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2.3 Desktop Publishing

ICT · Grade 10 · 8 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Importance of desktop publishing tools in document publication
  • Selecting a desktop publishing tool
  • Creating a publication: frames, guides, master pages
  • Typography, colour and layout for a professional appearance
  • Sharing and printing a publication

What you will be able to do

  • explain the importance of desktop publishing tools in document publication
  • select a desktop publishing tool to be used for producing publications
  • create a publication using desktop publishing tools to achieve a professional appearance
  • share a publication created in a desktop publishing tool
  • appreciate emerging trends in DTP productivity tools

Key questions

“What makes a publication look professional rather than homemade?”

Lessons

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  1. What desktop publishing is for
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Why a poster is not just a word-processed page, and when to reach for a DTP tool.
  2. Designing a publication that works
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Four principles that separate a professional publication from a homemade one.
  3. Frames, guides and master pages
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    The three DTP tools that stop a layout from collapsing when you move one piece.
  4. Typography for print
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Choosing type that can be read at a distance, on paper, without a parade of fonts.
  5. Colour, images and resolution
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    A small colour palette, pictures you may use, and enough pixels that print does not blur.
  6. Designing a poster
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    One A4 or A3 sheet that is read from a corridor: a focal point, the facts, and nothing extra.
  7. Designing a brochure
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    A folded publication with a cover that works, inner panels that tell a story, and a back that carries contact.
  8. Proofing, printing and sharing publications
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    One proof, a print-ready PDF, and a share path that matches who will print or post the file.