INFT286
Page Layout and Design
3 CREDITS
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS:
INSTRUCTOR: Karen Atwood
OFFICE: Canyon 122A
PHONE: 732-6308
EMAIL: katwood@csi.edu
OFFICE HOURS: posted on www.csi.edu
Text: Adobe InDesign CS2, Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition, Chris Botello, Course Technology,
ISBN-13: 978-1-4188-3967-3
Data files: Instructor will provide instructions for obtaining the Data files.
Software: Adobe® InDesign® CS2, Internet Explorer 5 or higher, and Windows 2000 or higher
will be used. Instructor will provide information on how to use these packages.
Handouts: Additional handouts may be given. Instructor will provide information on obtaining
this material.
REQUIRED MATERIAL:
1. Pica Measurement Tool which shows both pica/points and inches
2. Flash disk (Zip disks may be used, but not all machines have zip drives, so it is requested
you use the flash disk.
3. Notebook for taking notes
4. Pens and highlighters.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will provide instruction in page layout software and students will be introduced to
basic page layout design principles. Students will create, save, retrieve, and print publications.
Corequisite: INFT 280 or instructor permission.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will use Adobe InDesign CS2. Students will integrate text and graphics from many
sources into virtually any kind of publication, from newsletters and brochures to color catalogs
and magazines to Web pages with precision and control. Students will also use Adobe
TypeManager.
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To define desktop publishing.
To introduce page layout and design terminology.
To introduce the basics of Adobe InDesign in creating, editing, saving, and printing
publications.
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
After completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Define desktop publishing and trace its development.
2) Compare traditional and desktop publishing methods of page design and printing.
3) Identify page layout and design components.
4) Understand terms of page layout and design.
5) Create, edit, save, format, and print simple publications.
6) Work with text blocks in page layout and design
7) Work with master pages and document pages to create publications
8) Work with text and graphic frames
9) Work with process and spot colors and with gradients
10) Paste and link graphics
11) Create graphics using InDesign tools
12) Work with images (grayscale images, opacity and feathering, blending modes, etc.)
13) Work with tabs and tables
14) Create and organize book files
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Create a Table of Contents and an Index
Work with styles and ink swatches
Prepare, package, and export documents
Prepare documents for the Press.
Understand basic design concepts.
Pull all of the objectives together in practical applications of page layout and design
TEACHING METHODS:
1. Lectures/Demonstrations: Part of each class will be used to highlight the important
material within each Chapter using interactive discussions, group work, handouts,
lectures, and computer demos.
2. Labs: Part of the class is dedicated to hands-on learning, facilitated by the instructor. You
will work at your own pace during this portion of the class to solidify the lesson material or
to begin work on the weekly projects.
3. Projects: Each project consists of four parts: the Skills Review, two Project Builders, one
Design Project and one Group project from the end of the Chapter discussed during that
section. Projects that correlate to the Chapters will be assigned throughout the course.
Additional Projects and/or a final project will be given.
4. Quizzes: Hands-on quizzes will be given. Quiz exercises are pulled from each chapter’s
Skills Review.
GRADING POLICY:
A combination of lecture, demonstration, quizzes, homework, classroom exercises, projects, and
tests will be used in this class. At CSI, it is assumed that there are two hours of homework
required for each hour of class time. While a limited amount of time will be available during
class time, students should plan to spend at least two hours of homework for each hour of
lecture. This may be done on a home computer or can be completed during any hours the
computer classroom is open. A trial copy of the software is included with the textbook, but
students should note that it is NOT usable for more than 30 days. Therefore, it is recommended
that you NOT load this software on your computer until 25-30 days prior to finals week.
If a computer is available during another instructor’s class time, you may ask that instructor
(outside of class and ahead of time) if you could work quietly at that computer. Access to extra
classroom computers is totally up to the instructor teaching in that classroom. It should be
clearly understood that even if you have permission to work in the classroom, there should be
NO printing during the class time and no talking during the class time.
Assigned Points:
There will be homework points for each chapter, there will be quizzes, there will be additional
projects, there will be a final written test, and there will be a final project. Students need to
maintain the following average for each grade.
