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DIGITAL DESIGN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY
Napa Valley College • Bldg. 3900
Gary Strommen Program Coordinator
(707) 256-7526Contact Gary Strommen Facebook  Instagram
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DIGITAL DESIGN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY
Napa Valley College • Bldg. 3900
Gary Strommen Program Coordinator
(707) 256-7526Contact Gary Strommen Facebook Instagram
DIGITAL DESIGN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY
Napa Valley College • Bldg. 3900
Gary Strommen Program Coordinator
(707) 256-7526Contact Gary Strommen Facebook Instagram
DDGT241 - Digital Design Graphics Technology 4 Spring 2022

The last of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. Study in technical 3D animation, video editing, and compositing. Study of Adobe After Effects as a tool for video compositing, motion graphics design, and animation. Students will work together on a group project showcasing all of the skills they have learned in the two year program. Students will put together and post a resume and portfolio with animated demo reel on their student websites. Students will prepare for Autodesk Certified Professional Exams.




Documents: Syallabus and Handouts Top of Page

Working Drawing Checklist

DDGT241 Syllabus Spring 2022
DDGT241 Syllabus Signature Page
DDGT241 Kitchen Safety Guide
DDGT241 Schedule Spring 2022
DDGT241 Assignment List Spring 2022
DDGT241 ASCENT Reading Participation Spring 2022



Assignments Top of Page

Final Project - Individual
Final Project - Group

#1 - Signed Syllabus
#2 - Signed Kitchen Safety Sheets

#3 - SCALES - Assignment A
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment A SUBS 14:05

#4 - SCALES - Assignment B
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment B SUBS 16:40

#5 - SCALES - Assignment C
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment C SUBS 9:01

#6 - XREF Template No2 - Part I
     KEY DDGT241 Spring2022 06 XREF Template No2 Part I SUBS 37:18

#7 - XREF Template No2 - Part II
     KEY DDGT241 Spring2022 07 XREF Template No2 Part II SUBS 44:56
     XREF Assignment Description
     XREF DEMO
     DDGT DETAIL VIEW DEMO SUBS

#8 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part I
        1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
        AutoCAD 3D WD ANSI B SCALE 1:2
#9 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part II
        1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
        1058 Robotic Arm AutoCAD 3D WD ANSI C SCALE 1:1 with revisions (Visual Check Off)
#10 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part III
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Inventor WD ANSI B SCALE 1:2
          DDGT241 2021.01.25 Robotic Arm - Inventor Vacuum Tube Demo SUBS 34:00
#11 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part IV
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Inventor WD ANSI C SCALE 1:1 with revisions (Visual Check Off)
#12 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part V
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Animation on Website)
          DDGT241 2022.01.24 Robotic Arm Animation Description 12:15
          DDGT241 2021.01.25 Robotic Arm Inventor Setup SUBS 55:33
          DDGT241 2021.01.26 Robotic Arm 3ds Max Setup SUBS 1:14:09

#13 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - February
#14 - After Effects Tutorial Research
#15 - After Effects Animated Logo
#16 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - March
#17 - AutoCAD Review for Certification Questions
#18 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2A
#19 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2B
#20 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2C
#21 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2D
#22 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 3A (Submit Excel file with assignment)
#23 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 4A
#24 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 5B
#25 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 5C
#26 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6A
#27 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6B
#28 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6C
#29 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6D
#30 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 7A
#31 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 7C
#32 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 8A (Submit DWF file with assignment)
#33 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 9A (Submit ZIP file with assignment)
#34 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 9B
#35 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 11A
#36 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 11B
#37 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - April
#38 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 12A (Submit ZIP and DWF with assignment)
#39 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 14A
#40 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 14B
#41 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 14C
#42 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 15A
#43 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 15B
#44 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 19D
#45 - Final Project Individual Contributions
#46 - Final Project Questioinnaire
#47 - Degree Questionnaire


Additional Practice Assignments





Lectures Top of Page

Reference Videos:
2015 AutoCAD 3D Toolbars
2015 AutoCAD Create a CTB - Color Table File for Printing
2015 Inventor Application Options
Inventor Cool Orange Thread Modeler Add On SUBS
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo SUBS 17:52
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo Advanced (Optional) SUBS 12:15



