Print Production and Design

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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This subject introduces students to the aesthetics and practice of print production. It outlines the principles of page proportion, the visual characteristics of readable type and the interrelationship of images and text. The subject also surveys the history of typography and the impact of digital technologies on type design. Students will gain practical experience of creating finished documents in a desktop publishing environment. On successfully completing this subject, students will have gained a working knowledge of desktop publishing processes, an ability to appraise the visual qualities of printed works, and an understanding of the respective responsibilities of editors and designers in print production.

To be advised

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• develop high-level written and oral communication skills through contribution to class discussions, the completion of exercises and assignments, and exposure to the protocols of publishing practice;
• acquire an understanding of the principles of document design through class discussion and the completion of exercises and assignments;
• acquire skills in research, including the use of online as well as print-based materials in the course of exercises and assignments;
• develop skills in time management and planning through managing workloads for recommended reading, tutorial presentations and assessment requirements; and
• develop a capacity for close critical analysis through engagement with a range of texts and critique of their structures and strategies.

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Publishing and Communication Program and Media and Communications MA Programs.