Class Meetings & Attendance
College rules:
1. Attendance and class participation are essential and excessive absences may affect the final grade.
2. Unless you are notified otherwise, all classes will start according to the schedules listed in the bulletin. (In our case – 11:30 am)
3. The college permits students to miss 10% of a class (in other words, not more than 3 classes)
Note: 2 latenesses constitute one absence.
In the case of excessive absences the instructor has the right to lower a student’s final grade depending on the amount of absences

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Withdrawal
If you think that you might fail the course (for example, if you got an “F” or a very low score for a mid-semester grade and still perform in the same manner), you still can windrow from the class

How Do I Process My Withdrawal Through CUNYfirst Student Self Service?

1. Log into CUNYfirst.
2. Select Self Service.
3. Select Student Center.
4. On the top left portion of the screen, in the Academics box, click on the "Enroll" link.
5. On the next screen, select the "Drop" tab at the top of the page.
6. Select the check box next to the course you are withdrawing from.
7. Click the "Drop Selected Classes" button under the course list.
8. You will get a confirmation page that allows you to make sure you selected the proper course.
9. Cick the "Finish Dropping" button.
10. You will get a message that your course has been dropped and assigned a grade of W. You are finished processing your withdrawal.

Visual instruction

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Dropboxes:
I will create a dropbox folder for each of you using your city tech email, where you will upload your homework for grading. I will send you the invite; you have to accept it and create an account there (unless you already have one).

It would be a very good idea to physically download your dropbox into your desktop. It will work as any regular folder and will be automatically synchronized with your dropbox on the internet every time.  

To download and install the Dropbox desktop application click this link.

You will be prompted to download DropboxInstaller.exe file. Click Save file and then just activate it, following some instructions.

Note:

Please do not use Share option in dropboxes. The files have to be uploaded into your dropbox, just click Upload Files button at the right (see the attachment), find your file and click open.

Also, do not use dropbox Papers feature.

Important: use only dropbox folder, link to which I have sent you. Do not create a folder yourself and send invite to me – I will not have access to that folder

Here is the dropbox help if you need https://help.dropbox.com/

 

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Projects:

Project 1
TYPOGRAPHY BOOKLET
Note: you will be submitting the whole 16-page document (not each page as a separate document), adding parts at due dates
Parts Due Dates:
Book Cover sketches
Anatomy of Letterform part
Book Cover in InDesign
Typeface Variations
Kerning
Tracking
Leading
Alignment
Typeface classifications
Serif’s classifications + sans serif (5 pages)
Magazine page 1
Magazine page 2
Type on a path, inside shape

EXPRESSIVE TYPOGRAPHY
The meaning of the word expressed visually
Due dates/Score
Part 1
Sketches, 2 pages (12 total) – 20%
Work in Illustrator – 20%

Originality, creativity 10%
Part 2
Sketches, 2 pages (12 total) – 20%
Work in Illustrator – 20%

Originality, creativity 10%
Total - 100%

 

TYPOGRAPHY POSTER
Due dates/Score
Research and Thumbnail Sketches, 2 pages (4 total) – 20%
Rough quality - 10%
Comp (final deliverable)

Design and layout – 40%

Work in Illustrator – 20%

Originality, creativity - 10%
Total – 100%

DIGITAL BROCHRE ***