A day in a graphic designer´s life

Preliminars for Graphic Design Class at ITSI
February 5th, 2010
Session 2

A day in a graphic designer´s life

A. What is a typical day of a graphic designer like?

Use the hyperlink below to see a list of adjectives.

Use the ones you think can describe the feelings of a graphic

designer in a day at work.

http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/files/feelings.pdf

Use the prompt below to guide you:

I think that a typical day of a graphic designer is ....................

B. Use the hyperlik below to see some daily routine verbs or use the list below as reference or tick the verbs in the list you think describe the actions done by a graphic designer.

http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/files/dailyroutines1.pdf

wake up _____
wash your face_____
dry your hair _____
brush your hair _____
brush your teeth _____
get dressed _____
make your bed _____
go to work _____
have lunch _____
come home / get home_____
have dinner _____
take a bath_____

make phone calls_____

print papers_____

work on a computer_____

draw_____

paint_____

look after his / her children_____

C. Use the hyperlinks to clarify dificult expressions in an online dictionary.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

D. Watch the video and comfirm your predictions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvAPBQL_0Y

E. Answer the questions below.

How do you like the life of the graphic designer of the video?

What things do you have in common from him?

What things do you have different from him?

Would you like to have a life like that?

Session 2 is over

Congratualtions

You have done an excellent work

See you next week

What is Graphic Design?

Preliminars for Graphic Design class at ITSI

February 1st, 2010

Session 1
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What is Graphic Design?

A Post a message with your response to the question below?

What is Graphic Design, do you think?

Use the propmt below as a guide:

I think that Graphic Design is ...

B Read at least two of the messages posted by your classmates.


C Respond to at least two of your classmates by giving your personal comments on
their opinions. Use the prompts below to help you.


Agreeing:

I do agree with you as I do also think that Graphic Desig is...

Disagreeing:

I think you have a good point. However, I think that Graphic Design is ...

D. Mark the words below with a 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 according to the following
categorization.

0 = I know nothing about the word.
1 = I have seen it but I am not sure what it means or how to pronounce it.
2 = I can pronounce it. However, I have problems to use it.
3 = I can use it. I have some problems with certain contexts.
4 = I can use it almost autmatically in almost any context.
5 = I can use it automatically.

A. form _____
B. tipography_____
C. layout_____
D. craft_____
E. forcefuly_____
F. steal_____
G. texture_____
H. piece_____
I. brighten_____
J. try_____


D. Use the hyperlink below to look up the words you think are difficult in
an online dictionary.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

E. Write down a sentence with every word from the list above.
Then post a message sharing your sentences to the class.

F. Read at least two of the posts of your classmates with their sentences.

G. Watch the video "What is Graphic Design" and mark the senteces below with
a T for true or an F for false.

1. Graphic Design is a form of communication _____
2. Graphic Design uses images, tipography and language layouts to promote a message _____
3. The craft of Graphic Design does not steal your energy _____
4. If elements used in Graphic Design converge they brighten up millions. _____

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvAPBQL_0Y

H. Now, what can you tell the class about defining Graphic Design. Have a disscussion with your class about what you expect to learn in this course. Use the prompt as a guide.

Now that I know what Graphic Design is I expect to ...

Congratulations

You have done an excellent job.

Next session will come with new challenges.

Welcome everyone

Dear students at ITSI

Today we embark on a new journey. We will discover some important issues on what Graphic design is as well as how your daily life at work will be. Finally, we will learn some useful computing vocabulary.

I really wish all of us grow and enjoy of this course.

José Miguel Obando A.

PS.

Enjoy of an unusual welcome video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tmoK4KBZ_Y