GRAF5014 - Week 1 - Jan 12

Welcome Back / Introduction

Welcome back everyone. Today I will be introducing some
of the assignments we will be doing in this term, as well
as going over course outcome and what I will be expecting from you each and every class.

Today's Agenda

> Take Attendance / Sign In
> Go over course outcome
> Review critical path for this class
> Go Over Assignment 1 briefing

Today's Class Work Worth 5% towards assignment 1.

Some of the hardest things to design are the smallest. I would like you to use your design skills, Indesign, and your creativity and to create a business card for yourself. (note: This is not a marked project, it is just a way to see where you are at with InDesign.) In this class you will pay attention to strict prepress specifications for your digital files, and submit them in the same manner you would for an actual print job. See Business card specifications below.

Create a Business Card in InDesign
Trim Size 2" X 3.5" (Page Size)
Bleed 1/8"
This is a 4 colour job (CMYK)

Required Elements

> Recent Picture of yourself (Photo Booth)
> Quick Vector logo (Illustrator)
> Name
> Email Address
> Bitmap or Vector cmyk Background illustration with bleed included
> All images must be 300ppi (effective resolution)
> Job is CMYK
> .PSD, .AI, tif, or eps files
> Export as a PDF using "High Quality Print" from InDesign including trim marks, & bleed
> Package and preflight the job.

Remember No Jpegs or RGB images should be placed into Indesign


Due: end of class and drop your Zipped/Archived files on the xserve in your classes dropbox named "Business Card Dropbox". Please name your root folder (yourfirst intial_yourlastname)

Remember this is worth 5% towards assignment 1.



Note:
This is a dropbox and you will get a message
saying you cannot view the contents of the folder.


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