GRA 2201: print2 - Digital Pre-Publishing (Magazine)

KICKOFF

Digital print pre-press (make-ready/paste-up) preparing image, object and layout for press.

SCHEDULE

Learn electronic publishing and digital prepress using image creation, editing software and page layout applications to prepare files for print and electronic media.
Demonstrate knowledge of printing standards, production processes, pre-press and PostScript technology.
Use digital pre-press production techniques to achieve trapping, choking, knocking-out, overprinting and spreading to produce color separations for spot and process color.
Operate the major functions of an industry production standard page layout application to create multi-component documents and to create style sheets and document templates.
Import, manipulate and modify images, text and graphics into a page layout application.
Merge and composite images and text for a specified pictorial or communicative effect.
Use calibration software to calibrate a full digital workflow from scan to page.
Demonstrate a knowledge of additive and subtractive color models, color space, and gamut in relation to digital and traditional technology and print production methods including RGB, CMYK, HSB, PMS and CIELAB.
Understand and apply the correct principles in the selection, matching and specification of colors for reproduction.
Demonstrate a knowledge of undercolor removal, achromatic reproduction and dot gain
While ADOBE Acrobat and ADOBE InDesign is the dominant software used, this is a PATH^TM and STORY class focused most on D3SIGN^TM.
Experience is gained by designing, editing and printing to press a process-color, 16 page bound signature.
This course focuses on a magazine project.
Experience is learned by intriguing an audience through a magazine of professional storylines and imagery.

SOW

Project: Create, edit and print in process color an actual cut, bound 16 page magazine (two 8-page signatures).
In the process of creating an advanced sixteen page full color magazine (do not perform imposition) learn advanced software tools, print industry, digital layout and electronic makeready production.
EXAMPLE 16 Page Magazine (download 1.9 MB PDF)
Layout 16 pages (equivalent to two, eight-page signatures) later bound into an 8 x 10 inch magazine Plan on cropping all sheets a printed 8.5 x 11 inch paper to the 8 x 10 inch final size).
Bleeds are optional and at your discretion from page to page.
The magazine will be about yourself. Consider specific and unique elements and layout for the cover, editorial pages, the back page, appropriate style ad-layouts, lrger ones near cover and back, etc..
Perhaps design and include your own self-fulfilling advertisements, etc.
Include articles about your accomplisments with pictures of yourself and your work product.
Include an editor's statement, your resume, a biography (one to two paragraphs) and an artist's (or designer's) statement.
Create a basic table of contents.
Use automated pagination.
Some examples submitted in the past:
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