This course will further the student's understanding of Adobe Creative Suite and its application in design and layout of covers, brochures, books, magazines, newsletters, and other multi-page publications. The goal of the course is to design a publication of eight or more pages and produce it to a format adequate for printing as well as for online viewing. Students are encouraged to bring a personal project and all its materials (text and images) for the first day of class; otherwise text and images will be provided by the instructor. The six sessions will cover basic design and layout strategies for multi-page documents, as well as the principles of printing.
Course code: CMPT 1441
Credits: 0.0
Tuition: $0*
Length: 18.0 hours
Course outline:
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- Learn how Photoshop and Illustrator work together with InDesign
- Learn about various publication sizes, formats, grids, layout components, typography; review layout samples
- Learn about printing requirements, papers, inks, and finishes, review print and paper samples
- Plan the project and develop a concept based on project audience, then create a design
- Construct and layout a printable multi-page document using style sheets and master pages
- Create final print and web files from the InDesign file
- Session 1
- • Brief overview of history of publication and book design
- • Overview of typography, grids, layout elements, reading quality, usability
- • Discuss publication sizes and types, appropriateness, evaluation criteria
- • Introduce print finishes, papers, samples
- • Creating a folder for the magazine/newsletter/book project
- • Review briefings for each project
- • Concept and design initial stages
- • Review text and hierarchy of information, reorganize if necessary
- Session 2
- • Set up a grid for chosen design approach for project
- • Import text from Word, review first
- • Set up page size, master page elements, insert folio
- • Set up and apply style sheets (paragraph & character styles)
- • Set up the cover, choose a cover photograph and do corrections in Photoshop
- • Create a Table of Contents (ToC)
- • Incorporate graphic elements into layout (from Illustrator or Photoshop, as well as elements created in InDesign)
- Session 3
- • Work with layout elements
- • Work with clipping paths
- • Anchored objects
- • Group discussion of cover layouts and ToC
- Session 4
- • A discussion of colour spaces: RGB vs CMYK
- • A discussion of file formats for printing: TIF, PSD, JPG, PDF, INDD, EPS
- • Group discussion of inside spreads
- Session 5
- • Practice fine tuning options: kerning, word spacing, justification, hyphenation
- • Review printing and paper options
- • Troubleshoot and pre-flight document
- • Package InDesign documents
- • Create a press ready PDF
- • File management (show samples of file folders, versions etc)
- Session 6
- • Printing final project
- • Presentation and discussion of final project (printed)
- • Introduce template design planning and how to prep files for web use, Acrobat viewing properties
- • Discuss resources for further learning and the future of publication design
- • Copying of files to USB stick for backup
How do I apply for this course?
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
* Fees are approximate and subject to change. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Fees listed are for domestic students. For international programs, visit VCC International.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.
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