Professor Thomas Sakoulas
State University of New York at Oneonta : Art Department
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Graphic/Publication Design

A course taught by Assistant Professor Thomas Sakoulas at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

This course is designed to introduce the secrets of effective and aesthetic communication with the use of text and images.
This site is designed as an auxiliary tool for the students participating in this class.

 

Assignments

The Design Process
(Logo)

Type as a creative design element

Effective Communication with images and text
(Poster)

Sequential Communication
(Page layout)

Visual Identity

Packaging Design

 

Advanced Graphic/Publication Design

Assignments:

Moving Typography

Book

 

Resources

Gallery

Resources

 

Printing:

The computer art lab is equiped with an Epson Stylus Photo 2200

Students can print their work in room FA 302.

Use the power mac which is located next to the printer. Log-in, and the printer should be available.

Students are required to purchace their own paper.

Epson paper is recommended for best quality. Use your own ventor, or buy direclty from Epson (here)

Recommended Paper:

Matte Paper Heavyweight
(Use your own ventor or buy direct from EPSON)
or
Premium Luster Photo Paper
(Use your own ventor or buy direct from EPSON)

The printer uses 7 archival ink cartriges which seem to empty quickly in our lab due to the high volume of prints produced.

To ensure that you can print your work you might want to purchase your own print cartriges which you can take with you when you are done.

 

Make-Up work:

If you thing that you can improve on some of the old assignments, go for it.

If you would like me to reevaluate them to possibly improve your grade on some old work, you need to do the following:


Put all improved work in a folder named "yourlastname_makeup". Your work in this folder must contain the assignment number on each title so I know what grade to change.

Type a short note for me that explains what projects you have improved, where I can find them, and a short description of the improvements.

A word of caution though: don't improve old work at the expense of the new assignment, and keep in mind that your grade could actually get lowered if the improved work is deemed to be less competent than the original.

 

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