Art 143

Digital

Publishing

fundamentals

5116 TTh • Art 5 • 2-5pm

 

SP 20 Student Blogs

Fall 2018 Class Catalog

 

Spring 20 Grades

 

Resources:

ECC Links:

Open Lab Schedules

 

Website Key:

Grey = link

* = graded exercise or assignment

CAPS = Project

WEEK 1 | introductions

2.18/2.20

Handouts:

Syllabus

Design Elements & Principles

Computer Lab Set-up | Working smart

Online Resources:

InDesign Overview

Elements & Principles of Design

Dropbox.com

Blog Primer | Tumblr Art & Photo Blogs

Zine Documentary

8 Types of Graphic Design

Exercises:

Focal point collage | Design Basics

*Nametag | Personality Types

To do this week:

1. Set up Cloud account

2. Join Facebook Group

3. *BLOG assignment

4. *ZINE assignment

 

WEEK 2 | indesign basics

2.25/2.27

INDD Tutorials:

Add Text

Format Text

Use layers

Work with graphics

Resources:

Type Terms Video

Handouts:

Type Terms Reference

Typography Worksheet

InDesign Tutorials:

* INDD: How to make a flyer

Exercises

* Type Color

*Conversation/ Character Styles

PROJECT:

*BW FLYER PROJECT

 

WEEK 3 | Heirarchy

3.3/3.5

Online Resources:

Page Layout & Composition

C.R.A.P.

6 Layout Design Tips

Coming up with design ideas

To do this week:

Finish flyers and send to client

Handout:

Special Assignment Timesheet

PROJECT:

ILLUSTRATED BOOK

 

WEEK 4 | illustrator basics

3.10/3.12

Illustrator Tutorials:

Shape & Line

Transform & Edit Artwork

Fill and Stroke Color

Work with layers

Add Text

Excericise:

Negative Shape of Type

Page setup: 5.5x8.5" vertical, .25" bleed

Illustrator Negative Shape Typography video

Inspiration

Homework:

Finish typographic illustrations

Post ideas, sketches, research for Myriad cover design on blog

 

 

 

WEEK 5 | Photoshop TEchniques

3.17/3.19

Photoshop Tutorials:

Intro to layer masks

Compositing with layer masks

Using selections with masks

Using adjustment layers with masks

Compositing with blend modes

Exercise:

Add texture to Illustrator illustration

To do this week:

Place illustrations into INDD spread

Create your own page design

WEEK 6 | cover illustration

3.24/3.26

INDD Tutorials:

Creating and Applying Master Pages

All about Master Pages

Linking files in INDD

Add color & effects

Multipage documents

Resources:

Linking worksheet

Architecture of a book page

To do this week:

Place illustrations into INDD spread

Create your own page design

 

WEEK 6 | myriad project

3.24/3.26

Handouts:

Color Worksheet

Styles & Master Pages worksheet

Color Resources:

Intro to Color Theory

RGB vs. CMYK

About Color website

Spot color & printing

Design resources:

Design Team Jobs

50 Amazing Book Covers

TED Talk: Chip Kidd, book designer

Previous Myriads

Photoshop Tutorials:

Get to know PSD

Change image size

Work with layers

Adjustment layers

Sample Myriad Exercise:

Sample Myriad Book elements

Sample Myriad Project Output Direx

Sample Myriad Content

Sample Myriad Specs

PROJECT:

* MYRIAD PROJECT

To do this week:

Start on Cover Design

 

WEEK 7 | preparing content

3.31/4.2

Online Resources:

Find/Change

Paragraph Styles

Character vs. Paragraph Styles

Placing and flowing Text from MS Word

Using the baseline grid

Object Styles

Color & Effects

Drop caps and nested styles

Running headers/text variables

To do this week:

Review Multi-page document topics:

• Master pages

• Resize frames & content

• Text wrap

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 8 | about images

4.7/4.9

Resources:

Using Levels Adjustment in PSD

High vs Low Resolution

PSD & Resolution

What is a halftone?

Photoshop Color Modes

Handouts:

Size and Resolution Worksheet

Image worksheet

Image cheatsheet

Digital Print Center Order Form

Exercise:

Convert Images to Grayscale

To do this week:

Myriad PDFs to client

Prep for printing to make book mock-up

PROJECT:

*OPEN HOUSE FLYER

Open House flyer text

 

spring break

4.13-4.17

 

WEEK 9 | poster design

4.21/4.23

*Make a table in INDD

Moving rows and columns

Importing tables from MS Word/Excel

Formatting tables

Table Styles

To do this week:

1. Finish Open House flyer front and submit PDF

2. *Table Ex: Open House Flyer Back

To do this week:

Open house poster roughs

Myriad design team: refine design

 

WEEK10 | myriad / OH Flyer

Production

4.28/4.30

InDesign Tutorials:

*Make a table in INDD

Moving rows and columns

Importing tables from MS Word/Excel

Formatting tables

Table Styles

To do this week:

1. Finish Open House flyer front and Back

2. *Table Ex: Open House Flyer Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 11 | production

5.5/5.7

To do this week:

1. Open House: finish & send to print

2. Myriad Production: Rough draft #2

3. Class Catalog: Design team

4. Robot Book: Design team

 

WEEK 12 | e-publishing

5.12/5.14

InDesign tutorials:

Fixed vs. Reflowable e-pubs

Design a fixed layout e-pub

Add interactivity

Make a Reflowable e-pub from print document

Exercise:

Slide show

To do this week:

1. Myriad production, slide show

2. Proofreading

3. Open House tote-bag art production

 

WEEK 13 | Preflight

5.19/5.21

Resources:

Table of Contents

Preflight panel

How to preflight (video)

To do this week:

Myriad to printer Thursday 5.21

Art Department Open house & Student Show 5.22

 

WEEK 14 | catalog pages

5.26/5.28

To do this week:

1. Work on class catalog pages

2. Proofreading

LA Zine Fest 2020: 5/31

 

WEEK 15 | lab

6.2/6.4

To do this week:

1. Finish catalog pages

2. Myriad publication party 5/28

3. Self-evaluation & Peer evaluation

 

WEEK 16 | portfolio

6.9/6.11

Resources:

Study Guide for Final

9 Best Portfolio Sites

To do this week:

1. Preflight and upload catalog to Blurb

2. Bring scantron for Final exam