Course Overview
In this course you will explore design and typographic principles that apply to page layout and typesetting. Using Adobe InDesign, a professional layout application, you will combine text and graphics to create full-colour page layouts.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion for this course, the student will be able to:
- Set up document dimensions.
- Describe type and layout using typesetting terminology and vocabulary.
- Select typefaces for specific usage such as body copy, headings, and captions.
- Position type and graphics precisely in a layout.
- Format type and paragraphs using typesetting conventions.
- Establish a hierarchy of information in a layout.
- Format various styles of lists including hanging indents, numbers, bullets, and lists within lists.
- Apply an organizational grid system over multiple layouts.
- Create, apply, and manage colour within a document.
- Correct a document by referring to proofreading symbols and Acrobat annotation tools.
- Create basic master pages.
- Automate text formatting with basic paragraph and character styles.
- Organize content using the stacking order and layers.
Effective as of Fall 2014
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