Digital Publishing Design and Techniques
Objectives
The objective of this course is to help the participants to develop the necessary skills to produce professional-looking brochure, leaflet, poster and printed matters using popular desktop publishing tools.
Course Content1) Graphics design and desktop publishing terminology 2) Things to consider on production - cost, intended audience, content and layout design 3) Basic design, color and typography theory 4) Basic Photo retouching skills - Use of 'Photoshop' to modify digital photo or scanned images 5) Basic Graphics design techniques - Use of 'Illustrator' to create simple vector graphics, company logos and letter arts 6) Putting all together - Use of 'InDesign' to produce layout with texts, photos and graphics 7) Traditional (paper) output consideration 8) Use of 'Acrobat' to produce web-ready documentEach participant will be provided with one PC terminal for hands-on practice.Admission RequirementsParticipants are expected to have good knowledge of PC and Windows operation. Prior experience in graphics design will be beneficial, but not essential.http://www.scs.cuhk.edu.hk/cuscs/search/course_details.php?lang=en&term=113&course_cd=150510&class_cd=01
