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Overview
Foundations of Digital Design
FDD | Pre-Unit
Daily Stingers (Bellringers)
Routines & Procedures
Syllabus
FDD | Unit 1
1.1 | Line Assignment
1.2 | Shape Assignment
1.3 | Texture Assignment
1.4 | Color Assignment
S | 1 | Illustrator Recreation
FDD | Unit 2
2.1 | GMetrix Setup & ACP Pre-Test
2.2 | Pixels vs. Paths
2.3 | The Illustrator Interface & Your First Document
2.4 | Design Aids: Rulers, Guides, Grids & Views
S | 2 | Artboard Sampler
FDD | Unit 3
3.1 | Color Theory
3.2 | Shape Tools
3.3 | Swatches & Gradients
3.4 | Align, Distribute & Arrange
S | 3 | Vector Self-Portrait
FDD | Unit 4
4.1 | Art Analysis & Inspiration Board
4.2 | Pen Tool Bootcamp
4.3 | Concept Sketches
4.4 | Refining Paths
S | 4 | Low-Poly Stained-Glass
FDD | Unit 5
5.1 | Type Anatomy & Classification
5.2 | Character Settings
5.3 | Type on a Path & Special Type
5.4 | Text Flow & Converting to Outlines
S | 5 | Typographic Poster
FDD | Unit 6
6.1 | Saving & File Formats
6.2 | Digital Color: Modes & Gamuts
6.3 | Paragraph Settings & Area Type
6.4 | Transformations & Live Corners
S | 6 | Portfolio Polish Project
FDD | Unit 7
7.1 | The Layers Panel
7.2 | Appearance: Fill & Stroke
7.3 | Effects: Shadows, Glows & 3D
7.4 | Opacity, Blending & Masks
S | 7 | Album Cover / Gig Poster
FDD | Unit 8
8.1 | Brushes & Pattern Making
8.2 | Symbols & Graphic Styles
8.3 | Image Trace
8.4 | Generative AI in Illustrator
S | 8 | Sticker Pack / Merch Pattern
FDD | Unit 9
9.1 | Copyright, Licensing & AI Content
9.2 | Managing & Packaging the Client Project
9.3 | Placing & Linking Assets
9.4 | Exporting for Screen & Print
S | 9 | Client Brand Project
FDD | Unit 10
FDD | Unit 11
11.1 | Page Layout Fundamentals
11.2 | Working with Grids & Multi-Page Documents
11.3 | Packaging & Promotional Design Concepts
11.4 | Building the Yearbook Spread
S | 11 | Brand Package—Promotional Spread + Product Mockup
FDD | Unit 12
12.1 | Scale & Measurement in Design
12.2 | Sketchbook Practice & Ideation
12.3 | Portfolio Curation
12.4 | Portfolio Presentation & Critique
S | 12 | Final Portfolio Presentation
Processes of Digital Design
PDD | Pre-Unit
Daily Stingers (Bellringers)
Routines & Procedures
Syllabus
PDD | Unit 1
1.1 | Photography Basics
Applications of Digital Design
ADD | Pre-Unit
Daily Stingers (Bellringers)
Routines & Procedures
Syllabus
ADD | Unit 1
1.1 | Intro to Digital Video Production
1.2 | Topic Selection & Design Brief
1.3 | Two-Column Script
1.4 | Film Form & Shot Vocabulary
S | 1 | Explainer Video
ADD | Unit 2
2.1 | GMetrix Setup & ACP Pre-Test
2.2 | Projects, Sequences & Bins
2.3 | Editing Basics & Continuity Conventions
2.4 | Standards, Formats & Frame Rates
S | 2 | Television Scene Edit
ADD | Unit 3
3.1 | Plan
3.2 | Make
3.3 | Edit & Text-Based Editing
3.4 | Captions & Accessibility
S | 3 | News Story
ADD | Unit 4
4.1 | Video Styles
4.2 | Shot Analysis & Camera Technique
4.3 | Storyboard & Shot List
4.4 | Color Correction & Grading
S | 4 | Video Essay
ADD | Unit 5
5.1 | Podcast Production Planner
5.2 | Podcast Script
5.3 | Recording & Voice-Over
5.4 | Essential Sound: Mixing & Repair
S | 5 | Podcast Episode
ADD | Unit 6
6.1 | Effect Presets & Adjustment Layers
6.2 | Keyframes: Motion & Opacity
6.3 | Keying & Green Screen
6.4 | Mattes, Masks & Picture-in-Picture
S | 6 | Title Sequence / Effects Reel
ADD | Unit 7
7.1 | Script Formatting & Storyboarding
7.2 | Purpose & Description
7.3 | Production Plan
7.4 | Releases, Rights & Budget
S | 7 | Short Film
ADD | Unit 8
8.1 | What Does an Editor Do?
8.2 | Pacing
8.3 | Transform, Resize & Speed
8.4 | Asset Management & Submission
S | 8 | Edit Polish Project
ADD | Unit 9
9.1 | Sequence QC: Gaps, Levels & Safe Margins
9.2 | Auto Reframe & Multi-Platform Versions
9.3 | Export & Media Encoder
9.4 | Archiving with the Project Manager
S | 9 | Multi-Platform Delivery
ADD | Unit 10
ADD | Unit 11
11.1 | Elements of Motion
11.2 | Suns and Moons
11.3 | Lower Thirds & Titles
11.4 | Building a Graphics Package
S | 11 | Motion Graphics Package
ADD | Unit 12
12.1 | Talent & Location Documentation
12.2 | Rights & Clearances Documentation
12.3 | Music Video: Mise-en-Scène & Planning
12.4 | Portfolio Build-Out & Year-End Reel
S | 12 | Production Book & Portfolio Capstone
Work-Based Learning
WBL | Pre-Unit
Daily Stingers (Bellringers)
Portfolio
Project Description
Google Sites
Resources
Mac OSX
Menu Bar
Google Chrome
Google Drive
Rubrics
Tools
Teacher Resources
Certification Test Prep
1. Create a GMetrix Classroom
2. Join a GMetrix Classroom (Student)
3. Register Students in Certiport
4. Run a Compass Cloud Session
Notes for IT
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Table of contents
Mac OSX
Google Chrome
Google Drive
Rubrics
Tools
Formative Check-offs (Teacher)