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Oct 31, 2025
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR (curriculum@chemeketa.edu)
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VC 224 Layout 1: Page Design
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credits: 4
Introduces the basics of page, layout emphasizing the grid. Includes assignments focusing on common challenges in digital page layout, and developing both technical and creative thinking skills.
Prerequisite: VC 115 and ART 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Design and produce layouts based on industry standard graphic design principles.
- Produce page layouts including words and images using industry standard graphic arts techniques and technology.
- Create digital document files in accordance with industry standards.
- Create mockups and mounted work for presentation and critique.
- Use communication and analysis skills to critique self and others’ design work.
Content Outline
- Basic Steps in the Design Process
- Background and research
- Ideas and creativity
- Thumbnails
- Roughs
- Variations and refinement
- Comprehensives
- Production of reproducible art
- Critiques
- Background Knowledge: Defining a Design Challenge
- Client background
- Furnished materials
- Desired end product
- Page Layout Software
- Page geometry, and frame-based layout
- Grids, guides, and alignment
- Importing and linking graphics
- Importing and formatting text
- Style sheets
- Layout
- Background and format considerations
- Creative use of imagery
- Graphic devices
- Use of graphic and text elements for page layout with visual unity
- Typography
- Apply basic typography principles and rules to digital documents
- Selection of typefaces
- Written Communication
- Communication with others in the graphic arts field using appropriate terms
- Use and understand proofing techniques
- Correct use of grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Trade Practices, Copyright Laws, Ethics and Standard Trade Customs
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