InDesign/Photoshop Project 2 – Recipe for a Recipe

Description

1) Think of a process that requires several different steps to complete. This could be anything from tying your shoe laces, to cooking an omelet, to overthrowing the world. Write down these steps and revise it as necessary so it is as clear, concise and/or poetic as possible. Your process must require at least five separate steps.

2) You will create the artwork and layout the text of your steps for an 4-16 page book which will convey a this "recipe". The "recipe book" should at least have
• front cover art and title plus your name
• back cover art
• one interior artwork spreading over two pages with the text of the "recipe".
This is the minimum requirement.

3) You must use one of the following layouts; each option uses an entire sheet of 13" x 19" paper.
• 1-fold 6.5" x 19" or 13" x 9.5", 4-pages (cover, back and two interior pages)
EASIEST OPTION, BUT MAY BE THE DULLEST!
• 1-fold 4.25" x 11" or 8.5" x 5.5", 8-pages (cover, back, and six interior pages)
MODERATE DIFFICULTY, BUT THE BEST OPTION OVER ALL
• Two 3-folds (accordian fold) 4.75" x 6.5" or 13" x 9.5". Arrangement of the two sheets is up to you, but both sides of both sheets must be used.
MOST CHALLENGING OPTION!

3) After you write down your "recipe", create a "dummy" of the book so you know where the text will be, and where the images will be.

4) Creating your images in Photoshop with the "dummy" at hand so you know exactly what sizes these must be.

5) I will demonstrate in class how to set up your InDesign file for the different layout options. Each option is different, so be sure to take good notes. Then lay out your images and text in InDesign.

For this project, you may use Public Domain images, but ALL images in your book must be digital collages created in Photoshop. (No "straight" or unadultered photos.) This should be a showcase of your Photoshop skills as much as your text layout skills. All public domain images must be cited when you hand in the work. I recommend keeping a text file and simply copying and pasting the URL link of the exact image into that text file. Then the text can be posted to the blog with your image on the day of critique.


Schedule

9/17 InDesign CS3 Essential Training
2. Workspace> Navigating your document, Rulers and measurements, View options
3. Getting to the Tools> Contextual menus
4. Creating a Document> New Documents, Saving documents, Using Undo, Margin and column guides, Layout adjustment, Ruler guides
5. Managing Pages> Inserting, deleting and moving pages, Creating and applying master pages
Homework: Text of your "recipe" is due.

9/22 InDesign CS3 Essential Training
6. Text> Text frames, Typing and editing text, Threading text frames, Text frame options, Text on a path
7. Graphics> Importing graphics, The Links panel, The Edit Original command, Frame fitting options, Transparency and Clipping Paths
8. Formatting Objects> Selecting Objects, Basic strokes and fills, Transparency, Drop shadows, Feathering
9. Managing Objects> Stacking objects, Editing frame and path shapes, Grouping and locking objects, aligning and distributing, Text wrap, Editing text wrap
Homework: Dummy of your "recipe" is due. Be sure you PRECISELY lay out where text and images will go and how they relate. This should be a DETAILED dummy. It may be scaled down by using letter size paper.

9/24 InDesign CS3 Essential Training
10. Transforming Objects> Rotating, Scaling
11. Character Formatting> Basic character styling
12. Paragraph Formatting> Paragraph formatting, Drop caps, Justification
13. Styles> Character styles
15. Color> Creating color swatches, Unnamed colors
16. Exporting> Exporting a PDF
17. Printing> All

9/29 Work on Project 2

10/1 WIMBA DAY. I will be instructing this class remotely with Wimba; you must be at a computer with InDesign, but need not be in our regular classroom. I will send an invitation via email to your UNCC email account earlier in the week. CHECK YOUR EMAIL and DO NOT LOSE OR DELETE THIS EMAIL. I will not send it again. This will be a work day, so we will use WIMBA to post works in progress and field questions and answers.

10/6 Work on Project 2

10/8 Work on Project 2

10/13 No Classes

10/15 Work on Project 2

10/20 PRINTING DAY - PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETE!

10/22 CRITIQUES