Objective
To learn advanced technical skills through self-guided video tutorials on Lynda.com. To become independent lifelong learners.
Description
Every week, you will be assigned video tutorial(s) on Lynda.com. Completed Lynda tutorials will be graded pass/fail (based on the quality of your submission).
Note: Credit will be given each week only if your assignment is uploaded to Cobra's dropboxes on time.
Tech note: Some exercise files will require access to Typekit fonts. Unless you already have a paid Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, ignore this instruction and use any font available. Since Parkland already owns the entire Adobe Type Library, we do not recommend Typekit subscriptions for students.
You will need access to the Adobe Creative Suite to complete Lynda tutorials.
Procedure
- Login to your Lynda.com account every week from my.parkland.edu or Lynda.com
- View the playlist for this class, download the exercise file(s) and do the tutorial(s) for the week (see schedule below)
- Save the finished tutorial file(s) in PDF or JPEG format (preset=high quality)
- Using Cobra's Dropbox, submit your completed assignment every Monday or Tuesday by 11:30pm
- Optional: For extra credit, choose a video to watch from "Graphic Design Tips and Tricks" on lynda.com. Summarize what you learned in the tutorial and comment on how you might make use of this "trick" in the future. Post the summary as part of your next homework post in Cobra (please add the words "Extra Credit" to the subject of your Cobra post). Also provide a link to the video. Maximum extra credit: one extra tutorial per week.
Schedule
| Dropbox | Tutorials (see calendar for exact dates) | Files to upload |
| Lynda 1 | Do the video tutorial "Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training"
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Tip: Open the PDFs in Acrobat; compare what you see in Acrobat vs what you see in Illustrator |
| Lynda 2 | Do the video tutorial "Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training"
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| Lynda 3 | Do the video tutorial "Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training"
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Note: In "parkGuide_03.ai", do not use Typekit fonts; instead choose a font from the Adobe Font Folio |
| Lynda 4 | Do the video tutorial "Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training"
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| Lynda 5 | Do the video tutorial "Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training"
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| Lynda 6 | Watch the video tutorial "The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer"
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Note: spelling, grammar, and clarity of thought will count towards your grade. |
| Lynda 7 | Watch the video tutorial "Introduction to Graphic Design"
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Note: spelling, grammar, and clarity of thought will count towards your grade. Tip: Adobe has upgraded Kuler to color.adobe.com |
| Lynda 8 | Do the tutorial tutorial "Photoshop for Designers: Color"
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| Lynda 9 | Do the tutorial tutorial "Photoshop for Designers: Color"
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| Lynda 10 | Do the lynda.com video tutorials "Photoshop for Designers: Color"
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| Lynda 11 | Do the lynda.com video tutorials "Photoshop for Designers: Color"
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| Lynda 12 | Do the lynda.com video tutorials "Photoshop for Designers: Color" Chapt 6 Techniques for Working with Color in Photoshop |
* optional: download and install the Adobe Paper Textures Pro extension at home and use it (or skip over this part of the video) |
| Lynda 13 | Do the lynda.com video tutorials "Photoshop for Designers: Color" Chapt 6 Techniques for Working with Color in Photoshop |
* optional: extra credit |
| Lynda 14 | Do the lynda.com video tutorials "Photoshop for Designers: Color" Chapt 6 Techniques for Working with Color in Photoshop |
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