Learning Media Design with Adobe CS5

By Catherine Skintik

Subjects: Digital techniques, Adobe InDesign (Electronic resource), Desktop publishing, Image processing, digital techniques, Computer graphics, Adobe indesign (computer program), Computer programs, XML (Document markup language), Adobe photoshop (computer program), Adobe Photoshop, Xml (document markup language), Adobe illustrator (computer program), Adobe Illustrator (Computer file), Image processing

Description: Learning Media Design with Adobe CS5 is designed to teach software and design skills using real-world examples. Comprehensive approach designed to instruct students at a variety of skill levels. Excercises introduce basic skills and then build to integrate the applications. Learn to design, manage, and modify print documents. Students work with and modify a range of images -- including photographs and graphics created by the students. Four levels of end-of-lesson exercises put the students' skills to the challenge: Summary Exercises, Application Exercises, Curriculum Integration Exercises, and Portfolio Builder Excercises. Hands-on mouse and keyboard procedures teach all necessary skills. Step-by-step application exercises put the students' skills to work. On Your Own activities challenge students to come up with their own design ideas Full-color design shows students how their results should look on-screen. - Back cover.