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Program of Communication and Design

İTA250

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Course Code
İTA250
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Will be able to design products for printed media
  2. Will be able to gain the ability of multi-page material design
  3. Learn the methods of printing technology
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course teaches the steps of printed media design and production processes.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction Explanation of the Scope, Goals and Objectives of the Course
2nd Week History of desktop publishing and printing, printing techniques used in printing, basic concepts of printing.
3rd Week Adobe Photoshop (Working Principle, Tools, Top Menu, Working with Panels and Layers, Sizing Images, Cutting, Cleaning, Retouching Details, Photoshop Graphics Printed and Digital Saving Operations)
4th Week Adobe Illustrator (Working Principle, Working with Control Panel and Menus, Drawing Tools, Coloring, Selecting, Editing, Working with Text, Lines and Symbols, Saving Illustrator Graphics for Print and Web)
5th Week Adobe Indesign (Working Principle, Working with Control Panel and Menus, Coloring, Selecting, Type Tools, Layout Details, Saving Indesign Graphics for Print and Web)
6th Week Evaluation of Project Work
7th Week Evaluation of Project Work
8th Week Final Project Preliminary Research and Group Presentations
9th Week Adobe Indesign (What is Layout? Working with Multiple Pages)
10th Week Sharing information about the Applied Project
11th Week Print and Digital Publishing Operations in Adobe Indesign
12th Week Evaluation of Project Work
13th Week Evaluation of Project Work
14th Week Evaluation of Project Work
Recommended or Required ReadingAmbrose, G.; Harris, P. (2013). Grafik Tasarımda Sayfa Düzeni. İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları.


Erdem, B. (2017). Matbaacılık ve Basım Süreci. İstanbul: Cinius Yayınları.


Lawler, B. P. (2006). Adobe Resmi Masaüstü Yayıncılık ve Basım Kılavuzu. İstanbul: ALFA Yayınları.


Mazlum, S. (2006). Masaüstü Yayıncılık: Tasarım ve Baskı Teknolojisine Giriş. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi.

Taşçıoğlu, M. (2013). Bir Görsel İletişim Platformu Olarak Kitap. İstanbul: YEM Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Case Study
  • Practice
  • Project
  • Problem Solving
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 28 28
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 6 6
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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