Digital Communications I & II
Digital Communications I: Layout and Design is a one-semester course that combines the versatility of the computer with page-design software, enabling students to produce materials of near photo-typed quality. The course includes page composition, layout, design, editing functions and a variety of printing options.
Digital Communications II: Imaging is a one-semester course designed to study the process of editing digital images, photography, and appropriate visual signals to communicate the desired message to an audience effectively. Principles are used to analyze and organize information, set up a design structure, and produce special visual expressions and techniques that are applied to graphics, photos, and video. These techniques are then applied to develop a finished product usable in further education.
We will use Adobe's Design Collection (InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4) and Microsoft's Office 2007 and/or 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Publisher) and a variety of on-line applications toward the accomplishment of the above goals.
Students will be expected to submit assignments and projects (including a notebook of samples from professional publications) on time. Students will also be expected to care for the classroom, textbooks and equipment in a responsible manner.
Evaluations will cover projects, vocabulary, ExamView tests, quizzes and on-line assessments.
Aug 19-23
Introduction - Rules - Procedures
Software & Hardware relevant to publishing
Terminology relevant to publishing and Copyright
Aug 26-30
Copyright Worksheets due
Color Unit
Ch 12 DDP Review & Questions
Ch 13 DDP Review & Questions
Ch 14 DDP Review & Questions
(These are extremely short chapters, all pertaining to the unit on color)
We will review and test over this unit after Labor Day!
NOTEBOOK INSTRUCTIONS IN STUDENT HANDS! THIS IS DUE October 15, 2013. It is the big project for the first 9 weeks. Please get started NOW. This project takes time...
Digital Communications II: Imaging is a one-semester course designed to study the process of editing digital images, photography, and appropriate visual signals to communicate the desired message to an audience effectively. Principles are used to analyze and organize information, set up a design structure, and produce special visual expressions and techniques that are applied to graphics, photos, and video. These techniques are then applied to develop a finished product usable in further education.
We will use Adobe's Design Collection (InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4) and Microsoft's Office 2007 and/or 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Publisher) and a variety of on-line applications toward the accomplishment of the above goals.
Students will be expected to submit assignments and projects (including a notebook of samples from professional publications) on time. Students will also be expected to care for the classroom, textbooks and equipment in a responsible manner.
Evaluations will cover projects, vocabulary, ExamView tests, quizzes and on-line assessments.
Aug 19-23
Introduction - Rules - Procedures
Software & Hardware relevant to publishing
Terminology relevant to publishing and Copyright
Aug 26-30
Copyright Worksheets due
Color Unit
Ch 12 DDP Review & Questions
Ch 13 DDP Review & Questions
Ch 14 DDP Review & Questions
(These are extremely short chapters, all pertaining to the unit on color)
We will review and test over this unit after Labor Day!
NOTEBOOK INSTRUCTIONS IN STUDENT HANDS! THIS IS DUE October 15, 2013. It is the big project for the first 9 weeks. Please get started NOW. This project takes time...