PROJECT: Adobe InDesign Pre-Production
By the end of the week you will know how to set up a page, manipulate and use InDesign tools, save in the preferred file format for InDesign files, insert and format pictures within a page and more.
NATIONAL DESIGN CONTESTS
Pick One of the Three to Enter & work on. Due Mon. April 24th
DUE DATES
Theory vs Law Poster Fri. Feb. 17th
InDesign Projects I Fri. Feb. 24th
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Set Up Postcard
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Create Magazine Call-Out
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Create Retro Text Effect
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Apply A Decorative Drop Cap
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Make a Personalized Thank You Card
Year 3 Horse Logo Tues. Feb. 28th
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InDesign Projects II Wed. Mar. 1st
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Resume
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Business Card
InDesign Project III Wed. Mar. 8th
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Newsletter / Magazine
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Comic Characters TBA
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Character Design
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Character Families
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Comic Book Cover & Panels TBA
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Capstone Apr. 4th Project Due Fri. Apr.14th
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Print & Graphics Contest(s) Mon. Apr. 24th
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Poster, T-Shirt or Package Design
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Software Of Choice Project TBA​
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Disgusting Food Project (Final) TBA
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Branding & Marketing
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Portfolio Update TBA
Last Certification Test Day Wed. May 17th
Final Exams May 22nd - 25th
Week Seven (Hurricane)
Week Seven
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
Week Fifteen - Seventeen
WIX.com is a simple web page creator that lets you look at thousands of website templates and then save one and edit it. Remove their pictures, put in yours. Remove their text, put in yours. Changing color schemes, etc.. The best portfolio pages have a simple landing (or Splash) page, and then links to your gallery.
Design an online portfolio for yourself. Include your artwork you've designed this semester, year or so far during your time in class. Your name should figure prominently into the design.
Pages should include:
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Index Page - Example Page - About You Page - Contact Page
*Pictures for upload must be saved JPEG, BMP, PNG or TIFF file formats.
RESOURCES
To Access Adobe From Home
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Go to www.adobe.com
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Sign-in in the upper right corner using your r2.d2 and password.
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Choose SCHOOL ACCOUNT
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Now, choose Creative Cloud to Download. This will put the links to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on your desktop. If you only need one of these or already have one or two installed, look for the individual software you need and download that.
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Follow directions once downloaded.
We have a Lexmark Laser Printer (C792) which is ID'd as:
ET0021B7F99C6A
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After you press print, a dialogue box will pop up on your screen.
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Be sure the class printer is selected ( ET0021B7F99C6A )
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Check the orientation of your paper is correct (Portrait or Landscape)
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Scroll down a bit and check the SCALE TO FIT MEDIA box.
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Press print
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Please DO NOT Print: Work From Other Classes, Memes you Just Made And Think Are Funny But Are Not, Pages of Solid Colors, Work that has nothing to do with our class.
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You can lose your printing privileges is this happens
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Save And Upload To Focus
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All work will be turned in using FOCUS. I will be able to grade your work, count your work and give feedback on your work using Focus. In class, turn in work using the class InBox. Final Project folders will be numbered and titled. Make-Up work turned in past the due date will not be able to be uploaded in Focus. Use the class In Boxes
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Grades will be entered within 1 or 2 weeks of turning in your project. Some projects will take one or two days for you to complete, some will take several weeks. Please be patient as grading is completed. Make-Up work or late work is graded at the discretion of the instructor.
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Work turned in late will receive one letter grade lower each day it is late. If it's more than 3 days late without instructor approval, absence, excused absence or extenuating circumstance, not turning in even one project can have a negative effect on your grade. Due Dates are very important in our industry and modeled in our class.
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Saving Files
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.PSD files preserve your layers, allowing you to come back and work on files with all your work preserved.
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.JPEG files are compressed for display online. 300 resolution or better. Anything below is too blurry.
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.PNG files are high quality and create a transparent background.
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.AI files are Adobe Illustrator native
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We have a class network to save your class work:
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It allows you to keep work in class that you are working on. This file contains a folder for your class work. It is where you can keep your design work in class or move things into from your One Drive or your Flash Drive if you do work at home.​
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One Drive Cloud Storage - Your Free Cloud Storage Space:
