Course Descriptions

CA 142 - Page and Web Layout

• Prerequisite: CA 131 and CA 132

CA majors only. A composing course for preparing and managing digital media assets and layouts for web delivery and print production. Emphasis is on multiple deliveries and encompasses understanding of internet technologies and services.

4 hrs. lect. per week

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of CA 142, the student will be able to:

• Produce a complex multicolor mechanicals that include scans, text and spot and full color artwork.
• Produce, modify, and output files for multiple deliveries.
• Demonstrate understanding of web and design issues.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Postscript page description language as applicable to print.
• Demonstrate understanding of internet technologies, services and web design.
• Produce page layout files containing graphic images for remote output.
• Demonstrate understanding of storage.. transfer; and conversion of content and media assets for print and web.
• Demonstrate understanding of files and formats and the appropriate conversion and use.
• Demonstrate understanding of maintenance and management of a print production workflow.