Deane Nettles | Advertising & Graphic Design

In addition to art direction for businesses and associations, I also teach graphic design at area colleges to keep myself sharp and give back to the community. Below are syllabi, visual presentations, handouts and links I've developed for individual classes; at left are some subtopics in depth.

I am available for individual training.
Contact me at deane@deanenettles.com for more information.

Students:
Remember, when you're designing, design with intent.
Intent is when you think more deeply and strategically
to see past the surface of things.

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, ROCKVILLE

MC GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENT INFO

Prof. Deane Nettles:

Comm Arts Technologies Dept:, Administrative Aide Michelle Brink, 240-567-7535
Office in Technical Center (TC) building, lower floor, room 116

Website: montgomerycollege.edu/catdept  Open lab schedule, full time faculty office hours, a directory of phone numbers and email addresses, information about all of our classes, certificates and degrees.

Facebook: facebook.com/mccatdept  Photos, events, and general announcements about what's happening in the CAT Department. Reminders about registration, who to see for advising, etc. Students can also post on the Wall and ask Michele Brink questions and she'€™ll answer them back ASAP. So please "€śLIKEâ€" our page!

Twitter: twitter.com/MCCATDept  Post when an open lab has to be cancelled or if a class is cancelled (among other things).

MC CG 120 Art & Illustration I Spring 2012

Syllabus for CG120 Art & Illustration Spring 2012

Body Proportions

Class Fall 06 final samples

Class Fall 09 final samples

MC GD 121 Fundamentals of Graphic Design I Spring 2011

GD121 Fund of Graphic Design I Syllabus Spring 2012

Elements of Visual Communication

Helvetica Font Comparison

Project 1: Precision

Inking Project Instructions

Project 2: Kerning

Intro to Typography

Kerning/Tracking Project Instructions

Project 3: Expressive Typography

Expressive Typography Project Instructions

Expressive Typography Examples

X-acto Cutting Project

Mounting Project

And and example of how this might be used in the real world:

 

Project 4: Design History Report

History of Typography

Design History

Project 5: Design Magazine Spread and Web Page Using a Grid

Read Top Ten Type Crimes

Top 10 fonts designers traditionally use

Project 5 Instructions

Negative Space & Grids

Dimensions for drawing a Magazine Spread Grid

Dimensions for drawing a Web Grid

Basic Instructions for InDesign

Color Theory

Color Emotions

Project 6: Sequential Illustration

Sequential Illustration Storyboard Project Instructions

Project 7: Written Ad Critique

Writing Project: Ad Critique Instructions

Project 8: Ad Campaign

Ad Samples

Ad Campaign Project Instructions

Project 9: Logo Design/Letterhead

Letterhead Samples

Logo/Letterhead Design Instructions

MC GD 212 Publication Design with InDesign Spring 2010

Syllabus for GD212 Pub Design in InDesign Sp 10

What goes into InDesign?

InDesign Tools

Intro to Typography

Read Top Ten Type Crimes

Top 10 fonts designers traditionally use

Negative Space

Design Checklist

Production Checklist

Proofreader's Marks

HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HCC GRAPHIC DESIGN AART200

Syllabus for AART200 Graphic Design Sp2011 Monday

Hierarchy Poster

Read Top Ten Type Crimes

Top 10 fonts designers traditionally use

Design Checklist

Assignment 1 Instructions

Magazine Spread Design

Real Show Creative Brief

Real Show Article Text

Illustration Samples

CD Redesign

Poster Design

Poster Project

Poster Quotes

Poster samples

Examples: More posters

Movies shown in the classroom are protected under U.S. Copyright Law. All rights reserved. The public display of the movies shown in class are excepted from public performance restrictions by U.S. Copyright Law, October 2009, Chapter 1, Limitation 110.1.