Period 1
What are we learning today?
1.  Syllabus Signature
2.  PPT: Game Basics
3.  Objectives to accomplish today:
    Fruit Tutorial
     -  Visit TechGeek.pro to download GameMaker Lite
     -  Install the software
     -  Launch GameMaker & follow the tutorial to build the Fruit Game
     -  Save the game
     -  Upload the GM81 file to Schoology
4.  Cleanup
5.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Game Basics Packet


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1.  Syllabus Signature
2.  PPT: Rasters
3.  Checking the Ill Dog
4.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
  Ill Dog
     - Download the Illustrator Dog starting file from TechGeek.Pro
     - Follow the directions on the handout to create the dog
           - Remember, the better the match the better the grade
           - Use only shapes to create the file
     - Test the match by toggling layers
     - When satisfied, save the file, upload to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors


Period 4
What are we learning today?
1.  Syllabus Signature
2.  Review Using the Pen Tool
3.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Logo
     -  Choose a name or symbol to represent you as a photographer
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Color the rough with colored pencils
     -  Scan the rough into the computer using the end computer & scanner
     -  Launch Ai and make a new document
     -  Place the scanned logo into the file
     -  Lock layer 1, create a second layer
     -  Vector the layer piece by piece completing each shape individually
     -  Color each shape and save it
     -  Upload the final Ai file to Schoology
4.  Cleanup
5.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None

Period 1
What are we learning today?
1.  Yesterday
2.  Review First Assignment
3.  Course Syllabus
4.  Schoology
5.  Objectives to accomplish today:
    Fruit Tutorial
     -  Visit TechGeek.pro to download GameMaker Lite
     -  Install the software
     -  Launch GameMaker & follow the tutorial to build the Fruit Game
     -  Save the game
     -  Upload the GM81 file to Schoology
6.  Cleanup
7.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Course Syllabus


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1.  Yesterday
2.  Review Finding Images, Using the Pen Tool
3.  Course Syllabus
4.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Course Syllabus


Period 4
What are we learning today?
1.  Yesterday
2.  Course Syllabus
3.  Review Using the Pen Tool
4.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Logo
     -  Choose a name or symbil to represent you as a photographer
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Color the rough with colored pencils
     -  Scan the rough into the computer using the end computer & scanner
     -  Launch Ai and make a new document
     -  Place the scanned logo into the file
     -  Lock layer 1, create a second layer
     -  Vector the layer piece by peice completing each shape indiviually
     -  Color each shape and save it
     -  Upload the final Ai file to Schoology
   Contest Photos
     -  Take at least 10 photos
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Course Syllabus

Period 1
Good morning everyone. I'm terribly sorry that I am not with you today to start class. I am at a competition with some students that participating in a design challenge. The competition was supposed to take place last Thursday, but due to snow, was bumped back to today... so I'm missing our first day together!

Having said that, welcome to Video Game Design & Programming! In the class you will use a free software, GameMaker, to create your own version of traditional games like Pacman, Breakout, etc. You will use Adobe Illustrator to create your own custom graphics. Typically, on the first day I have students install GameMaker and then dive right in to using it. Despite my absence, that's the same thing that I would like to do today. I have linked videos in the text below describing how to download the software and install it as well as starting to make your first, really simple game. Please watch these videos to get you started and into the projects. This game will be your first grade for the course, but most importantly, it's a trial run through GameMaker.

What are we learning today?
1.  Welcome & About the Class
2.  Demo: Downloading & Installing Game
3.  First Assignment, Saving & Pinning
4.  Objectives to accomplish today:
    Fruit Tutorial
     -  Visit TechGeek.pro to download GameMaker Lite
     -  Install the software
     -  Launch GameMaker & follow the tutorial to build the Fruit Game
     -  Save the game
     -  Upload the GM81 file to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None


Period 3
Good morning everyone. I'm terribly sorry that I am not with you today to start class. I am at a competition with some students that participating in a design challenge. The competition was supposed to take place last Thursday, but due to snow, was bumped back to today... so I'm missing our first day together!

So, welcome to Intro to Graphics! I never like to start my classes with a syllabus and boring info on day 1. Even though I'm not with you today, the plan is the same. Today we will start on one of the most important skills for this class, vectoring. What's that??? It's learning to draw on the computer using Adobe Illustrator. I have created a series of video that will walk you through the steps that I would normally do with you in class. In learning to vector, we will all use the same image... the Penn State logo because it is detailed but not overly complex. This page of the class site will explain how to find an appropriately sized image, set up an Illustrator file, and vector each piece of the image. The password is thunder. This is really an essential skill that we will use throughout the rest of the course, so take it serious and try to get the hang of it!

What are we learning today?
1.  Welcome & Apologies
2.  Discuss the First Project
3.  Demo: Finding an Image, Resolution
4.  Demo: Vectoring
5.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
6.  Cleanup
7.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None


Period 4
Good morning everyone. I'm terribly sorry that I am not with you today to start class. I am at a competition with some students that participating in a design challenge. The competition was supposed to take place last Thursday, but due to snow, was bumped back to today... so I'm missing our first day together!

