W Nov 7 | Open work time for animated map assignment | |
| F / Nov 9 Deadline: Animated map assignment, by 5 p.m. | ||
| 23/M Nov 12 | Making the abstract concrete | |
| 24/W Nov 14 | Making the abstract concrete | |
| 25/M Nov 19 | Explanatory diagram exercises | |
| W Nov 21 No class. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! | ||
| 26/M Nov 26 | Explanatory diagram exercises | |
| 27/W Nov 28 | Animated explanatory diagram exercises in Flash | |
| F / Nov 30 Deadline: Explanatory diagram assignment, by 5 p.m. | ||
| 28/T Dec 3 | Animated explanatory diagram exercises in Flash | |
| 29/R Dec 5 | Open work time for animated explanatory diagram assignment | |
| Finals week | ||
| F Dec 14 |
Deadline: Animated explanatory diagram assignment, by 5 p.m. | |
| Deadline: Learning evaluation essay, by 5 p.m. | ||
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