This course is INACTIVE
School
Liberal Arts
Division
Fine and Applied Arts - DNU
Department
Art (Art History)
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Art
Course Number
110
Course Title
InDesign
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
ART-107
Catalog Course Description
Offers an in-depth study of designing for print using InDesign.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Goal Statement
To give students a working knowledge of desiging printed materials using InDesign, this includes multi-page documents.
Core Course Topics
- Printing terminology.
- InDesign's layout, panels (including layers), and graphic tools.
- How to set type and understand typographic choices for legibility and communicating a message. Basic typographic rules relating to type including hierarchy and proper paragraph setting. Tables.
- Discuss book layout including spreads and grid, proper file set-up with bleeds, and margins.
- Designing and constructing multiple page documents using a grid, layers, local, and master pages.
- Developing time saving applications using type, paragraph, and objects styles.
- Pantone, spot color, and four color printing. Placing images and converting to CMYK for output.
- Digital output and PDF formats.
- File formats and working with tangent software to develop graphic elements and insert images.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- Use pen and shape tools in the tool palette to create graphic elements.*
- Understand basic print terminology.
- Construct typographic solutions including typeface selection as well as use typesetting tools such as kerning, tabs, indents, letter, and line spacing.*
- Design and create forms using tabs and tables.
- Design and produce documents with spot color, pantone color, and CMYK process color.
- Create and use Style Sheets to control type in a document.*
- Use Master Pages in a multiple page document.*
- Demonstrate the ability to work with layers.
- Assess document for errors including spelling, and run prepress check before outputing as a final version.
- Save documents correctly for print.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
- Tests (written and computer skills tests).
- Projects.
- Produce a final project incorporating all major course objectives.
Texts
None
Outcomes
General Education Categories
- Humanities and Fine Arts
Institutional Outcomes
- Humanities
MTA Categories
- Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2022