DGA 231 - Digital Page Design I

Institution:

Connecticut State Community College Middlesex

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Description:

(Formerly MM 150, Digital Page Layout) Students will receive in-depth instruction in this leading desktop publishing software package which is used in commercial graphics and multimedia. Desktop publishing software is used for creating layouts of text, graphics, photographs and other visual images for print. This course provides the hands-on instruction to create publication files and templates for typical office documents, technical manuals, marketing literature, books, newsletters, magazines and package design. Topics include: digital typography; style sheets, layout grids and master page techniques, graphic design fundamentals, image processing effects, overprinting, trapping and color palette systems, plug-in architecture and common desktop publishing issues. Prerequisites: DGA*110 (Formerly ART 124) or permission of instructor. ART*121 (Formerly ART 104) is strongly recommended.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mxcc.commnet.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 343-5701

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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