DIGITAL FILE PREPARATION (INDESIGN) (567)

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DESCRIPTION Digital File Preparation InDesign is designed to provide students with theory and experiences relative to the electronic prepress area of the printing industry.

1 DESCRIPTION Digital File Preparation InDesign is designed to provide students with theory and experiences relative to the electronic prepress area of the printing industry. Topics include type, page layout, image capture, and illustration. Total Test Questions: 80 Levels: Grades??-?? Units of Credit:.50 Prerequisite: Intermediate Graphic Communications (or Graphic Communications II?) STANDARDS, OBJECTIVES, AND INDICATORS STANDARD 1 9% of Exam Blueprint INTRODUCTION TO INDESIGN. Objective 1: Identify line images. Objective 2: Identify continuous tone/halftone images. Objective 3: Identify basic process color principles. Objective 4: Identify kinds of four color printing. Objective 5: Demonstrate keyboard typing proficiency. STANDARD 2 10% of Exam Blueprint DEMONSTRATE BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS. Objective 1: Measure linear dimensions in inches and fractions of inches. Objective 2: Measure linear dimensions in millimeters. Objective 3: Measure copy, text, and leading in points. Objective 4: Identify digital image measurement concepts (resolution, file size, screens, tints). Objective 5: Measure copy for reduction and enlargement to determine percentages. STANDARD 3 8% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND APPLY MEASUREMENT SKILLS. Objective 1: Solve addition of whole numbers, fractions, and decimal problems. Objective 2: Solve subtraction of whole number, fraction, and decimal problems. Objective 3: Solve multiplication of whole number, fraction, and decimal problems Page 1 of 6

2 Objective 4: Solve division of whole number, fraction, and decimal problems. Objective 5: Solve fractional to decimal conversion problems. Objective 6: Solve decimal to fractional conversion problems. Objective 7: Solve decimal to percent conversion problems. Objective 8: Solve basic linear measurement problems. Objective 9: Solve inches to points conversion problems. Objective 10: Solve points to inches conversion problems. Objective 11: Solve copy reduction problems. Objective 12: Solve copy enlargement problems. Objective 13: Calculate digital file size at various resolutions. Objective 14: Calculate digital file size in various image modes. Objective 15: Calculate the correct image resolutions for various output methods. STANDARD 4 14% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MANAGE FILES. Objective 1: Explain the difference between word processing, illustration, image editing, and page layout. Objective 2: Select appropriate software for word processing, illustration, image editing, and page layout. Objective 3: Identify various digital storage media. Objective 4: Identify appropriate file transfer methods. Objective 5: Define preflighting and its use. Objective 6: Preflight a document using application preflight software. Objective 7: Identify various font formats and their uses. Objective 8: Identify font management software and its use. Objective 9: Demonstrate the proper use of font management software. Objective 10: Identify different file formats and their uses. Objective 11: Save images and documents into the appropriate file format. Objective 12: Download electronic clipart from appropriate sources. Objective 13: Identify the difference between raster and vector. Objective 14: Create a PDF file of a created document. Objective 15: Organize, delete, and rename files according to project requirements Page 2 of 6

3 STANDARD 5 14% of Exam Blueprint DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND TYPOGRAPHY. Objective 1: Identify fundamental typeface terminology. Objective 2: Identify specific characters terminology. Objective 3: Identify various typeface characteristics and their uses. Objective 4: Identify the basic type styles and their uses. Objective 5: Define dingbats, bullets, rules, and symbols and explain their uses in publications. Objective 6: Distinguish between display (headline) type and body (text) type. Objective 7: Identify the basic type styles and their uses. Objective 8: Explain letter spacing, tracking, and kerning of type characteristics. Objective 9: Explain word spacing and the relation of em and en in paragraph spacing. Objective 10: Define line spacing/leading of text. Objective 11: Define type alignment: flush left, flush right, centered, justified, and force justified. Objective 12: Define design and its role in graphic communications. Objective 13: Identify the basic elements of design (lines, shapes, mass, texture, color). Objective 14: Identify the basic principles of design (unity, contrast, proportion, balance, rhythm). Objective 15: Prepare a series of hand drawn sketches for layouts. STANDARD 6 18% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND APPLY PAGE LAYOUT PRINCIPLES. Objective 1: Identify the page layout elements. Objective 2: Identify appropriate uses of the page layout elements. Objective 3: Select appropriate page layout software for a given job. Objective 4: Identify InDesign s capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages. Objective 5: Design and produce a single color document. Objective 6: Design and produce a document using spot color. Objective 7: Design and produce a document using process colors. Objective 8: Create a design/publication using electronic clipart. Objective 9: Create a printed piece using tines, reverses, and manipulating type for effect. Objective 10: Demonstrate the use of an electric dictionary and spell checker. Objective 11: Demonstrate the use of automatic hyphenation Page 3 of 6

