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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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Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8:00—9:50pm, room tba
Art Institutes International Minnesota
James O'Brien, instructor
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Hi James!
I'm in both your Design Production Team and Print Production classes - M/T/W.
See ya when you return from the big apple!! :)
Hi Jim! You're missing a whole lotta nuthin' here in MN. My preferred e-mail address is woma0006@earthlink.net
I have found the blog page! oh yeah!
my prefered email address is j_colville@hotmail.com
Hello, Dr. O'Brien. My email is vision8754311@yahoo.com
(aka) The Substitute....
Today we went through the syllabus, your weekly outline and talked about Project 1.
The class is now only 4 individuals.
During class we talked about what the project team (we are only using one team since there are so few people) was going to produce for Project 1. The group has selected to make a high-quality 'zine.
I have given the class a homework assignment of a 3-5 min presentation with a hand-in write up about A) history of zines B) style sheets C) zine advertisements or D) zine formats and distribution.
My information, if you want to contact me is (c) 612.382.6836 ridledidle@gmail.com.
Hey everyone, thanks for checking in. Debra, can you send me a note so I have your email address, jim.o@mac.com.
And thanks Mike for getting everyone set up.
Hello Jim,
Following are the roles we've agreed to take on:
John: Layout/Continuity
LaMar: Images/Continuity
Catherine: Content
Debra: Project Manager
WK 1:
Syllabus
Concept
Timeline
Proof/Crit/Approval
WK 2:
Layout [wk 2& 3]
Content [wk 2 & 3]
Style Format [wk 1 & 2]
Proof/Crit/Approval
WK 3:
Work Week
end of wk 3 - Proof Draft/Crit/Approval
WK 4:
Rough Due/Grid
Proof Draft/Crit/Approval
WK 5:
Proof Draft
Production Prep
Final approval for printing
Prelim Due
WK 6:
Assembly
Print
Presentation
Jim,
Tonight we had 3-5 min in class presentations (which everyone did very well on) with handouts which will be in your mailbox.
We then spent time on PM skills and a hand out I found. Lastly we spent a significant amount of time on setting up a time line.
Tonight's homework is 1) to read the handout I gave today on PM 2) think of a theme for the "zine" 3) go look at Everyday Food magazine and 4) prepare a 3-5 min presentation with handout as follows: Catherine - timelines, Debra Group Dynamics, Lamarr - customer relations, John - role ambiguity.
Great job everyone. Looks like I'll be returning to a work week (week 3).
I've invited everyone to this blog so that you can post your work here, rather than just post comments. To do this though, you will have to have a google account, which you may already have.
So what I would like everyone to do is upload your work here this week and next. You can do this individually or you can designate who should post what part of the project. And of course feel free to add comments to any of the posts.
Let me know if you need help signing onto the blog.
hey gang, my girlfriend works at the MCTC libray and was telling me about their zine collection. If you want to check out their zine catalogue online you can find it at: http://www.minneapolis.edu/library/zines
also, a good list of topics can be found at:
http://www.minneapolis.edu/Library/pages/ZineSubjectThesaurus.pdf
I thought this would be a good resource for us if we get stuck or need ideas.
See you all soon.
Hey jim,
Today we decided on the theme of our Zine as well as the content of it.
Theme: "What do I like to do in Minneapolis?"
Each persons section will answer this question in some fashion.
The following is a tentative plan for page content:
1. Cover
2. Index w/ background
3. Letter/Editor/Welcome page
4. Lamarr's content
5. Lamarr's content
6. Jon's content
7. Jon's content
8. Fictional Person's content or advertisement
9. Fictional Person't content or advertisement
10. Debra's content
11. Debra's content
12. Catherine's content
13. Catherine's content
14. Map of city/Finder
15. Horoscope/Game/personals
16. Back Cover/Avertisement
The size and structure of the zine are as follows:
folded 8.5" by 11"
stapled binder
.25" bleed
.5" gutter
Tonight's class was great! As a team they had great communication, kept to task, worked through conflict resolution and was able to reach common ground on how they were going to reach their goal as a team.
The team was able to decide on specifics about their zine, assign sections, and assign next tasks inline with their overall timeline from last night.
Due to time (I wanted to continue their great discussion), we changed the inclass presentation to be just a paper hand-in. These will be in your inbox.
The homework for Monday is: 1) 16 thumb nails (of the zine pages) 2) masthead "plans", 3) get a gmail account if you do not have one, 4) accept Jim's blog invite, 5) look into the links John posted in the blog in more depth, and 6) Construct a theme to recommend on Monday (this can be conveyed through your thumbnails).
With the start of this week...let's start a new posting thread.
Thanks.
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.
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