GRA 177 - Layout Design II
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2022
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Course Description:
Students work on advanced layout projects using Adobe InDesign. Emphasis is on working with multipage documents, using layers, creating interactive pdf files, and exploring e-pubs. Students will explore advanced techniques in creating effective communication pieces for a variety of print documents. Project management skills and an ability to meet deadlines are an expectation as a professional designer, and are an expectation in this course as well. Students may have the opportunity to take on projects from the community. Through this you will also gain experience in meeting with clients, and managing client expectations.
Prerequisites: GRA 176 - Layout Design I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: GRA 176 - Layout Design 1 (required), or with instructor approval.
Mode(s) of Instruction: face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: none
Common Course Assessment(s): none
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes
To help you achieve one or more of the above outcomes, you are expected to achieve competency in the following course-level Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will understand advanced concepts of layout design.
- Students will be able to create and print an advanced product layout using Adobe InDesign.
- Students will be able to analyze third party layout design.
- Students will effectively budget time and demonstrate ability to meet deadlines.
Course Objectives
Through the continued study of Adobe InDesign, students will become proficient in the following:
- Text Wrap
- Layers
- Effects
- Type Continuity
- Applying Styles
- Master Pages
- Object Styles
- Business Forms
- Designing with Type
- Color Essentials
- Production Essentials
- Basic Graphic Elements
- Creating Interactive Forms
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