JOUR 275 - Desktop Publishing Spring

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or ESL 100 and demonstration of basic file saving/interface skills. Recommended Preparation: ART 115. JOUR 275 focuses on the principles and practice of print and Web publication design and production in a networked environment. Includes legal and ethical guidelines. Hands-on experience with page design and software for drawing and digital imaging. Upon successful completion of JOUR 275, the student should be able to: Understand how audience, purpose and mode of publication affect publication design. Work in a computer-networked environment to produce documents for offset printing and for the Web. Identify the key elements in print and Web production, and understand how each element affects the final publication. Create work flow charts and meet assigned deadlines. Understand ethical and legal guidelines for publication. Apply principles of balance, movement, points of entry in designing a document. Choose type faces that produce desired impact and apply typographic principles to promote readability. Apply style-sheet rules. Create documents in Adobe Photoshop, Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign that demonstrate skill in using text, graphic, and interface tools. Adjust images in Photoshop to achieve 8 desired color adjustment, sharpness, and appropriate file size and to create special effects using filters, selection tools and techniques, channels, layers, and text. Use scanners, digital cameras, video capture, and sound recording devices to input information in proper file formats. Create Web documents that demonstrate understanding of page architecture; bandwidth, and usability issues; readability and legibility requirements; and basic HTML.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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