Today's Class
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I will be in the room 1/2 hour before class, and in the other computer room 1/2 hour after.
Sept. 4 Introduction to Desktop Publishing, software, syllabus, Scribus, Photoshop Download Scribus
Sept. 9 Photoshop introduction, tools, layers, picture in text
Scribus project,
GIMP Mac, GIMP Windows
Sept. 11 Photoshop, Brushes, Filters, Download Scribus
Sept. 16 Create a banner with Photoshop
Assignment 1: Banner
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Extra Project 1: Create a Postcard
Sept. 18

Review banner with Photoshop

Project with Scribus

 Assignment 2: One page Scriubs PDF

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Sept. 23 Introduction to InDesign CS2: Chapter 1 Exploring the Workspace, toolbox, palettes, document views

Continue the one Page Scribus project

If all caught up, work on Assignment 3

 Assignment 3: Compare and Contrast 3 file types

Read: InDesign: pages 1-2 to 1-21
Sept. 25
  • Chapter 1 Exploring the Workspace, toolbox, palettes, document views
  • Chapter 2 Working with Text: formating text, formating paragraphs
 Read: InDesign: pages 2-4 to 2-15

Assignment 4: Create a Logo using Photoshop
Sept. 30 Chapter 2 Working with Text: Lesson 1 Formating text, (do 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11) Lesson 2 Formating paragraphs (do 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19) Read: InDesign: pages 2-4 to 2-21

Assignment 5: Headline Project
Oct. 2 Chapter 2 Working with Text: Lesson 1 Formating text, (do 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11) Lesson 2 Formating paragraphs (do 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19) Lesson 3 Applying styles (2-22, 2-23, 2-23, 2-24) Read: InDesign: pages 2-4 to 2-21

Assignment 5: Headline Project
Oct. 7 Lesson 2 Applying styles (2-22, 2-23, 2-23, 2-24)

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document: Lesson 1 Creating a New Document (3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16, 3-17)

 Complete back work

Read: InDesign: pages 3-2 to 3-9
Oct. 9 Complete Chapter 3, Lesson 1 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13

Lesson 2 Create Master Pages download: setup.indd, do 3-22 to 3-25

Extra Project 2: Drop Cap
Oct. 14

Read: InDesign: pages 3-32 to 3-39
Oct. 16 Text wrap, Download: setup-3-48.indd, do 3-49

Assignment 6: Text Wrap This assignment will count as the midterm.

Complete back work

 Read: InDesign: pages 4-4 to 4-18

Assignment 6: Text Wrap Midterm
Oct. 21 Chapter 4 working with Frames
  • Lesson 1: Distribute and Align, do 4-9, 4-10 (just steps 1 to 4), 4-13, (don't do 4-12)
  • Lesson 2: Stack and Layer Objects, do 4-18, 4-19, 4-20 (just steps 1 to 6), Don't do 4-21 to 4-24

Assignment 7: Action Word

Complete back work and email by Thursday

 Read: InDesign: pages 4-24 to 4-38

Assignment 7: Action Word
Oct. 23 Lesson 3: Working with Graphic Frames:
  • do 4-30 to 4-31 (place a graphic)
  • do 4-31 to 4-32 (move a graphic)
  • do 4-33 to 4-34 (resize)
  • do 4-35 to 4-37 (wrap text)

Assignment 7: Action Word

 Read: InDesign: pages 4-38 to 4-41
Oct. 28 Lesson 4: Working with Text Frames
  • do 4-41 to 4-42 (autoflow text)
  • do 4-42 to 4-43 (reflow text)
  • do 4-43 to 4-44 (add a column break

 Read: InDesign: pages 5-2 to 4-17
Oct. 30 Chapter 5, Working with Color
  • do 5-8 (Create Process Color)

Assignment 8: January 2009

 Read: InDesign: pages 5-24 to 5-32
Nov. 4 Lesson 2: Applying Color
  • do 5-18 (Drag and Drop Color)
  • do 5-19 (Swap)
  • do 5-20 (Apply Color to Text)

Lesson 3: Spot Color

  • do 2-26 (Create a Spot Color)

Lesson 4: Gradient

  • do 5-33 to 34 (Linear Gradient)
  • Do 5-34 to 5-35 (Radial Gradient)

Assignment 9: Concentric Circle Gradient

 Read: InDesign: pages 6-4 to 6-31
Nov. 6

Chapter 6, Placing and Linking Graphics

Lesson 1: Use the Links Palette

  • do 6-8 to 6-9 (Use the Links Palette)

Lesson 2: Place Vector Graphics

  • do 5-15 to 16 (Place Vector Graphic)

Lesson 3: Place Bitmap Graphics

  • do 6-26 (Remove White)

Assignment 10: August 2008

 Read: InDesign: pages 7-4 to7-30
Nov. 11

Chapter 7, Creating Graphics

Lesson 1 Using the Pen Tool

  • do 7-9 (Create Straight Segments)

Prep for Hyperlinks assignment

Extra Project 3: Picture in Outline

 Read: InDesign: pages 7-4 to 7-30
Nov. 13 Lesson 4 Work with Advanced Text Read: InDesign: pages 8-4 to 8-20
Nov. 18 Chapter 8, Working with Transparency

Lesson 2 Opacity and Feathering

Lesson 3, Blending Modes

 Read: InDesign: pages 8-4 to 8-20
Nov. 20 Microsoft Publisher

Project: Assignment 14: Flyer Publication

  • do PUB 3 to PUB 48 (Stop Here) Print
 Microsoft Publisher
Nov. 25

Discussion of Final

Project: Assignment 14: Flyer Publication

  • do PUB 3 to PUB 48 (Stop Here) Print
 Microsoft Publisher
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving
Dec. 2

Review of Photoshop

Project: Assignment 15: Newsletter

Files Class Assignment Site (Publisher_2007)

  • do PUB 75 to PUB 125 (Stop Here) Print
 Collect images and data for the final
Dec. 4 Review of Scribus

Project: Assignment 16: Brochure

  • do PUB 150 to 195

Files Class Assignment Site (Publisher_2007)

 Microsoft Publisher
Dec. 9 Review of Final Project

Project: Assignment 16: Brochure

  • do PUB 150 to 195

Files Class Assignment Site (Publisher_2007)

 Microsoft Publisher
Dec. 11 Final Project
Dec. 16 Final Project
Dec. 18 Final Project