Course Title

Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design

Course Description

Students will acquire skills related to communicating through visual design with the primary emphasis of this course being desktop publishing and working with graphics.

Contact

Carrie DeMuth
405-743-5426
cdemu@okcareertech.org

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate knowledge of career development/progression patterns in the IT industry.
• Compose multi-paragraph writing clearly, succinctly, and accurately to write documents.
• Use description of audience and purpose to prepare written documents.
• Use computer skills to design and develop written and supporting material.
• Use desktop publishing software to develop brochures, handouts, charts, graphs, newsletters, and/or reports.
• Use presentation software to prepare visual support materials.
• Format written documents with correct font and layout for easy reading.
• Use proper organization and structure to achieve coherence of major points.
• Identify and prepare support materials to accompany oral presentation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of design principles.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of color and color harmonies.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and elements of design and their relationship to each other.
• Search for information and resources.
• Format text using advanced formatting functions.
• Enhance publications using different fonts, styles, attributes, justification, etc.
• Prepare presentations for training, sales and in formation sharing.
• Create computer presentation and handouts in accordance with basic principles of graphics design and visual communication.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of digital imaging techniques and equipment.
• Synthesize available interactive media technologies into a unified presentation.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of available graphics software programs to create and manipulate images.
• Apply principles and elements of color design.
• Apply color theory to select appropriate colors.
• Create and/or implement the look and feel of the product.
• Create graphical images.
• Apply knowledge of typography.
• Alter digitized images using an image manipulation program.
• Evaluate visual appeal.
• Produce or acquire graphics content.
• Apply knowledge of the processes required for the production of various printed products.
• Demonstrate preparation of customer materials for imaging.
• Apply knowledge of basic printing processes.

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures

Adobe Certified Expert (select one):

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Acrobat Professional Print Production

Brainbench (select one):

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• Quark XPress

Industry Alignments

Adobe -  http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/

ODCTE - Advertising Design: Graphic Designer - http://www.okcareertech.org/testing/Skills%20Standards/Information_Career_Cluster.htm

Brainbench - http://www.brainbench.com

Curriculum Resources

• Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS for the Web H.O.T., ISBN #0-321-22855-3
•  Adobe Photoshop CS Classroom in a Book, ISBN # 0-321-19375-X
• Lynda Online Learning Library
• Course Technology materials: www.course.com
• Adobe Classroom in a Book materials
• Writing Companion for the Digital Artist, ISBN # 0-13-112485-4

• Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS for the Web H.O.T., ISBN #0-321-22855-3

• Writing Companion for the Digital Artist, ISBN # 0-13-112485-4

• Graphic Design for Desktop Publishing, ISBN 1-56243-204-4

• Advanced Word 2003 Desktop Publishing, ISBN 0-7638-2182-9

• Typographic Principles, Lynda Online Learning Library

• Working With Color, Lynda Online Learning Library

• The Non-Designer’s Design Book, ISBN 0-7668-7847-1

• PageMaker 6.5 Design & Applications, ISBN 1-56118-802-6

• Introduction to Digital Publishing – Master the Fundamentals of Printing in a Digital World!, ISBN 0-7668-6326-3

• Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional, Classroom in a Book, ISBN 0-321-29400-9

• Adobe -  http://partners.adobe.com/public/ace/main.html

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