4 Objective 12: Demonstrate a functional knowledge of InDesign s keyboard shortcuts/menus. Objective 13: Demonstrate text alignment, element positioning, and rules of page design. Objective 14: Demonstrate the use of master pages. Objective 15: Demonstrate the use of style sheets. Objective 16: Demonstrate the ability to format text (font, size, style). Objective 17: Demonstrate the ability to adjust character attributes (set width, kerning, baseline). Objective 18: Set up column grids for digital page layout according to job specifications. Objective 19: Proofread, edit, and make corrections/adjustments to copy on screen. Objective 20: Proofread manuscript copy and make necessary corrections. Objective 21: Set up/select appropriate pagination for a given job. Objective 22: Set text with appropriate margins, formatting, gutters, and proper leading. Objective 23: Import copy from word processing program to InDesign. Objective 24: Import a graphic image from an existing file into an InDesign publication. Objective 25: Demonstrate the procedure for cropping and resizing digital images. Objective 26: Create a two sided, three panel brochure using graphics and text. Objective 27: Create a two page newsletter using drop caps, text wrap, and graphics. Objective 28: Create a four page newsletter using graphics, display text, and body text. Objective 29: Demonstrate importing scanned images into InDesign. Objective 30: Create an imposition for a multiple page document in InDesign. STANDARD 7 5% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND PRACTICE CAPTURING IMAGES. Objective 1: Define the difference between analog and digital images. Objective 2: Identify scanner hardware and software basic components, uses, and limitations. Objective 3: Demonstrate appropriate scanner/program operations for line art. Objective 4: Demonstrate appropriate scanner/program operations for continuous tone copy. Objective 5: Demonstrate appropriate scanner program operations for printed images Page 4 of 6

5 Objective 6: Identify the high/low resolution images. Objective 7: Explain the various components and operations of a digital camera. Objective 8: Demonstrate appropriate digital camera operations for image capture. Objective 9: Import digital images from a digital camera into the computer. Objective 10: Create a proof sheet of images captured by a digital camera. STANDARD 8 9% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND DEMONSTRATE EDITING DIGITAL IMAGES. Objective 1: Demonstrate a functional knowledge of keyboard shortcuts/menus and procedures for their uses in an image editing program (e.g., Photoshop). Objective 2: Edit a raster image editing program. Objective 3: Identify the filters and their use in an image editing program. Objective 4: Create a design using filters in an image editing program. Objective 5: Identify the layers and their use in an image editing program. Objective 6: Demonstrate the use of selection tools in an image editing program. Objective 7: Create a design using layers in an image editing program. Objective 8: Change the color mode of an image in an image editing program. Objective 9: Change the image resolution in an image editing program. Objective 10: Change the image size in an image editing program. STANDARD 9 8% of Exam Blueprint UNDERSTAND AND DEMONSTRATE DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION. Objective 1: Demonstrate a functional knowledge of keyboard shortcuts/menus and procedures for their use in an image editing program (e.g., Illustrator). Objective 2: Draw a design appropriate for a given job using an image editing program. Objective 3: Create a design using tints and fills for a given job using an image editing program. Objective 4: Create a design using manipulated type using an image editing program. Objective 5: Trace a drawing/photograph using an image editing program Page 5 of 6

6 STANDARD 10 8% of Exam Blueprint DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUTPUTTING DIGITAL FILES. Objective 1: Define CTP. Objective 2: Demonstrate the proper procedures on printing a proof to a laser and/or inkjet printer using page layout software. Objective 3: Output separations from a page layout document. Objective 4: Define postscript. Objective 5: Explain the purpose of a folding dummy. Objective 6: Define various impositions systems such as work and turn, work and tumble, and sheetwise. Objective 7: Identify analog and digital equipment for producing offset plates. Objective 8: Produce an analog or digital plate for an offset printing. Objective 9: Explain the basic principle of dot gain and its impact on printed materials. Objective 10: Explain the purpose of a pin registration system Page 6 of 6

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Digital File Preparation InDesign USOE 7/21/08

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Digital File Preparation InDesign This course is designed to provide students with theory and hands on experiences relative to the electronic prepress area of the printing industry.