DESKTOP PUBLISHING
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General information on the course work:
Materials for classes:
Class Day PowerPoint Slides Other materials
for Day 1 Bring your Classroom in a Book for InDesign2 if you need to follow along on a hard copy of the tutorial.  
Day 1 Design Concepts PowerPoint Slides Good web sites for copyright:

How many pixels per inch?
Homework:
  • Go through Classroom In a Book through Chapter 4;

  • draft a business card design with your logo;

  • Start a clip file: several business cards, brochures, ads, newsletters. - pick one business card and analyze it (see Powerpoint on design). Be prepared to explain analysis next class.

  • Begin web search for DTP curriculum and/or lessons.
for Day 2 Bring your clip file to show your first analysis  
Day 2 Get their Attention PowerPoint Slides

Typography PowerPoint Slides

Web sites for Logo design:

 

 
Homework:
  • CIB lessons through lesson 7
  • Choose a flyer or ad from your clip file and analyze it.
Day 3 Creating a Newsletter with InDesign.pdf Web sites for Creating Newsletters

Filling text with graphics

Newsletter Resources

Newsletter.pdf

Tabs and Leaders
Homework:
  • CIB through lesson 10
  • ElementK Level 1 InDesign2
  • Third analysis - newsletter or brochure
Day 4 Adobe Acrobat tutorial

 

Curriculum Writing

 Web Sites for curriculum and lessons:

Rubrics design sites

Trying to do the Job Alone

Some Curriculum templates/examples:

Faye's favorite design

ESC Curriculum Scope and Sequence

ESC's Unit Objective Alignment Sheet

 

Technology Applications Inventory from Spring Branch

 

Units from TechApps Interns

 

 
Homework:
  • CIB through lesson 14
  • ElementK level 2 of InDesign2
Day 5

Work on Portfolios

Portfolio Rubric: DTP