Design in Publishing

Design in Publishing

Are you expected to design documents in a publishing environment, but lack any training in design? Then this course is ideal for you. Working on a PC in QuarkXPress or InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat, you'll learn how to:

• create your own designs from start to finish
• appreciate the aesthetic considerations of typesetting
• make good use of colour
• manage and manipulate images
• discover the variety of design solutions for any task.

After this practical course you'll have gained the skills and confidence you just can't get from battling away on your own. Whether you produce leaflets, flyers, posters, catalogues or forms, you'll be capable of producing work that does the job - and that you can be proud of.

Note: this course was previously known as Good Design Using DTP.

Programme

• Design considerations within the DTP environment
  • The computer as an additional assistant to design
  • The importance of discipline and accuracy
  • The extensive capacity of the system and knowing which software to use
• Typography and fonts
  • Tuning the system for individual application
  • Aesthetic consideration in type
  • Font size and style
• Layout and balance
  • Designing on screen
  • Alignment, illustration and space
  • Working with grids
  • The variety of design solutions
  • Exchanging files between applications
• Graphics, namestyles and logos
  • Looking for the original angle
  • Keeping it simple
• Colour considerations
  • Colour separation – who should do it?
  • Process colour
  • Importing mono and colour scans
• Printing your design
  • Printing devices
  • Colour proofs
  • Film output
• Future developments
• Practical exercises
  • On-screen criticism and comparison of promotional material
  • Constructing publicity material (text and graphics supplied)
  • Designing a logo on paper and translating it to a drawing program
  • Colour separation

Ged Lennox trained in fine art before joining a commercial studio where he gained experience in design, layout and illustration. He now works as a consultant specialising in computer design, illustration and DTP.

Certificate of Attendance

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Excellence in training for the publishing sector

Celebrating 30 Years of Training Publishers

For over 30 years The Publishing Training Centre at Book House (PTC) has been firmly established as the pre-eminent training organisation within publishing. We provide high quality yet cost-effective training for publishers both in the UK and overseas. Previously known as Book House Training Centre, PTC is an educational charity dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in publishing. 

The Publishing Training Centre grew from a small department at The Publishers Association and remains at the heart of the industry. All of our tutors are practitioners first and foremost, which means that they bring their real-world experience with them to the courses they teach, enriching the experience for students and making the courses more practical. PTC's work is overseen by a dedicated Board of Trustees, who have a broad range of experience and expertise in the publishing industry.

Offering over 70 short courses covering the complete range of publishing skills, as well as distance learning programmes and in-company training opportunites. PTC also cater for non-publishers who still need some of the core editorial skills.

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