JOUR 285B - News and Magazine Production-Graphic Skills for Print

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Kapiolani Community College

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One credit: 2 hours lecture/lab per week for 16 weeks or 4 hours lecture/lab for 8 weeks Two credits: 4 hours lecture/lab per week Three credits: 6 hours lecture/lab per week Alternate schedules may be arranged with instructor Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100, or instructor consent. Comment: May be repeated two times for additional credit. The maximum number of credits for JOUR 285 (any combination of alpha suffixes) is nine credits. JOUR 285B focuses on the theory and practice in production of a small newspaper or magazine for print and/or web. Includes gathering and writing news, editing news stories and journal articles, writing headlines and captions, type design, page layout, digital photography, advertising design, paste-up, web production. Students may choose to concentrate on one or any combination of three paths. Upon successful completion of JOUR 285B, Graphic Skills for Print, the student should be able to (in addition to the competencies listed for JOUR 285 above): Demonstrate an understanding of basic principles of page design. Demonstrate an understanding of ethical guidelines governing photographs and drawings and their placement on the page. Demonstrate skill in a page layout application. Demonstrate skill in conversion of units from inches to picas and points. Choose appropriate type fonts. Scan art work at proper resolutions and file sizes. Use Adobe Photoshop to correct light and contrast, to set file sizes and resolutions, and be able to save in the proper formats. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between line screen and choice of printing stock. Prepare photos for linotronic output. Use proper print specifications. Write headlines and captions. Paste up pages. Demonstrate an understanding of the offset printing process.

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1.00 - 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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