Week 01 | Course Orientation / Intro to Print

Monday :: 09.30.2024

Welcome	Course Introduction and Welcome
Lecture	File Management, Naming & Archiving
Exercise	Print Specification Research
Resources	Class Notes: File Management, Naming & Archiving Exercise: 01 Print Specification Research

Wednesday :: 10.02.2024 | 4/225

Lecture	Introduction to Printing Machines: Types of printing, use, features & limitations. Defining Preflight and Responsibilities: The Designer, the Customer Service Representative, & the Prepress Operator.
Lab	Job Production Role Play
Video	Printing & Finishing (London College of Communication)
Resources	Class Notes: Printing Techniques & Processes Class Notes: Defining Preflight & Responsibilities Lab: Job Production Role Play

Week 02 | Page Geometry / Imposition

Monday :: 10.07.2024

Due	Print Specification Research Exercise (01)
Lecture	Page Geometry: Introduction, vocabulary, layout areas, important decimal values, and brochure folds.
Demo	Practice with Page Geometry & Precision Guides
Exercise	Creating Templates for Common Brochure Folds
Resources	Class Notes: Document Setup, Pages, & Imposition Class Notes: Page Geometry Terms Exercise: 02 Creating Templates for Common Brochure Folds

Wednesday :: 10.09.2024

Due	Creating Templates for Common Brochure Folds Exercise Print Specification Research Exercise (02)
Lecture	Imposition: Converting reader's spreads to printer's spreads, and setting up multiple-up pages for digital printing.
Project	Introduction to Get Out The Vote Campaign Project
Lab Exercise	Creating Printer Spreads with PDF
Exercise	Layout Resizing for Multiple Publications
Resources	Project: Get Out the Vote Campaign Lab Exercise: 03 Creating Printer Spreads with PDF Exercise: 04 Layout Resizing for Multiple Publications

Week 03 | Adobe MAX

Monday :: 10.14.2024 | No Class / Instructor Out

Adobe MAX

Select and watch two or more online presentations from Adobe MAX

Wednesday :: 10.16.2024 | No Class / Instructor Out

Week 04 | Vector Artwork

Monday :: 10.21.2024

Due	Layout Resizing for Multiple Publications Exercise Print Specification Research Exercise (03)
Lecture	Troubleshooting Vector Art: Transparency, points, working with type, auto-trace & formats.
Lab Exercise	Illustrator Raster Effects Stress Test
Video	The Adobe Illustrator Story
Resources	Class Notes: Troubleshooting Vector Art Exercise: 05 Illustrator Raster Effects Stress Test

Wednesday :: 10.23.2024

Due	Initial Version of Get Out The Vote Campaign Project Print Specification Research Exercise (04)
Critique	Get Out The Vote Campaign Project
Lecture	Preparing Vector Logos for Print Production
Lab Exercise	Preparing Vector Artwork
Resources	Exercise: 06 Preparing Vector Artwork

Week 05 | Raster artwork / Document Preflight

Monday :: 10.28.2024

Lecture	Troubleshooting Raster Art: Transparency, effective resolution, color space, up-sampling artwork, rich blacks, & file formats.
Demo	Refresher on Creating Mock-ups in Photoshop
Lab Exercise	Preparing Raster Artwork
Resources	Class Notes: Troubleshooting Raster Art Exercise: 07 Preparing Raster Artwork Field Trip: Select Impressions Information

Wednesday :: 10.30.2024

Due	Final Version of Get Out The Vote Campaign Project
Project	Introduction to Brand Guide Project
Presentation	Adobe MAX Insights
Lab Exercise	Document Preflight
Resources	Project: Introduction & Personality for Brand Guide Project Exercise: 08 Document Preflight

Week 06 | Field Trip / Exam

Monday :: 11.04.2024

Due	Introduction & Personality Component of Brand Guide Project
Exam	Over all course class demonstrations, projects, labs, and exercise assignments.
Project	Logo Component of Brand Guide Project
Lab	Button Making 101
Resources	Project: Logo Component for Brand Guides Project

Wednesday :: 11.06.2024

Field Trip

To Select Impressions (North Salem)

Week 07 | Color

Monday :: 11.11.2024 | No Class / Veteran's Day

Wednesday :: 11.13.2024

Lecture	Color for Offset Printing Understanding color separations, overprinting, & knockouts.
Demo	Preparing a Logo Package
Lab Exercise	CMYK Color Matching
Resources	Class Notes: Troubleshooting Color for Offset Printing Exercise: 09 CMYK Color Matching

Week 08 | Color CorrectioN & Management

Monday :: 11.18.2024

Due	Logo Component of Brand Guide Project
Project	Typography Component of Brand Guide Project
Lecture	Spot Colors & Duotones Color Correction for Photography
Exercise	Color Correction
Resources	Class Notes: Color Correction for Photography Exercise: 11 Color Correction Project: Typography Component of Brand Guides Project

Wednesday :: 11.20.2024

Due	Color Correction Exercise
Lecture	Introduction to Color Management
Demo	Working with ICC Profiles & Color Calibration of Monitors
Lab Exercise	Working with Color Space Profile Conversion
Resources	Class Notes: Introduction to Color Management and LAB Exercise: 11 Working with Color Space Profile Conversion

Week 09 | Adobe PDF

Monday :: 11.25.2024

Due	Typography Component of Brand Guide Project
Project	Color & Production Component of Brand Guide Project
Lecture	An in-depth look at PDFs: History, versions, current use, features, & applications. Creating PDFs: Types, Methods, Presets & Options.
Demo	Advanced PDF Creation with Acrobat Distiller
Resources	Class Notes: Portable Document Format (PDF) Project: 04 Color & Production Component of Brand Guide Project

Wednesday :: 11.27.2024

Lab	Open lab time to work on Brand Guide Project

Week 10 | Preflight & Packaging

Monday :: 12.02.2024

Lecture	Introduction to the PDF/X Specification Working with the Preflight Panel & Packaging in InDesign Creating Preflight Profiles in InDesign
Lab Exercise	Document Preflight Revisited
Resources	Class Notes: Preflight & Packaging Checklist: Commercial Printing Preflight Checklist Exercise: 12 Document Preflight Revisited

Wednesday :: 12.04.2024

Due	Draft Version of Brand Guide Booklet
Critique	Draft Version of Brand Guide Booklet
Exam	Over all course class demonstrations, projects, labs, and homework assignments.

Week 11 | Finals Week

Wednesday :: 12.11.2024 @ 10:00 AM

Due	Color & Production Component of Brand Guide Project
Critique	Color & Production Component of Brand Guide Project