Desktop Publishing (& Design)

This page is intended for information purposes only. It is not an active assignments page. Cross-reference to Image Processing.

Tutorials

The primary page make-up program is LibreOffice Draw. Formerly we used OpenOffice.org Draw (up to 06.2011).
The primary graphics program is the GIMP. Used for image manipulation and making logos etc. as it is very, very powerful.

To assist you in learning how to use this program click here to grok the gimp - a link to a book that seems to cover everything.

The official tutorials are here.
GIMP specal effects with text - valid from GIMP >= 2.4.
Creating animated gifs

Some relevant DTP factoids:

An A4 page is 210mm x 297mm in size.
An A3 page is twice the area of an A4 sheet, while an A5 page is half the area.
A compliment slip is 210mm x 90mm in order to fit comfortably inside a DL envelope.
A DL envelope (whether windowed or not) is 220mm x 110mm.
A normal business card is 90mm x 50mm but these dimensions may vary to make the card easier to store in a wallet or a card holder.
Normal copier & printer paper is 80gsm in weight.
Most printers have an upper limit on the gsm weight of paper they can handle. Typically this is about 100-110gsm. Above this weight you are beginning to deal with card.

Assessment 2008/9

Collection of Work (60%)

Project (40%)

Your topic for this year is Culloughty's Country Hostel near the town of Ballyamiel (Baile na Meala) not far from the beautiful hill-walking charms of Cnoc Mór na Cailíní.
Project Brief (Assignment #4)

Past projects

Images

Shared picture pools for Desktop Publishing, Web Authoring etc.. Only images from these pools may be used. If you don't contribute to the pool for your year, you may not use any image pool. Original artwork is excluded from this rule. Ask if you're not sure!

Last updated: 20120108-20:25