Meet your instructors

Associate Professor Aaron Ganci

Visiting Lecturer Amrita Datta

Email: Canvas e-mail is our preferred means of contact. We will return your e-mails within 48 business hours. In case of emergency only email us at amdatta@iu.edu or aganci@iu.edu. Please be clear in the subject line as to what the message is concerning.)

Office: HR 154 (Amrita) and HR 150 (Aaron)

Refresh your type memory

Here is a quick refresher for type basics: Type Basics.pdf

How we'll learn in this course

In this course, we will combine a mixture of in-class lectures, studio exploration, critique, and independent creative activity.

This course is divided into Weeks, as listed in the Modules tool. Each week will include any of the readings or lectures we discussed and assignments that were assigned.

Feedback on your work will be provided both through in-class discussion and in the 'instructor feedback' tools on Canvas.

Read the syllabus for more details on the course requirements.

Expectations for in-person coursework

Our primary mode of interaction for this course will be in-person. Of course, Covid will continue to throw us curveballs and we'll deal with them as they come. That may mean that sometimes we meet remotely. Unless otherwise noted, plan on joining us all in-studio.

We will be following the campus guidance on masking, distancing, or other Covid measures. We do these things because we care about each other and the success of those around us. The people who set these guidelines (and who know much more about the science than we do) tell us that this is the way we can be most successful. So, we'll follow their advice.

One thing to always keep in mind when taking any course is that the others with whom you interact throughout the semester - including me, your instructor - are human beings. The first rule of netiquette is to "remember the human" when you are communicating with me or with your peers. The second rule is to "adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life." It's not likely that you would yell at, mock, or belittle another student in a face-to-face class so don't do it here. The feeling of anonymity that some people have when they are online can lead to those sorts of behaviors but they are not acceptable here or in any other online class.

Please take a few minutes and review all the Core Rules of Netiquette and these considerations for when you are attending class remotely.

Tools we'll be using

Canvas
Zoom (If meeting remotely
Adobe Suite (mostly InDesign and Illustrator)
Google at IU

Please note: As we progress through the semester, this list may change. Learn about these tools at Keep Learning.

Resources

- Visit the Keep Learning website for information about learning in Canvas.
- Enroll in the Student Online Toolkit in Canvas for information about the most widely-used technologies for Canvas courses at Indiana University. (Requires you to enroll in the Canvas site through Expand, the portal that IU uses for a variety of student and staff training resources.)
- UITS Tech Support: Open 24/7 to help with your technology questions.
- Canvas Student Guide: Detailed instructions for using Canvas as a student.
- IU Knowledge Base: Find answers to your detailed questions about technology at IU.