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GRC 278B—Electronic Prepress

Instructor: Ed Kanet

Weekly Schedule: Fall 2008

Wk #	Week of	LECTURE MATERIALS	LESSON MATERIALS		TO BE COMPLETED [by end of week]
KEY via WebCT 6 audio download			Print Publishing Guide	Real World Print Production
1	Aug. 25	Course Orientation Course Setup Course Overview What is Prepress?	Introduction	Preface	Read Syllabus Subscribe to the class listserv (email instructor your address)]
2	Sept. 1	NO CLASS—Holiday—LABOR DAY
3	Sept. 8	Top Prepress Problems Some History—it started with the Desktop Publishing revolution Job Submission Scenic Tour of a Typical Printing Plant Tour of Southwest Printers Previous Printing Tour Tour (streaming) [.wmv, 169 MB, 44:43 min.]		Chapter 1	Lab #1
4	Sept. 15	Terminology Printing Prepress Imposition/Binding/Finishing Printing Technologies Color Guidelines for Specifying Colors Using a Color Management System Correcting Color Fundamentals of B&W and Color printing & Press Issues Image Resolution and Line Screen	Chapter 1 Chapter 2 (pp 60–73)	Chapter 2	Lab #2 Quiz 1
5	Sept. 22	Scanning Image Size, Interpolation, and Resampling Graphic File Formats Screen Frequency, Resolution, and Gray	Chapter 2 (pp 74–109)		Lab #3
6	Sept. 29	Fundamentals of B&W, Color, & Digital Printing Imposition and Creep Binding and Finishing Imposition Binding Methods Bleeds & Crossovers Registration & Trapping	Chapter 2 (pp 94–100)	Chapter 3	Project #1 Lab #4
7	Oct. 6	Graphics Formats Font Formats Typographic Terms Font Technologies Activating Fonts in the OS Font Management Programs Font Licensing Issues Lecture [.mp3, 122 MB, 133:33 min.] Midterm Review	Chapter 2 (pp116-126)	Chapter 6	Project #2
8	Oct. 13				Quiz 2
9	Oct. 20	Desktop Proofing Checking Your Files Proofing--Color, Types, Checking Outputting Files	Chapter 3		Project #3
10	Oct. 27	Cross-Platform Issues Job Submission Preparations During the Design Process Printer Relations Planning for Print Sending Job Files Press Check		Chapter 7 Chapter 8	Lab #4
10	Oct. 27	Oct. 31—Holiday—NEVADA DAY
11	Nov. 3	The Publishing Process Budget Reviewing Your Requirements Who Does What? Selecting Vendors Decisions Involving Your Printer File Handoff Checklist Production Flow Color Workflows for CS3 Calibrating Your Monitor	Chapter 4 Color Management in Print & Internet Workflows [free educational webcast] Powerpoint Presentation [pdf, 41 slides]
11	Nov. 3	Southwest Printers Tour on Wednesday, Nov. 5
13	Nov. 10	Inclass Student Presentations Photoshop Production Tips Working in Layers Transparency Silhouettes and Masking Beyond CMYK Beyond Pixels Saving for Other Applications		Chapter 9	Quiz 3
		Illustrator Production Tips Simiplifying Complex Artwork Using Filters and Effects Vector Shapes Creating 3D Artwork Transparency Linked/Embedded Images Blended Object		Chapter 10	Quiz 3
		Scanning			Lab #5
		Nov. 11—Holiday—VETERANS' DAY
14	Nov. 17	Inclass Student Presentations InDesign Production Tips Graphics Using Native Files Swatches Converting Legacy QuarkXPress and PageMaker Files General Document Issues Transparency Finding & Fixing Problems PDF Creation Methods PDF Creation Settings	See Layout Styles	Chapter 12	Assignment #4 Quiz 4
14	Nov. 17	QuarkXPress Production Tips Versions General QuarkXPress Cautions QuarkXPress 7.0 Troubleshooting Shortcuts	See Layout Styles	Chapter 13	Assignment #4 Quiz 4
15	Nov. 24	Acrobat Production Tips Acrobat Product Line Where Do PDFs Come From? Creating PDF Files Editing PDF Files Print Production Toolbar Using External PDF Editors		Chapter 14
15	Nov. 24	Nov. 27–29—Holiday—THANKSGIVING BREAK
16	Dec. 1	Review for Final Exam Course Evaluations [NOTE: Use your Student C # not you SSN]			Assignment #5 Quiz 5
17	Dec. 8	Final Exam & Practicum

GRC 278B—Electronic Prepress

Weekly Schedule: Fall 2008

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