Create and manipulate complex layouts - Part 3

31187a – Progress Challenge 03

By Colleen Sedgwick

Creation and implementation

This progress challenge will allow you to showcase the processes you used and observed in implementing your design concepts into working publication files. You are required to provide the following:

1. A written report describing at least five examples of work safety and copyright practices that you observed during the implementation of your project.

2. Two clear one-page snapshots of your document grid without any text or visual elements, one for your brochure and the other for your travel guide. This will indicate you considered your layout and hierarchy early.

3. A brief written report explaining the main tools and features of your publication software (Adobe InDesign) that you used to implement your brochure concept into a digital publication document.

4. A brief written report explaining the main tools and features of your publication software (Adobe InDesign) that you used to implement your travel guide concept into a digital publication document.

TIP: Navigate to the student forum to engage in the discussion with your peers.

Answer

Part 1

Work safety practices I have observed/practised include:

ü      taking regular breaks;

ü      correct posture at my work station^[1]

ü      And keeping hydrated and energized. 

ü      Readability of text

Good copyright practices include:

ü      correct referencing of other people’s work (particularly when quoting form them or using their pictures);

ü      Not copying other people’s work without giving them due credit^[2].

Part 2 – Screenshots

Brochure

Not available

Guide

Not available

Part 3: Technical specifications for brochure

Document setup

ü      A4 (or letter) paper size

ü      Rule of thirds – especially since it is a tri-fold brochure

ü      Layout – pages

ü      Margin sizes

ü      Gutter sizes

Output

ü      Print – CMYK (colour) output

ü      Export native file (Id or InDesign) to PDF (Portable Document File)

ü      Maybe a glossy paper

Part 4: Technical specifications for guide

Document setup

ü      A4 (or letter) paper size

ü      Can be rule of thirds or symmetrical

ü      Layout – pages and spreads (like a magazine)

ü      Margin sizes

ü      Gutter sizes

Output

ü      Print – CMYK (colour) output or screen-based (downloadable from computer as a PDF or ePub/electronic publication)

ü      Export native file (Id or InDesign) to PDF (Portable Document File)

ü      Maybe a glossy paper

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[1] University of Western Australia (2012): Safety, Health and Wellbeing – Computer Station Ergonomics, in http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/health-wellbeing/physical/ergonomics/workstation; accessed Tuesday, 3 May 2016, at 7:49:27 PM;

[2] Copyright Australia: www.copyright.org.au and IP Australia: http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ip-infringement/; accessed Tuesday, 3 May 2016 at 8:02:31 PM