Friday, February 3, 2012

S.P.P. Time Management

WEEK 05
{M} February 6th:
- Proposals Returned
- Make sure Time Management is posted on blog (check!)
{W} February 8th:
- Have ready an outline of the children's Book story along with a few rough character sketches
- Research (research will also be conducted throughout the process as needed)
WEEK 06
{M} February 13th:
- Define dimensions of the Book and finalize the major character descriptions
- Start on a rough draft of the story
{W} February 15th:
- Develop the story further and include rough draft illustrations along with the portrayed scenes

WEEK 07
{M} February 20th:
- Presentation #01, Group A
- Not my group
- By now, have a concrete grasp on the story line (approximate number of pages), the scenes that will be depicted, and rough sketches of the scene illustrations
{W} February 22nd:
- Presentation #02, Group B
- My group
- Present the progress so far, and go back to fine-tuning any weak spots found

WEEK 08
{M} February 27th:
- Finalize the writing for the story (allowing for any small necessary tweaks) as well as finalize the scenes needed to be illustrated (along with how long the Book will be)
{W} February 29th:
- Figure out what papers the Book will be printed on and what cover (as well as binding) methods it will have
- Begin final line drawings of illustrations

WEKK 09
{M} March 05th:
- Continue work with illustrations
- Perhaps develop black and white copies
- Keeping in mind spaces where type will be
{W} March 07th:
- Finalize line illustrations and begin work with color
- Begin considering what the front and back (book cover) will look like

WEEK 10
{M} March 12th:
- Continue finishing illustrations (final color versions)
- Try to be approximately 1/4 - 1/2 way done with illustrations
{W} March 14th:
- Continue finishing illustrations

SPRING BREAK
{M} March 19th:
- No Class
- Draft up design for the Mini-Calendar, Greeting cards, and Journal
- Continue finishing the illustrations
{W} March 21st:
- No Class
- Finish the illustrations (all physical illustrations should be done by the end of today)

WEEK 11
{M} March 26th:
- No Class
- Upload finished illustrations into InDesign (preferred over Illustrator for now) and begin putting into Book order with text (including book cover)
- Design and begin Mini-Calendar illustration
{W} March 28th:
- Finish Book (everything printed)
- Begin binding
- Finalize/work on Mini-Calendar

WEEK 12
{M} April 02nd:
- Presentation #02, Group A
- Not my group
- Have Book completely finished (binding and everything) and ready to be presented
- Finish Mini-Calendar
- Sketch rough drafts of Greeting Cards (with text, scenes/images, and event)
{W} April 04th:
- Presentation #02, Group B
- My group
- Present progress (finished Book, finished Calendar, and at least halfway finished Greeting Cards)
- Finalize Greeting Cards

WEEK 13
{M} April 09th:
- Print Greeting Cards
- Design and sketch up illustrations for Journal
- Finalize format (binding, cover, and pages)
{W} April 11th:
- Set up all layouts (text and images) in InDesign
- Have ready for print
- Finalize Journal cover illustration

WEEK 14
{M} April 23rd:
- Fix any problems
{W} April 25th:
- Leaving time to make sure everything is ready and prepared
- ... and just in case things didn't progress as scheduled
- Prepare self for Final Presentation

WEEK 15
{M} April 30th, 12:45-3:00 p.m.:
- FINAL PRESENTATION
- Full Class Attendance Required
- Deliverables:
- 1.) Short Children's Book
- 2.) Mini-Calendar
- 3.), 4.), 5.) Three Greeting Cards
- 6.) Journal

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