Here’s an update/reminder about a few things we talked about in class Thursday. Leave a comment if you have any questions!

• we changed the due date for the revised manifestos to Thursday, March 11, which is the last class before spring break.
• the three Photoshop tutorials are due by class time tomorrow (3/2). If you run into any problems completing the tutorials, bring your questions and your Photoshop files to class tomorrow and Joe and I will help you troubleshoot so you can successfully complete them. Remember to put your name on your image file when you put it in the Writing Studio dropbox so know who it belongs to!
• remember to email your blog questions to Joe. He will answer your question in person during the next class session.
• we will spend all of class time tomorrow on the poster assignment. Bring your Nondesigner’s Design Book to class as it will be helpful in working on the assignment.

See you all tomorrow!

Here is the plan for today’s class:

1. Manifesto peer response: I will place you into groups of three and you will follow the instructions on the peer response sheet to provide feedback to your group members.
2. Typography activity: We will listen to “The Fear” by Lilly Allen and then with your group members, you will design the lyrics to reflect the meaning of the song. Your design may only use type, color, and basic page layout—no images including fonts that are icons rather than letter and numbers.

A few updates and clarifications following today’s class:

• I corrected the due date information on the Manifesto assignment. The draft is due Thursday, 2/18.
• For class Tuesday, 2/16 please read the Non-Designer’s Type Book. This is the second volume in our two volume design textbook by Robin Williams. Make sure to bring the book to class with you on Tuesday.
• If you were absent from class today, make sure to check out the changes I made to the course assignments and look at the additional information on the daily schedule—the schedule is available through spring break.
• Finally, I created a wiki in the Writing Studio where you can provide me with your blog information. A wiki is an online document that groups of people can edit. To add your blog information to our wiki, log into the Writing Studio and go to our class page. Choose “Class Wikis” from the menu on the right. Next, choose the “Blog List” wiki (this is the only wiki our class has!). You should now see a table where you can add your information: click “Manage” and then “Manage wiki.” Add your information to the table and click “update.” You should now see your information in the table. If you have any trouble with the wiki, you can email me your blog information.

Here is the agenda for today’s class:

1. Complete “About” pages of your blogs (20 minutes)
2. Group activity: Develop your own revision of copyright law for the digital age using stasis theory as your method of invention (30 minutes)
3. Discussion of manifestos (20 minutes)

As part of our discussion of manifestos, we will watch this performance of the Declaration of Independence as it is the United States’s most famous example of a manifesto.