Monday, July 30, 2007
Week 4 pre-pre-critique
This week, Wednesday, we will hold a pre-pre-critique. This can be an on-screen presentation. It's a chance to work out any bugs and such prior to the graded pre-critique next week.
Monday, July 23, 2007
minutes from July 18th
Minutes Taken From Wednesday’s Meeting July 18, 2007
Recap of Tuesday’s Meeting: we discussed rules (monthly and not orderly), template, cover page, font selections for front cover, presentation plans, content of page assignments, and we came up with a tagline.
We were then asked by the instructor to relax and think about timeline check points (which are due to be reported at the end of the week).
Matt then gave the group some presentation tips:
1. Make sure What, When, and where is right on track
2. Examples and scenarios were also given.
3. The presentation should reflect customer relations.
4. We should control the client as opposed to vice verse.
5. If push comes to shove and we run out of info to discuss, recap, use examples, and know your information.
6. People pay attention to first third and the last third of presentation.
7. Lecture up front, answer questions in the middle and show examples during the final 1/3 of the presentation.
8. Questions should be delayed to appointed time in order to preserve time.
We then brainstormed about the key points of the presentation:
1. Project Scope Confirmation
2. Product Type
3. Role Defintition / Individual Strengths
4. We Picked a Project Manager
5. Timeline Creation
6. We checked against the scope rules
7. Strategy by timeline and role
8. Started to conceptualize
9. Compound against competition (Infield – Library)
10. Created Template
12. Publishers Guidelines
13. Created Market and Theme
14. Created content to timeline
The group discussed Scope, Milestone Chronology, and Highlights of Key Deliverables in more detail.
Scope: Our understanding of the task
Milestone Chronology: Highlights of week #1 and Week #2, in order.
Highlights of Key Deliverables which were: Timelines, Thumbnails, Cover Layout Templates, and a Content Directions plan.
Product Research was discussed as well as the order of progress.
The Order of Progress:
1. Roles
2. Product Research
3. Timeline
4. Theme
5. Page by page Content Assignments
6. Thumbnails(16 pages)
7. Content Directional Plan
8. Layout Templates
9. Cover Mockup
10. Publishing Rules
11. Target Market
The Team then discussed the contents of the presentation topic summary which consisted of:
1. High Level Next Steps – short term and long term
2. Include the answer to the question “Are we on track?”
We read objectives as posted on the blog.
Covers were reviewed. Suggestions of completed content by Monday were made.
Version two of the cover assignment was considered. Monday Kathy will bring more thumbnails of front cover.
Class was dismissed.
Recap of Tuesday’s Meeting: we discussed rules (monthly and not orderly), template, cover page, font selections for front cover, presentation plans, content of page assignments, and we came up with a tagline.
We were then asked by the instructor to relax and think about timeline check points (which are due to be reported at the end of the week).
Matt then gave the group some presentation tips:
1. Make sure What, When, and where is right on track
2. Examples and scenarios were also given.
3. The presentation should reflect customer relations.
4. We should control the client as opposed to vice verse.
5. If push comes to shove and we run out of info to discuss, recap, use examples, and know your information.
6. People pay attention to first third and the last third of presentation.
7. Lecture up front, answer questions in the middle and show examples during the final 1/3 of the presentation.
8. Questions should be delayed to appointed time in order to preserve time.
We then brainstormed about the key points of the presentation:
1. Project Scope Confirmation
2. Product Type
3. Role Defintition / Individual Strengths
4. We Picked a Project Manager
5. Timeline Creation
6. We checked against the scope rules
7. Strategy by timeline and role
8. Started to conceptualize
9. Compound against competition (Infield – Library)
10. Created Template
12. Publishers Guidelines
13. Created Market and Theme
14. Created content to timeline
The group discussed Scope, Milestone Chronology, and Highlights of Key Deliverables in more detail.
Scope: Our understanding of the task
Milestone Chronology: Highlights of week #1 and Week #2, in order.
Highlights of Key Deliverables which were: Timelines, Thumbnails, Cover Layout Templates, and a Content Directions plan.
Product Research was discussed as well as the order of progress.
The Order of Progress:
1. Roles
2. Product Research
3. Timeline
4. Theme
5. Page by page Content Assignments
6. Thumbnails(16 pages)
7. Content Directional Plan
8. Layout Templates
9. Cover Mockup
10. Publishing Rules
11. Target Market
The Team then discussed the contents of the presentation topic summary which consisted of:
1. High Level Next Steps – short term and long term
2. Include the answer to the question “Are we on track?”
We read objectives as posted on the blog.
Covers were reviewed. Suggestions of completed content by Monday were made.
Version two of the cover assignment was considered. Monday Kathy will bring more thumbnails of front cover.
Class was dismissed.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
You can post...
...looks like nearly everyone is in as a contributor. As a contributor, you can create new posts. So let's move beyond commenting of the first post and make some new ones.
This Monday, I would like you to create a new post about your thumbnails (attach a scan), masthead plan, and generally discuss the state of the project. One team member can create the post and the rest of the team can add to it with comments.
By the way, your page content plan looks good. Matthew may have discussed this with you already but you might want to find your strengths in terms of typography, layout, image selection or creation, color, etc. Someone may be the best choice to handle the typograpy, someone else may have the strongest layout skills, and so on. Matthew, let me know if you've steered them this way or otherwise or if anyone has suggestions or questions relative to individual responsiblities. Also, make sure someone (or everyone) is documenting and archiving all of the materials related to the project.
This Monday, I would like you to create a new post about your thumbnails (attach a scan), masthead plan, and generally discuss the state of the project. One team member can create the post and the rest of the team can add to it with comments.
By the way, your page content plan looks good. Matthew may have discussed this with you already but you might want to find your strengths in terms of typography, layout, image selection or creation, color, etc. Someone may be the best choice to handle the typograpy, someone else may have the strongest layout skills, and so on. Matthew, let me know if you've steered them this way or otherwise or if anyone has suggestions or questions relative to individual responsiblities. Also, make sure someone (or everyone) is documenting and archiving all of the materials related to the project.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Welcome...
...to our class blog. Respond to this post with your name along with your preferred email address to let me know you're here (click the gray "Comments" word below this post).
A link to this blog is at our online class site, "http://obrienart.com/ai/dpteam/dpteam.html".
Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions, jrobrien@aii.edu, or jim.o@mac.com.
A link to this blog is at our online class site, "http://obrienart.com/ai/dpteam/dpteam.html".
Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions, jrobrien@aii.edu, or jim.o@mac.com.
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