2/365 Project Schedule

Here is my 365 Schedule for the year, broken down by month.  If I stick to it, I should work through all of the exercises of the Design Basics Index, plus a few unrelated exercises that I've added to keep it interesting.  Credit goes to Kirk at My Name Is Church for the inspiration for the schedule.

I'm going to use the first day of each week (Sunday) for describing the scope and focus of each theme.  I figure that gaining and understanding and research is the foundation for good design, so I'll use my Sunday posts as a means to explain what I'll be attempting the rest of the week.

I decided to ease my way into this 365 with a week of free design along the theme of "time."

Here is the schedule for the year:
January
Week 1: Free Design: “Time”
Week 2: Point/Object Placement(Composition: Placement & Division)
Week 3: Horizon Lines (Composition: Placement & Division)
Week 4: Color Theory: Violet/Purple

February
Week 1: Visual Center (Composition: Placement & Division)
Week 2: Golden Section/Rule of Thirds (Composition: Placement & Division)
Week 3: Grouping & Theme (Composition)
Week 4: Color Theory: Blue

March
Week 1: Repetition (Composition: Harmony)
Week 2: Visual Echo (Composition: Harmony)
Week 3: Thematic References (Composition: Harmony)
Week 4: Color Theory: Green
Week 5: Free Design: “Characters”

April
Week 1: Mini-Compositions (Composition: Emphasis)
Week 2: Ad Composition (Composition: Alignment)
Week 3: Grids (Composition: Alignment)
Week 4: Color Theory: Yellow

May
Week 1: Photography
Week 2: Flowing Ink & Compositional Flow (Composition: Flow)
Week 3: Shape Building (Components: Shape)
Week 4: Color Theory: Orange

June
Week 1: Color Distinctions & Texture (Components: Shape)
Week 2: Contrast & Harmony Through Variation (Components: Shape)
Week 3: Corporate Compositions (Components: Shape)
Week 4: Element Repetition (Components: Shape)
Week 5: Color Theory: Red

July
Week 1: Patterns & Graphic Styles (Components: Shape)
Week 2: Geometric Animal Icons & Exploring Options (Components :Icons)
Week 3: Line Work & Trend—Borders Part 1 (Components :Supporting Elements)
Week 4: Color Theory: RGB Spectrum

August
Week 1: Legibility (Components: Supporting Elements)
Week 2: Type on Backgrounds & Text-Safe Areas (Components: Supporting Elements)
Week 3: Free Design: “Sketchbook”
Week 4: Cropping For Effect (Components: Image)
Week 5: Color Theory: CMYK

September
Week 1: Border Variations—Borders Part 2 (Components :Image)
Week 2: Color Palettes (Variations (Components: Color)
Week 3: Color Echo (Components: Color)
Week 4: Color Theory: Brown (Neutrals & Earth Tones)

October
Week 1: Logo Variations (Components: Color)
Week 2: Real World Color Exploration (Components: Color)
Week 3: Word Portraits (Components: Type)
Week 4: Color Theory: Black

November
Week 1: Headlines, Drop Caps, Typesetting, Type (Images (Components: Type)
Week 2: Connections (Concept: Conveyance)
Week 3: Free Design: “Thanks & Appreciation”
Week 4: Typographic Conveyance (Concept: Conveyance)
Week 5: Color Theory: White

December
Week 1: Thematic Agreement (Concept: Conveyance)
Week 2: Color Theory: Dutotones
Week 3: Theme Conveyance (Concept: Conveyance)
Week 4: Free Design: “Vintage & Retro”
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Design Basics Index
Jim Krause
HOW Design Books
Cincinatti, Ohio
http://www.howdesign.com/