Goal

To under­stand the basic con­struc­tion of pam­phlets and books from the dig­i­tal pro­duc­tion perspective.

Objective

Cre­ate a sim­ple sad­dle stitched book­let using an InDe­sign file.

Background Reading

• http://​www​.squidoo​.com/​b​o​o​k​b​i​n​d​i​n​g​t​u​t​o​r​ial
• Inde­sign Plac­ing Files http://​help​.adobe​.com/​e​n​_​U​S​/​i​n​d​e​s​i​g​n​/​c​s​/​u​s​i​n​g​/​W​S​a​2​8​5​f​f​f​5​3​d​e​a​4​f​8​6​1​7​3​8​3​7​5​1​0​0​1​e​a​8​c​b​3​f​-​6​b​d​e​a​.​h​tml
• Inde­sign Print Book­let http://​help​.adobe​.com/​e​n​_​U​S​/​i​n​d​e​s​i​g​n​/​c​s​/​u​s​i​n​g​/​W​S​a​2​8​5​f​f​f​5​3​d​e​a​4​f​8​6​1​7​3​8​3​7​5​1​0​0​1​e​a​8​c​b​3​f​-​7​0​4​b​a​.​h​tml
• http://​inde​signse​crets​.com/​p​r​i​n​t​-​b​o​o​k​l​e​t​-​i​n​-​i​n​d​e​s​i​g​n​-​c​s​3​.​php

Exercise:

Using the demon­stra­tions sup­plied in class and files from you class­mates, cre­ate a sim­ple cover and eight (8) page book­let 8.5 in x 11 in with full bleeds. Color is restricted to black and white pages, but cover may use color and card stock. Num­ber the pages using auto­matic page num­ber­ing fea­ture on the mas­ter pages. PDF ver­sions of imposed files in appro­pri­ate D2L dropbox.

Assessment

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

Techniques

Adobe Inde­sign, book fea­tures, print book­let, PDF cre­ation, bind­ing, fold­ing, trimming

Materials

Adobe Inde­sign, printer, paper, cover stock, nail file, sta­pler, thread or den­tal floss, needle

Deadlines

Wednes­day, April 3, 2019. Exer­cise Given.

Mon­day, April 8, 2019. Exer­cise Due. Bound book­let, trimmed to final size, for review and imposed files in appro­pri­ate D2L dropbox.