GCM 1321 - Desktop Publishing (2 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0
This is a general course presenting the development, growth and influence of desktop publishing in today’s society. The course presents the various hardware and software used in desktop publishing, as well as technologies that have evolved from desktop publishing. Students are introduced to typography and typographic principles, digital photography, scanning, image resolution, photo editing, imposition and their correct use in the creation of both everyday and formal communications. Students learn what makes an aesthetically pleasing document in both formal and informal settings.

Corequisite(s): Corequisite(s): GCM 1411.