GR M24 DTP I & II Syl
Class Hours: 2 lecture, 3 lab Introduces fundamentals and basic operating procedures of Adobe InDesign page layout and graphics software. Emphasizes practical application of InDesign while studying page layout techniques, typography and publication design. Requires creation of digital files for film output and camera-ready artwork for the reproduction process. Includes scanning graphic images for the printing process. Applies to Associate Degree. Transfer Credit: CSU.
GR24 Desktop Publishing
Moorpark College
N. Haberman – Mondays, Wednesdays – 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Com 151.
Best Ways to Reach Me:
Email: nancy@desktopdesign.net It is important that you type “GR24” in the subject line.
Webpage: http://www.nancyhaberman.com/
Off-campus Office phone: (805) 522-5475
Do NOT try to reach me at the school phone, as I do not check my messages.
ACCESS
If you have a disability, you are encouraged to contact ACCESS at 378-1461. Their office is just to the right of the Campus Center Building. They will help you determine what assistance is available for you.
Books and Materials:
BOOKS:
GR24-I & II
REQUIRED: Publication Design, by Roy Paul Nelson. (most current edition you can find; it’s up to at least the 5th edition) – buy it used here.
REQUIRED: PDW, Publication Design Workshop, A Real-World Design Guide, by Timothy Samara, Rockport
REQUIRED: Getting it Printed, 4th Edition, by Eric Kenly and Mark Beach
OPTIONAL RECOMMENDED READING:
Adobe InDesign CS3 Bible, by Galen Gruman, Wiley
Layout Essentials, 100 Design Principles for Using Grids, by Beth Tondreau, Rockport
Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color, by Leatrice Eiseman, Grafix Press, Ltd.
Forms, Folds, Sizes, All the Details Graphic Designers Need to Know But Can Never Find, by Poppy Evans, Rockport
The Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition, Brian Lawler, Adobe Press
Materials required:
- A USB Flash Drive
- Blank journal, any size, lined or unlined
- 8.5″x11″ copy bond – one ream for sketching and notetaking or your choice of paper
- Pencil
- Pen
- Loupe
- 18-inch plastic Pica Ruler, graphics ruler
- Notebook with page protectors (you’ll need 25-50…there are 100 in a box)
- 1/3 cut file folders (you’ll need 10-20…there are 100 in a box)
- Self-Adhesive fasteners (you’ll need 2 for each file folder…you can save money if you get the ones that are not self-adhesive.)
Class overview and expectations:
Desktop Publishing I & II explore Adobe’s sophisticated page layout software, InDesign, and the Adobe Publication Design workflow in the context of designing and formatting such projects as stationery systems, postcards, brochures, newsletters, magazines, newsletters, catalogs and books.
Experience:
Familiarity with a personal computer is helpful.
Labs: Classes will consist of a combination of lecture and lab time, usually split in half. Open Lab hours in Com 109 & Com 151 fluctuate and will be posted after schedules are in place. Students who leave early and arrange to work outside lab hours are still required to be present during lecture hours and are still responsible for all materials introduced during the entire class period. This course covers InDesign CS3 and is taught on Windows in the Com 151 PC lab. The software is cross platform compatibile, but check for backwards compatability.
Attendance:
You are expected to arrive at class on time. Attendance in class is mandatory and is a part of your grade. To assure the recording of your attendance, it is up to you, the student, to send an email to me, your instructor after each class session. You do not need to write anything in the email, itself. List the month and day of the class session for which you are reporting your attendance. eg. GR24-01-11-07 in the subject line. If you fail to report your attendance, you will be recorded as absent and your attendance is part of your grade. You can set up a “Yahoo” or “HotMail” account in order to send your email from the classroom during class lab time, or you can send your attendance email from your home or work computer after the class session ends. Any other email containing questions or other communication should be sent separately with subject line that is different from the attendance subject line, eg. “GR24-question.” If you must be absent, you are still responsible for everything covered in the missed class.
Assignments:
It is your responsibility to check the internet on Tuesdays and on Thursdays before class for updates to the your assignments, exercises, and project due dates. Due dates are also announced in class.
All assignments will have a due date assigned and work turned in after the due date will be considered late and is marked down. All assignments must be printed and a completed assignment consists of your:
- “clipbook” excerpts
- job folder
- job sheet, including time sheet
- thumbnails, sketches
- proof prints
- draft copies
- final print
- screen resolution pdf of final attached to email and posted on blog
Some assignments may require portfolio quality presentation …mounting on 11″x14″ black mat board. You will be instructed which assignments require mounting.
Grades:
Your assignment grade is determined by the following criteria:
- Timeliness – have your met the published deadline
- Concept – do you have a “good idea;” have you creatively visualized the idea
- Technique – how effectively have you used InDesign to execute good design and typography.
Assignments are recorded as credit, or no credit. Any no credit assignment can be improved for credit with the exception of the Final Project, due at the beginning of the final class meeting.
Your overall grade is determined by the following criteria:
- Classroom Participation, Email dialog
- Assignments – projects
- In-class exercises
- Midterm project
- Final project
Weight distribution
- Final project – 25%
- Midterm project – 25%
- Assignments and In-class exercises – 25%
- Attendance and Classroom Participation, Email dialog – 25%
Exams:
There are NO exams, but there are critiques at the midterm and final projects. Everyone is expected to participate in the critique of the projects, as part of their midterm and final grades. Details of the midterm and final projects will be discussed during the course of the semester.