COMD2327 – Week1

Welcome to the first class of the semester!

Agenda

  • Introduction to the course
  • Course Objectives
  • Class introductions
  • ReadThis

Handouts

Lecture
InDesign Basics

  • Menu overview/ workspace/ pallets
  • Setting up document: size, measurements, columns, bleeds
  • Rulers and grids
  • Inches, points, picas
  • Placing text
  • Dummy text or latin text
  • Text threading
  • Basic formatting of text

Resources

Homework

  • Bring in a story based on an Urban Legend, a Myth or a Folktale. Your story should be three paragraphs long (with a word count around 300 words). You can also check out this website to browse through a number of stories and see if you come across one that you like: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/urban-legends
  • Here are two examples from former students:
    1. BloodyMary
    2. TheGhostFestival