Syllabus
Digital Publishing I

Digital Publishing I

ARTC-1313

Credit Fall 2021
08/23/2021 - 12/12/2021

Course Information

Section 001
Lecture
TTh 15:00 - 15:55
HLC2 2333
Kimberly Greyer

Section 001
Laboratory
TTh 15:55 - 17:40
HLC2 2333
Kimberly Greyer

Section 006
Distance Learning
ONL DIL
Kimberly Greyer

Section 006
Laboratory
ONL DIL
Kimberly Greyer

Office Hours

  • T W
    1:00 - 3:00
    Online: https://meet.google.com/uui-dezi-hza?authuser=0
    I am available for Office Hours on:
    T 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    W 10:00 am - 1:00pm

    I am available by Appointment as well. Please email me. If you are not able to reach me you can text me at 512.739.5677.

Course Requirements

Course Description

The fundamentals of using digital layout as a primary publishing tool and the basic concepts and terminology associated with typography and page layout. Topics include an overview of industry standard software for page layout and design, and various methods of reproduction for print and electronic delivery. An introduction to InDesign and other tools and skills used to prepare electronic pre-press art for print reproduction with a goal of economy, neatness and faithfulness to the designer’s layout or written instructions. Material covered will include graphic terminology, type specification, and evolution of the printed piece from concept to final printed project.

Course Prerequisites

None

Course Rationale / Objectives

Digital Publishing 1 is a foundation course that teaches production skills used by graphic designers. It is a prerequisite for ARTC 1327 Typography and ARTC 2313 Digital Publishing 2. It is a required course in the Graphic Design and Graphic Media Production degree plans.

 

Readings

Adobe InDesign CC 2021 Release, Classroom in a Book, the Official training workbook from Adobe, Kelly Kordes Anton & Tina DeJarld, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-687028-9

 

An Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (https://www.austincc.edu/adobe-creative-cloud-acc) — to access the software in the labs and for your own use. 

 

Blackboard (http://www.austincc.edu/blackboard)

Course Subjects

Week 1

  • Day 1: Setup Blackboard
  • Day 2: CIB Lesson 1 - Introducing the Workspace

 

Week 2

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 2 - Getting to Know InDesign
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 1: Create a Postcard

 

Week 3

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 3 - Setting up a Document and Working with Pages
  • Day 2: CIB Lesson 6 - How to Flow Text

 

Week 4

  • Day 1: On Your Own Project 2: Two Page Newsletter
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 2: Two Page Newsletter

 

Week 5

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 8 - Working with Typography
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 3: Tabs

 

Week 6

  • Day 1: DP1 Competency 1 Major Project Review: Two Page Newsletter
  • Day 2: Competency 1 Quiz

 

Week 7

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 4 - Working with Objects
  • Day 2: CIB Lesson 7 - Editing Text

 

Week 8

  • Day 1: On Your Own Project 4: Product Sheet
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 4: Product Sheet

 

Week 9

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 5 - Working with Color and CIB Lesson 10 - Creating Tables
  • Day 2: CIB Lesson 13 - Printing and Exporting

 

Week 10

  • Day 1: On Your Own Project 5: Color Table
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 5: Color Table

 

Week 11

  • Day 1: DP1 Competency 2 Major Project Review 2: Cookie Recipes
  • Day 2: Competency 2 Quiz 2

 

Week 12

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 9 - Working with Styles
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 6: Working with Styles

 

Week 13

  • Day 1: CIB Lesson 11 - Importing and Modifying Graphs
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 7: Menu for Bakery

 

Week 14

  • Day 1: On Your Own Project 7: Menu for Bakery
  • Day 2: CIB Lesson 12 - Working with Transparency 

 

Week 15

  • Day 1: On Your Own Project 8: Build a Complex Table
  • Day 2: On Your Own Project 8: Build a Complex Table

 

Week 16

  • Day 1: DP1 Competency 3 Major Project Review 3: Company Product Bulletin
  • Day 2: Competency 3 Quiz 3

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

What you’ll learn to do by the end of this course:

  • Apply fundamentals of page layout
  • Use typographic terminology and specifications
  • Practice importing text and graphics into page layout programs
  • Discuss file formats and file management.
  • Integrate tools and techniques analyzing elements to produce final product
  • Interpret art director’s instructions
  • Communicate with industry specialists
  • Apply real world production skills used by graphic designers and production personnel
  • Appraise basic design problems related to advertising art
  • Differentiate CMYK and spot color in single and multicolored reproduction
  • Develop discipline in neatness, presentation, and accuracy of work
  • Define the terms and language of page layout and design.

 

What you’ll learn to do by the end of the Graphic Art Technology discipline:

  • Use industry standard vector, raster and layout software tools to produce graphic design for print and digital media.
  • Apply the production process (define project parameters, prepare assets, produce design, prepare output) for print and digital media
  • Independently produce graphic design work to project specifications