Goal

The goal of this exer­cise is to learn the basic visual and tech­ni­cal prin­ci­ples asso­ci­ated with lead­ing (line­spacing) in the dig­i­tal pro­duc­tion envi­ron­ment and print based output.

Objective

By set­ting type to very spe­cific set­tings using InDe­sign, you will become famil­iar with the adjust­ments asso­ci­ated with linespacing.

Background Reading

• Dab­ner, p 62–91.
• Kane, p 76–113.

Exercise

Cre­ate two dig­i­tal files that con­trast var­i­ous lead­ing settings.

Part One

Using your assigned type­face, cre­ate a let­ter-sized doc­u­ment, sin­gle page, with 3p mar­gins. Cre­ate a text box extend­ing to the each mar­gin. Place the “exer08_10_text.zip” file into the box. Size your type­face to 18 pt. Set the lead­ing of the first line to 9 pt. Grad­u­ally increase your lead­ing one (1) point at a time until the type is set solid, and then pos­i­tive, and, finally, dou­ble the point size. Print your file in black and white. Cre­ate a PDF and place it in the appro­pri­ate drop­box on the course D2L server.

Part Two

Cre­ate a new doc­u­ment labeled “part02.” This time set the base­line grid to 3 pt. Using your assigned type­face, cre­ate a let­ter-sized doc­u­ment, sin­gle page, with 3p mar­gins. Cre­ate a text box extend­ing to the each mar­gin. Place the “exer08_10_text.zip” file into the box. Set this box to “Lock to the Base­line Grid.” Size your type­face to 18 pt. Set the lead­ing of the first line to 9 pt. Grad­u­ally increase your lead­ing one (1) point at a time until the type is set solid, and then pos­i­tive, and, finally, dou­ble the point size. Print your file in black and white. Cre­ate a PDF and place it in the appro­pri­ate drop­box on the course D2L server.

• The fol­low­ing rubric posted on D2L will deter­mine exer­cise score: Exer­cise Grading

Techniques

lay­out, grid aware­ness, lead­ing, PDF cre­ation, printing

Supplies

com­puter access, D2L access, text editor,

Deadlines

Mon­day, Octo­ber 26, 2020. Exer­cise Given.

Wednes­day, Octo­ber 28, 2020. All parts due.