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Desktop
Publishing (Design)
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Instructor
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Mr. Jerry Janes
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Email Address
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jjanes@usd452.org
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School Phone
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620.492.6284 ext. 1108
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Website
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http://usd452.org/staff/jjanes
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Course Title
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Desktop Design
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Planning Time
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12:28 – 1:20
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Prerequisite: Computer Applications/Multimedia Introduction
Course
Description: This class will focus on the integration of text,
printed photographs and graphics as basic elements of design in a
computer-published document. A desktop publishing application will be used on a
computer to produce a variety of publications for the purpose of communicating
information to an audience. The student will learn basic desktop publishing
concepts and apply design principles to create attractive, readable documents.
Students will learn to manipulate, edit and create pictures, graphics and logos
using image-editing software.
Format:
Lecture-discussion, activities, applications, tests, and real-world projects
Grading Scale: Production Tests
(40%), Daily Activities (20%), Production Projects (40%)
Resource Material: Course Website,
On-line training sites. Internet
Software: Adobe Page Maker, Adobe
Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, Various programs as needed
Course Outline:
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1. Students will create,
correct, and store a publication
a. Access and utilize the
online help system and/or reference materials
b. Import text created by a
standard word processing program and the Internet
c. Create text directly via
the publishing program
d. Save and print a
publication using appropriate desktop publishing commands
2. Students will apply basic
desktop publishing design principles
a. Students will understand
how to create headers/footers, which are commonly used in newsletters,
manuscripts, textbooks, reports and other publications.
b. Students will learn the
steps in designing a page layout which include: a thumbnail sketch;
standard page size and dimensions; letter, legal, tabloid and custom
size; portrait and landscape orientation; set number of pages and
margins; double sided or facing pages option.
c. Students will change the
layout/appearance of text; widow/orphan, and hyphenation, tab settings
with leaders.
d. Students will provide a
focal point on a page and enhance the overall appearance of a
publication by using graphic elements: fonts, reverse text, drop cap,
ruled lines, clip art, tables, charts, graphs and bullets.
e. Students will understand
and use their text editing features of spell check and grammar check in
each unit of text for all publications.
f. Students will be able to
change the size of their text block.
g. Students will compare
methods of reproducing finished work for mass production.
h. Students will apply
consistent styles to portions of a publication using a style sheet.
3. Students will understand
relevant desktop publishing layout principles.
a. Students will use elements
consistent with good design when developing master pages, facing pages,
templates and when using design elements.
b. Students will learn to size
design elements in relation to their relative importance and to each
other; white space is important in sizing elements proportionately in
the publication.
c. Students will understand
contrast in different degrees of lightness and darkness. Students will
utilize contrast as an organizational aide to help follow the logical
flow of information.
d. Students will achieve
balance by equally distributing the weight of various elements on the
page (both symmetrical and asymmetrical design).
e. Students will use
directional flow to draw the reader's eyes through the text to
particular words or images that the designer wishes to emphasize.
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4. Students will demonstrate
and understand basic typography
a. Students will select an
appropriate typeface to portray a particular mood or feeling in their
publication.
b. Students will understand
the characteristics that will distinguish one typeface from another;
baseline, cap height, x-height, ascender and descender.
c. Students will recognize and
appropriately use the two main categories of proportional typefaces:
serif and sans serif.
d. Students will utilize the
four basic categories of type styles: normal, bold, italic, and bold
italic.
e. Students will understand
points
f. Utilize kerning, tracking,
and leading.
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Students will know how to import clipart that relates to the message of
the publication.
a. Students will scan and
manipulate an image using cropping, reversing, shading, mirroring,
sizing and rotating.
b. Students will skew text
blocks, draw and import graphics for special effects.
c. Students will select
objects to be grouped together permanently.
d. Students will create and
edit boxes, borders, shading and text wrap using standoff.
e. Students will create and
edit vertical, horizontal and custom lines (rules).
f. Students will import
digitized images.
g. Students will create simple
drawings to include several shapes, fills, colors, strokes and lines.
h. Students will integrate
text and graphics within the same image creating an inline graphic.
6.
