- Degree Bachelor
- Code: DJR453
- Credit hrs: 3
- Prequisites: None
The Intended Learning Outcomes of this course are categorized under the following four headings: 1. Knowledge and understanding 2. Intellectual skills 3. Professional and practical skills 4. General and transferable skills Throughout this course students should acquire the competencies listed under each heading as follows.
Media Department
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| 15 | 1 Chapter 1: Fundamentals What it’s called Tools of the trade Basic typography Four basic elements Headlines 2 Chapter 1: Photos Cutlines Drawing a dummy A broadsheet dummy A tabloid dummy 3 Chapter 2: Story Stories without art Mug shots Text shapes Photos on the page Horizontal photos Vertical photos 4 Chapter 2: Story Square photos Dominant photos The picture combo 5 Chapter 3: Page Design The grid Pages without art Pages with art Modular page design Front page design 6 Chapter 3: Designing Page One Making stories fit Inside pages Double trucks Bad juxtapositions Rules of thumb 7 7th week Assessment 8 Chapter 4 Photos Photo guidelines Photo constructs Compelling photos Weak photos From camera to page 9 Chapter 4 Processing digital images Sizing photos Halftones & screens Scanning images Cropping photos Stand-alone photos The photo column Photo spreads Photo spread guidelines Studio shots Photo illustrations Illustrations Risky business 10 Chapter 5 Nuts & Bolts The flag Logos and sigs Liftout quotes Decks and summaries Bylines Credit lines Spacing Rules and boxes Refers and promos Breaking up text Jumps 11 Chapter 6. Graphics Alternative Story Forms A.S.F. presentations Fast facts Bio boxes Lists Checklists Q&A’s Quizzes Surveys and polls Quote collections Charts and graphs Tables Ratings Timelines Step-by-step guides Diagrams Maps Graphics packages Package planning Graphics guidelines Graphics gallery 12 12th week assessment 13 Chapter 7. Special Effects Bending the rules The Stewart variations Wraparounds and skews Photo cutouts Mortises and insets Screens and reverses Display headlines Color Adding color to a page Color guidelines Printing full color Redesign gallery 14 Chapter 8. The Redesign Redesigning your paper Evaluating your paper Gathering examples Compiling a shopping list Building prototypes Testing and promotion Writing a stylebook Launching and following up Redesign gallery 15 Revision |
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