ILLUS-4408

WKSHP: TYPE & IMAGE WITH ADOBE INDESIGN

Faculty: Ruchika Nambiar

Course Level: Junior, Senior, 5th Year

1 CREDIT

COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENT: This course fulfills the computer literacy requirement for Illustration majors.

NOTE: must complete three 1-credit workshops to fulfill the computer requirement.

This workshop will familiarize students with basic principles of graphic design while using Adobe InDesign as its formal playground. Exercises will be centered around the confluence of type and image, with a particular focus on editorial/publication contexts. The workshop will help students better understand the designerly contexts in which illustrated material often exists, how typography critically impacts those contexts and how the illustrations within them are perceived as a result. Assignments will range across a variety of print applications such as publication/editorial spreads, posters, zines, brochures, etc, in the form of guided in-class exercises that will familiarize them with layout design principles while training them in the technical use of InDesign. They will gain hands-on experience with InDesign’s key features—including master pages, typographic styles, grids, export settings, etc—to build print-ready layouts. The course will also place emphasis on print production literacy—introducing students to the technicalities of preparing files for print—color profiles, scale, resolution, paper stock, binding, large-format printing etc— and the logistics of working with print technicians. Students will be required to engage with the RISD Print Center to develop fluency in the practical processes and constraints of producing their own print-ready work, demystifying production workflows early in their academic careers.

Note: students will need a laptop with RISD-provided Adobe InDesign installed for this workshop.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $0.00 - $50.00

Capacity: 15

Registration Restrictions: Major elective; restricted to Illustration juniors and seniors; open to non-majors pending seat availability and permission of instructor. 

Students must register for workshops before the end of the add/drop period, regardless of start date of class.

Open to Graphic Design and Industrial Design majors after initial registration period

Semester Offered: Spring