STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Examine the InDesign application and determine relationship with other multimedia applications.  (I) (II) (VII)

 II.     Demonstrate usage of design principles by applying them in their arrangement of graphic and text elements.  (V)

 III.    Combine application layout techniques. (IV)

 IV.     Demonstrate the meaning/usage of publishing. (I) (III) (IV) (VIII)

 V.      Choose from several page layout applications by being able to compare advantages and disadvantages of each.   (V) (IX) (X)

 VI.     Analyze design elements and principles.  (VI) (X)

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Introduction to DTP and Electronic Prepress basics

         A.      Printing basics & Print Publication

 II.     InDesign Concept

         A.      Compatibility features

         B.      InDesign environment

 III.    Workflow and Production

         A.      Developing publications

 IV.     Document Makeup

         A.      Page components

         B.      Master pages

         C.      Layers

         D.      Preferences

         E.      Grids & Guides

 V.      Type

         A.      Word processing

         B.      Text manipulation

         C.      Frames

         D.      Linking

         E.      Nested Text

 VI.     Graphics, Visual Elements and Principles

         A.      Importing

         B.      Graphics manipulation

         C.      Frames

         D.      Line

         E.      Shape

         F.      Value

         G.      Texture

         H.      Color

         I.      Space

         J.      Balance

         K.      Scale

         L.      Proportion

         M.      Movement

         N.      Dominance

         O.      Harmony-Rhythm and Repetition

         P.      Unity and Variety

 VII.    Art Tools

         A.      Lines

         B.      Paths

         C.      Points

         D.      Text Outlines

 VIII.   Page Management

 IX.     Color and Trapping

 X       InDesign Print Features

         A.      PDF

         B.      HTML

         C.      Output to postscript printers