Algonquin College Graphic Design Program Computer Graphics Course Curriculum Algonquin College Graphic Design Program Computer Graphics Course Curriculum

Structured Text

Apps Used: Adobe InDesign

In this summative assignment, you'll use the provided files to build the layouts as directed.

This is a summative assignment

It evaluates your mastery of the skills in this instructional unit. This assignment contributes to your final grade in the course. You will earn a letter grade.

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Your Assignment

Tabs, Indents, Bullet & Numbered Lists

Use the provided visual guide, text and graphics to put together this layout.

indesign-structured-text-vw
This is a layout built with InDesign bullet lists and tabbed text.

Make sure you use Bullets & Numbering to make the bullets built into a paragraph style and not typed in the text. Don’t worry about getting every line break to match. We’re looking for well executed styles.

Tables

Use the provided visual guide and text to put together this layout with tables.

indesign-tables-exercise
This layout is built from a series of separate tables in InDesign.

Make sure you create table and paragraph styles for all content in the layout.

Next & Nested Styles

Style the text in the povided document using next and nested styles.

indesign-next-and-nested-styles
This layout shows nested styles in the first column and next styles in the 2nd and 3rd columns.

Apply the correct style to the first column, then create the nested style inside it. Set up next styles for columns 2 and three, then apply them automatically.

Text Variables

Use the design guide and the provided files to create a document with 3 different running headers, automatic page numbers a table of contents and live image captions.

indesign-text-variables-toc

What you'll submit:

Instructions

Make sure your InDesign document is named LastName-FirstName-#-Assignment-Name. # is your group number So,

Appleseed-Johnny-1-Structured Text.indd

Check your font usage to only include Adobe Fonts. To do so, go Type > Find Fonts . There should only be Adobe Fonts in the list.

Check your image usage in the Links panel. Make sure there are no warning icons in the panel.

Once this is done, save your document, then package it using File > Package . The resulting folder will already be named properly. Zip-compress the folder by right-clicking on it, then choosing Compress... .

Appleseed-Johnny-#-Structured Text.zip

Failure to submit your files as directed will incur a proportional loss of points. If your file/folder is not named with your name, you will earn a zero. Why?

Submit