DDGT Spring 2022 Welcome Video 2 SUBS 6:47
DDGT241 2022.01.19 Syllabus Overview SUBS 58:34
DDGT241 2022.01.20 Final Project Overview SUBS 47:28
DDGT241 2022.01.20 Final Project Outline Description SUBS 9:35
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo SUBS 17:52
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo Advanced (Optional) SUBS 12:15
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Intro and Dropbox SUBS 7:09
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment A SUBS 14:05
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment B SUBS 16:40
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment C SUBS 9:01
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Robotic Arm Animation Description SUBS 12:15
DDGT241 2022.01.24 Backups SUBS 14:47
DDGT241 2022.01.25 Class Status SUBS 3:16
DDGT241 2022.01.26 4K in HD Timeline SUBS 16:01
DDGT241 2022.01.26 Website Updates Review SUBS 8:48
DDGT241 2022.01.27 Gantt Chart 1:00:12
DDGT241 2022.01.31 AE Compositor Link Setup SUBS 20:52
DDGT241 2022.01.31 Premiere vs AE and Logo Assignment SUBS 29:30
DDGT241 2022.01.31 Learn AE in 20 Minutes I SUBS 22:04
DDGT241 2022.02.01 Learn AE in 20 Minutes II SUBS 13:02
DDGT241 2022.02.01 Multi-Pass Rendering I SUBS 59:54
DDGT241 2022.02.03 Multi-Pass Rendering II SUBS 1:09:29
DDGT241 2022.02.03 Final Project Storyboards SUBS 31:30
DDGT241 2022.02.07 AE Multi Pass Rendering SUBS 41:38
DDGT241 2022.02.08 AE Compositor Link SUBS 58:42
DDGT241 2022.02.09 AE and Premiere Workflow and Exporting SUBS 52:51
DDGT241 2022.02.10 Turning Storyboards into Video SUBS 33:49
DDGT241 2022.02.14 Class Status SUBS 3:05
DDGT241 2022.02.15 3D Scanning Guest Speaker 1 SUBS 1:31:39
DDGT241 2022.02.16 3D Scanning Guest Speaker 2 SUBS 1:18:37
DDGT241 2022.02.22 Incremental Backups SUBS 13:35
DDGT241 2022.02.22 Inventor Frame Generator Demo SUBS 28:13
DDGT241 2022.03.01 Resource Videos SUBS 10:09
DDGT241 2022.03.14 AutoCAD Advanced Ch2 - Advanced Text Objects SUBS 1:06:28
DDGT241 2022.03.15 AutoCAD Advanced Ch3 - Working With Table SUBS  28:21
DDGT241 2022.03.16 AutoCAD Advanced Ch5 - Dynamic Blocks SUBS 52:07
DDGT241 2022.03.21 AutoCAD Advanced Ch6 - Attributes 46:51
DDGT241 2022.03.22 AutoCAD Advanced Ch8 - Output and Publishing 37:31
DDGT241 2022.03.23 AutoCAD Advanced Ch9 - Other Tools for Collaboration 34:09
DDGT241 2022.03.28 AutoCAD Advanced Ch10 - Introduction to Sheet Sets 43:48
DDGT241 2022.03.29 AutoCAD Advanced Ch11 - Publishing and Customizing Sheet Sets 27:15
DDGT241 2022.03.31 AutoCAD Advanced Ch13 - Managing Layers 36:47
DDGT241 2022.04.04 AutoCAD Advanced Ch14 - CAD Standards 23:30
DDGT241 2022.04.05 AutoCAD Advanced Ch15 - System Setup 32:30
DDGT241 2022.04.06 AutoCAD Advanced Ch16 - Introduction to Customization 13:32
DDGT241 2022.04.18 AutoCAD Advanced Ch17 - Customizing the User Interface 34:57
DDGT241 2022.04.20 AutoCAD Advanced Ch18 - Macros and Custom Routines 26:01
DDGT241 2022.04.25 Class Status 10:20


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