Students will follow guidelines using color in publications
a. Students will use color to
add emphasis and style to the publication.
b. Students will use color to
communicate, not decorate.
c. Students will understand
color process theory (RGB & CYMK).
d. Students will understand
how to print publications using registration marks.
7.
Students will create original business publications utilizing desktop
publishing design and layout principles.
a. Create letterhead for a
personal, business, school, or organization containing a logo.
b. Create a single sheet
flyer.
c. Create a business card to
include a logo.
d. Create a publication using
tables.
e. Create a one-page,
multi-column newsletter, including an original nameplate, folio style,
headline, subheads, byline and a pull quote, etc.
f. Create a multi-fold
brochure with the use of a dummy. Students will recognize common folds
such as letter fold, parallel fold, accordion fold, map fold, gatefold,
right-angle fold and single fold.
g. Students will analyze and
critique: own work, peer's publications, and professionally produced
publications.
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Classroom respect and appropriate behavior is expected: The rule is simple: Don’t waste Mr. Janes’ time and he won’t
waste yours. If you aren’t positive as to what might be wasteful, review
your student handbook.
Computer Lab Rules:
- No food or drink is permitted in the
lab. Food includes candy and gum. The only exception to this rule is water,
which must be in a closable, clear bottle.
- The kitchen area is off-limits – no
exceptions. If you need to wash your hands, ask permission to go to the
bathroom.
- The Pantry and Storage rooms are
off-limits.
- The only students allowed in the TV
room are those working on Channel 12 tasks.
- Your workstation is your responsibility
and you must clean up after yourself. If you leave your workstation unlike
you found it, you will be held responsible.
- Print only with permission.
Listening and Working Skills: When
doing group work, you may confer with your classmates. When doing individual
work, you need to work as an individual, by definition. Do not ask others for
the answers. Do the individual work assigned alone as it was assigned for the
purpose of mastery. Ask only Mr. Janes if you have a question regarding the
assignment.
Language: You will be working in
web/print/audio/video and representing the school community. The language you
will use will be appropriate to the task,
often business/technical language (ask Mr. Janes when in doubt). In the interest
of modeling excellence, whenever your
writing or speaking is part of an assignment, you will be graded for spelling,
punctuation and grammar. Proofread everything you do. A suggestion: consult a
dictionary and/or a peer, teacher or parent. BEWARE OF SPELL CHECK as it can
suggest the wrong word or misunderstand your context.
Late Work Policy: All assignments are due at
the beginning of the class period on their due date. If you’re doing the
work while the rest of the class is otherwise engaged, you’re not paying
attention and this establishes a pattern to avoid.
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District late work policies are
in effect in case of an excused absence.
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If you are absent for any
reason, consult Mr. Janes’ website or see him to see what you missed. Mr.
Janes is not responsible for getting your make-up work to you.
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If you don’t have an
assignment when due, it is automatically ½ credit.
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You have until the end of school
that day to hand in the late work; an
emergency on your part does not become one on Mr. Janes’ part.
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After that, it is a zero in the
grade book.
Network Expectations: We save some of our work to our
classroom folders on the network. Beyond making
sure you always back up your work, you will be responsible for knowledge of
file management such as:
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Computer/network/Internet ethics
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Correct location/folder
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Destination and retrieval of
files
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If you cannot access the network
or Internet for any reason, you are still
responsible for that work. If this is the case, you
will be held responsible to find a solution, not Mr. Janes. Again, BACK UP
YOUR WORK.
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See your handbook to review Internet and computer rules. If you break a rule, you
will be caught and lose your Internet/computer privileges for nine weeks,
per district policy. Again, you are responsible for your work being handed in,
even if you lose your privileges.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is copying the
intellectual work of another and presenting it as your own. This applies to all
forms of media: photographs, clip art, audio, video, etc. Regarding using
others’ writing/copy for web pages, the rule of thumb is if anything needs
sources, you must correctly cite that
source when: 1) quoting, 2) paraphrasing, and 3) summarizing. Mr. Janes will
explain this in detail at the beginning of the year. If you plagiarize, you will
be caught and will receive a zero for that assignment, at the very least.
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