1999 VJ FELLOWSHIP
Schedule
Tentative as of may 31,
subject to change

PRE WEEK
 Thursday, June 10
Group dinner, Ovo Cafe (for fellows and any instructors in town). Meet in Hilton lobby and walk to restaurant nearby.

 Friday, June 11
9 a.m. Breakfast at Poynter Meet fellows in the News Writing and Editing program. Welcome by Jim Naughton, Poynter's President
TOUR: Poynter mission, history, library resources. David Shedden
LECTURE: State of the Industry: Photo. Kenny Irby; Web. Andrew DeVigal; Newspaper Design. Randy Stano
PROJECT INTRODUCTION: Illustrate St. Pete. Work over the weekend.
Noon. Lunch at Poynter
Meet the rest of Poynter's faculty and staff.
WEEK ONE

 Monday, June 14
REVIEW: Results of your work on weekend project.
LECTURE: Design and community. Mario Garcia
VIEW FROM THE REAL WORLD: Ed Hashey,designer/illustrator, Poynter Class of '97
Lunch
LECTURE: Photojournalism and community. Kenny Irby Review of scanners, cameras, digital imaging and film developing procedures. Introduction of photo storytelling project.

 Tuesday, June 15
LECTURE: Grids. Pegie Stark Adam
WORKSHOP: Designing with grids.
Lunch
REVIEW: Results of grid workshop.
LECTURE: Advanced grids in Die Zeit and other projects. Mario Garcia
 Wednesday, June 16
LECTURE: Type, Part I: Contrasts and "display type" design. Ron Reason
WORKSHOP/REVIEW: Designing with type.
Lunch at Poynter: Pizza
LECTURE: Type, Part II: Utilitarian type. Monica Moses
WORKSHOP/REVIEW: Create a type system.
DEADLINE: For photo essay story ideas, to Kenny
 Thursday, June 17
LECTURE: Color. Pegie Stark Adam
WORKSHOP/REVIEW: Designing with color.
Lunch
STREET TIME: Afternoon on your own to work on photo storytelling project.

 Friday, June 18
DEADLINE: First film drop, to Kenny.
LECTURE: Branding. Roger Black
Lunch at Poynter: Thai food
STREET TIME: Hit the streets for more visual reporting.
WEEK TWO
 Monday, June 21
DEADLINE: film due to Kenny; text files of storiesdue to Monica, for editing
LECTURE: Magazine design. Robert Newman
Lunch
DISCUSSION/WORKSHOP: Writing lab, with Monica
LAB TIME: Picture editing and magazine design.

 Tuesday, June 22
LAB TIME/REVIEW: Your magazine layouts
Lunch
EVENING: Group outing to Devil Rays game at the Trop

 Wednesday, June 23
LECTURES: Art and museum tour. Pegie Stark Adam
WORKSHOP/REVIEW: Drawing from life. Pegie Stark Adam
Lunch at Poynter: Sandwiches
DISCUSSION: Art, creativity, and the mind. Tanis Dick
Partial afternoon off.
 Thursday, June 24
LECTURE/TUTORIAL: Web design. Andrew DeVigal and Ed Hashey
WORKSHOP: All-day HTML and Dreamweaverinstruction and time in the lab.

 Friday, June 25
LECTURE: Information graphics. Archie Tse
WORKSHOP: Infographics reporting and planning.
Lunch
WORKSHOP/REVIEW: Infographics reporting and planning.
PROJECT: Online storytelling project introduced
WEEK THREE
 Monday, June 28
WORKSHOP/LAB TIME: Online storytelling
TUTORIAL: Advanced HTML instruction. Andrew DeVigal
Lunch
WORKSHOP/LAB TIME: Online storytelling
 Tuesday, June 29
DEADLINE: For online storytelling project first draft.
Lunch
DEADLINE: For online storytelling project final.
 Wednesday, June 30
LECTURE: Features illustration and art direction. Andrew Skwish
PROJECT: Create an illustration by hand
Lunch
REVIEW: Your features illustrations
 Thursday, July 1
LECTURE: Features page design. Andrew Skwish
WORKSHOP/LAB TIME: Design the page around your illustration from yesterday
Lunch: Barbecue extravaganza in the gazebo area
REVIEW: Morning design project

 Friday, July 2
*** DAY OFF!***
 Saturday, July 3
BARBEQUE! Details to come.
WEEK FOUR
 Monday, July 5
*** DAY OFF!***

 Tuesday, July 6
WORKSHOP/LAB TIME: Online portfolios. Andrew Skwish
Lunch on your own
LECTURE: Photostorytelling and portraits. Robin Donina
REVIEW: Your online portfolios.
DEADLINE: Final project proposals
 Wednesday, July 7
*** Morning off/work on projects
Lunch on your own
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: The journalism in visual journalism. Monica Moses
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: Front pages.
Dinner
Evening work session
WORKSHOP: Design a breaking-news front page, with real stories and photos.
 Thursday, July 8
REVIEW: Front page designs and editing decisions.
Lunch
STREET TIME: Afternoon on your own to work on final project.

 Friday, July 9
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: Art of the Simple Idea. Ron Reason
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: Managing Your Career and Your Life. Monica
Lunch
VIEW FROM THE REAL WORLD: Jen Loomis, photojournalist/web producer, Poynter Class of '98
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: Life's lessons. Mario Garcia
WEEK FIVE
 Monday, July 12
LECTURE/DISCUSSION: Diversity and ethical decision making. Kenny Irby
Lunch

 Tuesday, July 13
WORK ON FINAL PROJECTS/OPEN DISCUSSION TOPIC TBA.
 Wednesday, July 14
WORK ON FINAL PROJECTS/OPEN DISCUSSION TOPIC TBA.
 Thursday, July 15
WORK ON FINAL PROJECTS/OPEN DISCUSSION TOPIC TBA.
VIEW FROM THE REAL WORLD: Patty Alvarez, features page designer, Boston Globe; and Juan Lopez, features page designer, Miami Herald

 Friday, July 16
FINAL PROJECTS PRESENTED!
Final Lunch

PARTY!