SUBJECT

Title

Desktop Publishing

Type of instruction

practical

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

3

Recommended in

Semester 2/4

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

This course is recommended to MSc students who confidently use graphic software and Adobe programs. Practical tasks are built on theoretical sections. The distribution of theoretical and practical material is about 50-50%.

  • Objectives; Structure of the thesis; Academic expectations for graduation thesis; The basic concepts of typography: fonts, layout, outlining, repetition, contrast, guide lines, white surfaces; “Font Catalog”

  • Outlining, Layout, Repetition, Contrast in practice. Structural analysis of publications, brochures.

  • Prelims (Title page, copyright, colophone). Font selection.

  • Main text 1: Titles. Sections. Highlights. Place holder text (Lorem Ipsum).

  • Main text 2: Bullets. Bibliography. Footnote / Endnote. References.

  • Colours. Illustration 1: images, figures, diagrams.

  • Illustration 2: Charts.

  • Table of contents, PDF export; Print signs.

  • Signs of correction.

  • Design task 1: Traditional and creative CV, business card.

  • Design task 2: Flyers.

  • Design task 3: Covers (books, magazines, CD).

  • Design task 4: Image (small).

  • Design task 5: Series of diagrams.

  • Types of newspapers; Structure of a newspaper; spread, size calculation.

Readings

 

  • John Cruise: Adobe InDesign CS5 Classroom in a Book: The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems, 2010.

  • Garfield, Simon: Just My Type: A Book about Fonts Gotham Books, 2012, ISBN 9781592407460

  • Robin Williams: The Non-Designer's Design Book, Peachpit Press Publications, 2008.

 

Suggested literature:

  • Okada, Alexandra, Buckingham Shum, Simon, Sherborne, Tony (Eds.): Knowledge Cartography, Software Tools and Mapping Techniques Springer, 2014