So what are you going to do today? Well, it's kind of a reboot of one of last years projects. I would like you to make a new logo to represent you as a photographer. I have made a video reviewing some of the key points to logo design and how to get started. Please take a look at it. If you get your thumbnails and rough done, this page will review scanning your rough into the computer. If you need a refresher on Illustrator you can find it here. Keep in mind that the password for the intro site is monochrome.

What are we learning today?
1.  Welcome & Apologies
2.  Starting with a Logo...
3.  Review Using the Pen Tool
4.  Review Effective Logos
5.  Objectives to accomplish today:
   Logo
     -  Choose a name or symbol to represent you as a photographer
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Color the rough with colored pencils
     -  Scan the rough into the computer using the end computer & scanner
     -  Launch Ai and make a new document
     -  Place the scanned logo into the file
     -  Lock layer 1, create a second layer
     -  Vector the layer piece by piece completing each shape individually
     -  Color each shape and save it
     -  Upload the final Ai file to Schoology
6.  Cleanup
7.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Demo: Resizing Photos for Contest
2.  Discuss Adding a Name & Number
3.  Discuss Proofing the Calendar
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   White Balance
     -  Take at least 3 photos using wb as a filter
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
4.  Cleanup
5.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Making a Mat Part 2
2.  Obligations
3.  Discuss Proofing the Calendar
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   White Balance
     -  Take at least 3 photos using wb as a filter
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
4.  Cleanup
5.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Study Guide

Periods 1 & 5
Good morning everyone. Hope your having a good day so far. Unfortunately I will not be in class with you today. Not to worry though, this just means that you have the entire class time to work on your projects. No Kahoots, no notes, just time for you to finish you calendar and any other older assignments that you may have not yet completed. If you happen to complete the calendar, remember that everyone needs to make a proof sheet, so this is something that you could make today. Tomorrow we will begin to make mats for your contest photo, so plan accordingly. Whether it is the collage, cover, calendar pages, lens flair, proofing the calendar or even printing the calendar (not to mention some of the older assignments that haven't been turned in) everyone should have something to work on. Make sure that your busy and not just talking.... :) Hope you have a great day today!

What are we learning today?
1.  Work Day Today
2.  Discuss Proofing the Calendar
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   White Balance
     -  Take at least 3 photos using wb as a filter
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: None

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Demo: Printing the Calendar
2.  Photoshop Kahoot & Demo
3.  Don’t want to take the Final???
4.  Discuss Proofing the Calendar
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   Lens Flair Background
     - Follow steps on handout to make a flair brush
     - Draw the flairs & distort them
     - Use Bridge to make the photos a strip
     - Add in colored background spots
     - Upload the final to Schoology
   Macro
     -  Take at least 10 pictures using macro & bohke
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
5.  Cleanup
6.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Printing the Calendar

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Demo: Straightening a Crooked Pic
2.  Discuss Proofing the Calendar
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   Lens Flair Background
     - Follow steps on handout to make a flair brush
     - Draw the flairs & distort them
     - Use Bridge to make the photos a strip
     - Add in colored background spots
     - Upload the final to Schoology
   Macro
     -  Take at least 10 pictures using macro & bohke
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
3.  Cleanup
4.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Straightening, Proofing the Calendar

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Demo: Lens Blur in Photoshop
2.  Demo: Blur Overlay
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   Lens Flair Background
     - Follow steps on handout to make a flair brush
     - Draw the flairs & distort them
     - Use Bridge to make the photos a strip
     - Add in colored background spots
     - Upload the final to Schoology
   Macro
     -  Take at least 10 pictures using macro & bohke
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
3.  Cleanup
4.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Lens Blur for Depth, Blur Overlay

Periods 1 & 5
What are we learning today?
1.  Quizlet
2.  Demo: Lens Blur in Photoshop, Calendar Collage
3.  Discuss White Balance Photos
4.  Lens Flair due Tuesday, Presentation Monday
5.  Objectives to accomplish today:
    Calendar
     -  Draw 4 thumbnails
     -  Develop a full size rough
     -  Measure all elements
     -  Determine if using 5 or 6 weeks
     -  Calculate the size of the boxes & record on back of rough
     -  Build the calendar skeleton
     -  Copy & paste the design to each page
     -  Change the month name & dates
     -  Add colors & designs
     -  Crop, resize & place the photos into boxes
     -  Add any other type to layout
     -  Build a cover page on page 1
     -  Place the collage onto page 14, add design
     -  Export the calendar as a PNG
     -  Make a proof sheet (2 rows x 2 columns)
     -  Print & examine the proof for color, mistakes
     -  Adjust the calendar as necessary, re-export, & re-proof
     -  Export the calendar as a Print PDF
     -  Upload the Print PDF to Schoology, turn in thumb, rough & proof
   Lens Flair Background
     - Follow steps on handout to make a flair brush
     - Draw the flairs & distort them
     - Use Bridge to make the photos a strip
     - Add in colored background spots
     - Upload the final to Schoology
   Macro
     -  Take at least 10 pictures using macro & bohke
     - Upload the pictures to the computer
     - Make a proof sheet, print and turn in
     - Upload just the photos to Schoology
6.  Cleanup
7.  Review/what’s next

Handouts: Making a Collage, Lens Blur for Depth