Course Overview
This course teaches students how to express their design concepts and ideas using Adobe InDesign. Student will learn how to create page layouts and interactive media. Student will learn to navigate the program’s interface and utilize its various tools. They will also learn how to manage files, projects and assets to create a seamless workflow. Students will utilize the theory and practice of design, taught in the MDIA 1905 Graphic Design for New Media course, to render effective content using shapes, typography, and colour. Students will be assessed by a combination of quizzes, group and individual project.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Operate the basic tools, panels and workspaces in InDesign.
- Demonstrate the workflow of creating a project for web, print and mobile in InDesign
- Integrate typography in their projects.
- Plan graphics placement and graphics creation within InDesign.
- Demonstrate how images are imported into a project.
- Demonstrate how vector graphics are imported into a project.
- Create tables with populated content.
- Demonstrate how to add interactivity and hyper links to elements of their design
- Create, optimize, package and export comprehensives projects for web and print.
- Produce mobile projects using plugins within InDesign.
Effective as of Winter 2020
Related Programs
Digital Layouts and Interactive Media (MDIA 3305) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- New Media Design and Web Development
Diploma Full-time
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