ARTC 2348 - Digital Publishing III

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) A project-based page layout course from concept to completion addressing design problems, preflight of files, color separations, and trapping techniques. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; ARTC 2313
Course Outcomes
1 - Utilize advanced typography and design skills.
2 - Complete individually and/or team projects.
3 - Resolve design and preflight problems.
4 - Use typographical considerations regarding printing to different output devices.
5 - Interact with printers and/or service bureaus
6 - Generate color separations
7 - Apply trapping techniques.
8 - Work with a “client” to design and create a marketable print project.
9 - Demonstrate advanced layout skills using a variety of desktop publishing software.
10 - Demonstrate a mastery level of font selection and manipulation.
11 - Demonstrate time management skills, adhering to all deadlines for assignments, tests, and projects.
12 - Utilize effective verbal communication skills with client and during classroom critique..
13 - Apply the psychology of color to communicate a design concept.
14 - Demonstrate industry-level knowledge and use of design principles through application.
15 - Demonstrate a working understanding of pre-press design and layout.
16 - Create original single page and multi-page projects from concept to completion.