Assignment 8: InDesign

Using InDesign, use the text and images provided to create a short publication.

Download images and text here. Assignment files

You must use all the text provided in the file iceland text.docx, and as many of the images as you choose, with a minimum of one image per page. For every image you use, include the appropriate caption from the captions.txt file. There is no maximum or minimum number of pages.

You may only use a maximum of two font families - one serif and one sans-serif. You may crop images but not otherwise modify them.

All text must be black, except for any text superimposed on photos, which may be black or white. All text must be easily readable. Body text should be between 9 and 12 points.

Use a simple publication grid. I recommend a simple multicolumn grid .

You do not need to fill the entire page - white space is almost always a good idea. Correct use of paragraph styles, parent pages (master pages) and page numbers is required.

How to submit:

Use the "Package" function in InDesign to create a folder containing all the required files, and then use the "Compress" function in MacOS or the "Send to Compressed" function in Windows. You can access these by right-clicking/control-clicking on the folder you want to compress.

Then, upload to Brightspace by 6 pm, Sun, Dec 10 the resulting zip file as YOURLASTNAME_assignment8.zip

To create a .zip archive: Press and hold (or right-click) the file or folder, select (or point to) Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder.

Notes:

1. Read the text carefully before attempting to lay it out.
2. Consider sketching layouts on paper (as simple boxes) before working in InDesign
3. If you need to refer to the original; the source is the Wikipedia article on Iceland.
4. Check to make sure the fonts you choose support all characters in the text. (Hint: Icelandic uses characters not found in modern English)

Formatting for Usability Assignment

Needs to be done in InDesign.

Margins a minimum of 1 inch left and right.

Use a leading value of twice your body text point size.

Title page: Title of essay, your name, your student number, instructor's name, course name and number, due date.

Pages need to be numbered, starting with the first page of your essay (not the title page). Use a header with the title of the essay in it, and your name. Use parent pages.

You must use paragraph styles for all content.

Cite the name of the web site on a separate page titled "Works Cited."

Getting your page numbers to start on the first text page (not the cover page) can be tricky. You need to define a section and then remove the extra automatic page number from the cover page. Refer to: Page numbers and sections or to the video on the class web page, Managing page numbering options.

Use the MLA format for the citation of the web site on the "Works Cited". List any other references in the "Works Cited" page. Follow the MLA style exactly; you must also include the URL for any web sites. (URLs are optional in MLA style, but I am requiring you to include them. ZoteroBib is a good resource for generating references.

Include the usability test with your participant as a "personal interview" in your Works Cited - find out how to format that here.

Package (use File->Package) and zip the file.

Upload to Brightspace by 6 pm, Sun, Dec 17

Name your folder YOURLASTNAME_Review and so your zip file will be called YOURLASTNAME_Review.zip.