A combined brief and task - level 1 - unit standard 2792
Overview
Brief and Specifications
In this assessment, you will be required to create some promotional material for a
special event, such as your Mum’s 40th birthday party. Choose a colour that you
think your mother would like to be a theme for your documents and ensure its
consistent use throughout all three documents. You will need to use desktop
publishing software to create:
a. a card (A5, top fold, portrait orientation) inviting people to the event;
b. a flyer (A4, portrait orientation) advertising the event; and
c. a card(A5, side fold, landscape orientation) that offers thanks to people for
coming to the event (or for bringing presents).
Notes
a. You are to use the templates (also called wizards) provided with the software.
Task One: Examine templates
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1. Examine the available templates and select and name the ones you are going to
use
2. Select the graphics you are going to use for each of the documents
3. Select the appropriate colours for your fonts, fill, background and images.
Task Two:
Produce your publications
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Using the templates selected for all three documents, produce the documents
ensuring that graphics and text are used that are suitable for each publication.
DO NOT PRINT THEM YET!
Task Three: Save your publications to your H: drive.
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Once you have produced your publications, save them as desktop publishing
documents to your desktop publishing folder called Mum in your H: drive.
Task Four:
Check that your publications agree with the specifications
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Make sure that the design of your publications agrees with the brief and
specifications. If you have to change something, you should briefly state what it is
that you changed, and why you changed it.
Task Five:
Print your publications.
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When you are sure that your publications meet the brief and specifications and are
correct, print them. Use the check-list below to make sure that you have got
everything you need.
Staple your work together and hand it in for marking.
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Check-List for handing in
You should have:

your printed publications; there must be two cards and a flyer.

if you made changes, a list of the changes and the reasons for them.
MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR WORK IS NAMED!
NOTES
1. The specifications for each document need to be provided (SN2) and must
include but are not limited to – size and orientation, type and purpose of
document, use of colour, file management, print layout requirements.
2. This example is intended for use in a school.
3. Because this is a level 1 task, the instructions are very full.
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