90-100 = A;
80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D <60 = F
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
Missed Classes: Due to the nature of this class, it is strongly suggested that students be in class
EVERY class period. However, if you miss a class, you are responsible for obtaining material,
which may have been distributed on class days when you were absent. If you register on
Blackboard for this class, when possible, the instructor will send you an email to let you know
what you missed in class. However, it will be your responsibility to acquire this information if you
do not receive an email. If you rely on other students to find out what you missed, you may not
get all the information. Missed or late quizzes cannot be made up under any circumstances but,
with good cause and adequate notice, an early quiz may be given. Cell phones must be turned
off at all times when student is in the classroom. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1. Assignments: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. If the
assignment is turned in at the end of the class, it will be considered one day late. Late
submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are
made. If you plan to miss a class period, get your assignment done ahead of time to avoid
this penalty. If you are ill and IF you called the instructor before the class, assignments can
be made up, but must be turned in within one class period of the due date. Please arrange at
the beginning of the semester to have someone take notes for you if you are not in class. If
you do this, when the instructor announces that you are gone, your notetaker should
automatically plan to take notes for you.
2. Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished
by failure on exam, paper or project; or failure in the course.
3. Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability,
which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will
require academic accommodations, see the Disabilities section below.
4. If you complete a few assignments and attend several classes, I will not drop you from the
class if you stop showing. It will be your responsibility to complete the drop slip and get it
turned in. Failure to do so may result in an F.
OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT:
Outcome:
Assessment:
To master course content as presented in the series of learner objectives given
to the student.
Students shall complete weekly assignments, lab activities, quizzes, and
projects to reinforce course concepts and applications. Quizzes, tests, and
projects serve to validate the mastery of course objectives.
Outcome:
Assessment:
To understand the practical use of the page layout and design programs.
Students will use the internet/textbooks to find practical applications
for page layout.
Outcome:
Assessment:
To use PageMaker and/or Adobe InDesign in practical applications.
Students will complete assignments from the textbooks and teacherassigned projects with a 70% or better to effectively demonstrate their
skill in using the appropriate software in practical applications.
Outcome:
To understand the strengths and weaknesses of the software packages used in
this classroom and how they can be used in everyday situations. Students and
the instructor will use the internet, research trade magazines, and discuss
strengths and weaknesses of the software packages in class to expand the
student’s knowledge of the software.
Students will complete a teacher assigned project with a 70% or better
to effectively demonstrate their knowledge in this area.
Assessment:
Outcome:
Assessment:
The instructor will be actively involved with the students to most effectively
deliver the course content.
Classroom assessment activities and evaluations will be incorporated to
determine the degree to which students are learning and which
instructional resources are most effective for students.
EVALUATIONS:
Students are strongly encouraged to complete evaluations at the end of the course. Evaluations
are very important to assist the teaching staff to continually improve the course. Evaluations are
available online at http://evaluation.csi.edu. Evaluations open up two weeks prior to the end of
the course. The last day to complete an evaluation is the last day of the course. During the
time the evaluations are open, students can complete the course evaluations at their
convenience from any computer with Internet access, including in the open lab in the Library and
in the SUB. When students log in, they should see the evaluations for the courses in which they
are enrolled. Evaluations are anonymous. Filling out the evaluation should only take a few
minutes. Your honest feedback is greatly appreciated.
Instructors use these evaluations to improve upon the course, the facilities, the textbooks, and
the instruction. If there is something you feel needs to be corrected for the class as a whole,
indicate this. If there is something you feel should continue to be retained in the course, please
indicate this. If there is an equipment issue, a software issue, a textbook issue, etc., please
indicate this.
DISABILITIES:
Any student with a documented disability may be eligible for related accommodations. To
determine eligibility and secure services, students should contact the coordinator of Disability
Services at their first opportunity after registration for a class. Student Disability Services is
located on the second floor of the Taylor Building on the Twin Falls Campus.. 208-732-6250
(voice) or 208-734-9929 (TTY), or email aflannery@csi.edu.
COURSE TOPICAL OUTLINE: TENTATIVE Schedule for Fall 2006
Following is a TENTATIVE weekly schedule of material covered in this class. However, the weeks may be changed in order to fit
additional projects or to accommodate the final project. Due Dates will be given each class period so the student can fill in the
appropriate due date at that time. ALL files must be saved to your network drive. You must create a directory off the root of your
network drive and name it: INFT286. Then, if you are asked to put it in a subdirectory, be sure that goes under the INFT286
directory—even if you also plan to put it on your Flash drive or a CD. The file (s) MUST be in that directory by the assigned date or
they will NOT be counted. Occasionally you may be asked to print a file.
