Syllabus and Course Plan
Name of course: Desktop Publishing
Course Code:
Name of Lecturer/s: Remandhia Mulcki
Semester and Year Offered: I 2017-2018
Credit Unit: 4
Study Program Objective/s: Visual Communication Design
Course Description: Desktop Publishing enables students to learn Adobe Indesign, Illustrator,
and Photoshop to design a creative and effective layout for printed matters.
Course Objective/s: Students will gain a working knowledge of Adobe Indesign, Illustrator,
and Photoshop to design a creative layout for brochure, restaurant menu, poster, stationery, and
book.
Course Learning Outcome/s (CLO): Upon completion of this course the student will have skill
& knowledge to Design and Self-publish a wide range of Printed matter (brochure, books,
magazines, menu, poster, company profile, stationary, etc.) using Desktop Publishing Software
(Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & Indesign).
Mode of Delivery: Lectures, Presentation, Watching Tutorial, Software Demo, & Assistance.
Assessment Methods and Types: Method: Attendance, Assignments, Presentation. Attendance
10%, 9 Values 10%, Assignments 25%, Mid Term 25%, Final Term 30%
Course Plan: Advanced Computer Graphics
Week Topic Sub Topic Taxonomy Delivery Sources
Method/s
1 Introduction: Understand Lectures Book:
Desktop Publishing Remember 1. Keller, Maura & Taute, Michelle. (2011). "Design
2 Layout Design: Create Analyze Lectures Matters: An Essential Primer". Massachusetts:
Food Menu Attractive Apply Software Rockport Publisher.
Adobe Photoshop Restaurant Create Demo 2. Brockmann, Josef Muller. (1996). "Grid Systems in
Menu & Watching Graphic Design: Visual Communication Manual
Add Special Tutorial for Graphic Designers". Swiss: Niggli Publisher.
Effect for 3. Hembree, Ryan. (2008). "The Complete Graphic
Food Designer". Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers.
3 Layout Design: Create Online Course & Tutorial:
Poster Persuasive 1. https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-
Adobe Photoshop Poster tutorials/InDesign-CC-Interactive-Document-
or Fundamentals/129005-2.html
Adobe Illustrator 2. https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-
tutorials/Layout-Composition-InDesign/155650-
4 Layout Design: Create Analyze Lectures 2.html
Brochure Informative Apply Software 3. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/4
Adobe Indesign & Create Demo 0-creative-design-layouts-getting-out-of-the-box/
Persuasive Watching
Brochure Tutorial
5 Layout Design: Create Your Analyze Lectures
Stationery Personal Apply Software
6 a. Name Card Company Create Demo
7 b. Letterhead (Stationery Watching
c. Envelope & Company Tutorial
d. Company Profile
Profile Booklet)
Adobe Illustrator
And
Adobe Indesign
8 Mid Term Exam Project by Evaluate Presentation
Email
9 Book Publishing: Create your Analyze Lectures
a. Cover Design Personal Apply Software
10 b. Content Book with Create Demo
11 c. Layout great Watching
d. Bookmark packaging. Tutorial
12 e. Packaging Experiment
with layout
13 Adobe Indesign design.
14
15
16 Final Term Exam Evaluate Presentation
Note:
We have 6 (six) level of taxonomy, as follows:
1. Remember: recognizing, recalling
2. Understand: explaining, exemplifying, classifying, comparing
3. Apply: Executing, Implementing
4. Analyze: Differentiating, Organizing, Attributing
5. Evaluate: Checking, Critiquing
6. Create: Generating, Producing
At each lecture week please include the taxonomy in accordance with the purpose of achievement
related to the topic of discussion