Week
1
Reading
Discussion Topics
Chapter 1
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Explore the InDesign Workspace
Change Document Views
Navigate Through a Document
Use InDesign Help
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Format Text
Format Paragraphs
Create and Apply Styles
Edit Text
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Exploring the
InDesign
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Chapter 2
Working with Text
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Chapter 3
Setting up a
Document
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Chapter 4
Working with
Frames
 Create a New Document
 Create Master Pages
 Apply Master Pages to Document
Pages
 Place Text and Thread Text
 Modify Master Pages and Document
Pages
 Create New Sections and Wrap Text
 Align and Distribute Objects on a
Page
 Stack and Layer Objects
 Work with Graphics Frames
 Work with Text Frames
Tentative
Assignments
Skills Review
Proj. Bld. 1
Proj. Bld. 2
Design Proj.
Group Proj.
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 Web Notes
 Design
Critique
 Independence
 Toy Breeds
 Declaration
Edit
 Drop Cap
Modifications
 Hanging
Indents
 Latin Lingo
 Crushing
Impact
 Skills Review
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Center
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Reading
Discussion Topics
Chapter 5
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Working with Color
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Chapter 6
Placing and Linking
Graphics
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Chapter 7
Creating Graphics
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Chapter 8
Working with
Transparency
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Chapter 9
Working with Tabs
and Tables
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Work with Process Colors
Apply Color
Work with Spot Colors
Work with Gradients
Use the Links Palette
Place Vector Graphics
Place Bitmap Graphics
Use Libraries
 Use the Pen Tool
 Reshape Frames and Apply Stroke
Effects
 Work with Polygons and Compound
Paths
 Work with Advanced Text Features,
Corner Effects, and Drop Shadows
 Colorize a Grayscale Image
 Work with Opacity and Feathering
 Work with Blending Modes
 Apply Transparency to Placed
Graphics
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Work with Tabs
Create and Format a Table
Format Text in a Table
Place Graphics in a Table
Tentative
Assignments
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 Lab Cover
 Gradient Skills
Review
 Process Colors
 2 Color Cover
 Concentric
Circle
Gradient
 Guessing
Fame
 Program
Cover
 Snowball
 Hawaii Links
 Lab Cover
 Soft Circle
 Soft Circle
Layout
 Garden Party
 Black Cat
 Lagoon
 Bull’s Eye
 Everest
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Design Proj.
Group Proj.
Old Photo
Colorize
Vignette
Granny
Warhol
Colored
Flowers
Tab Review
Table Review
Contest
Redesign
Contest Rules
Mountain
Table
Holiday Chart
Files Printed
Date
Due
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 Gradient Skills
Review
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 Concentric
Circle
Gradient
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Snowball
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Lab Cover
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Soft Circle
Layout
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Garden Party
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Lagoon
Bulls Eye
Everest
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Colorize
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 Contest
Redesign
 Contest Rules
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10
Reading
Discussion Topics
Chapter 10
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Making Books,
Tables of
Contents, and
Indexes
Create a Book File
Organize a Book File
Create a Table of Contents
Create and Index
Tentative
Assignments
 Skills
Review
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Chapter 11
Exploring
Advanced
Techniques
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Chapter 12
Preparing,
Packaging, and
Exporting
Documents
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Use the Pathfinder Palette
Create New Stoke Styles
Create Mixed Ink Swatches
Work with Nested Styles
 Create Bleeds, Slugs, and Printer’s
Marks
 Use the Ink Manager & Preview Color
Separations
 Preflight and Package a Document
 Export a Document
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Resulting
Files Saved
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 Appetizers
 Soups
 Entrees
 Desserts
 Dinner
Recipes
 Recipes TOC
 Entrees Book
 Recipes Index
 Dinner
Recipes Book
 Sort Setters
 Crossreference
Setters
 TOC Redesign
 Group Project
 Chapter K
Skills
 Nested Styles
Skills
 Weird
 Two Color Lab
 Red Lightning
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 Chapter 12
Skills Review
 Multiple
Bleeds
 Lab
Separations
 Lab Web
Cover
 Finch Bleed
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Skills
 Nested Styles
Skills
 Weird
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 Red Lightning
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 Chapter 12
Skills Review
 After #8 P. L29
 Multiple Bleeds
(bleeds &
slugs)
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 Photoshop File
from #8,
P. L-32
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Week
Reading
Discussion Topics
Tentative
Assignments
Possible Extra
Projects to be
mixed in to
appropriate
weeks
 Use of Tools
 Measurement in InDesign
 Creativity and Page Layout
 Daily
Planner
 Truck
 Halloween
Poster
 Catalog
Final Project
 Reading Comps & using exact
measurements
 Field Trip
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Files Opened
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 New File
 New File
 New File
 New File
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Resulting Files
Saved to User
Directory
 Daily Planner
 Truck
 Halloween
Poster
Files Printed
Date
Due
 Daily Planner
 Truck
 Halloween
Poster
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 Catalog
 Catalog
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