DTP Ideas to Go!

By
Denise Herbers
dherbers@highlandcc.edu
MBEA Conference
July 2002

All example files are Word or .PDF files so you should be able to view them as long as you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  I hope that by seeing the example you can adapt the assignment to fit any software program that you are using. 

Good Luck - let me know if I can help you with anything else.

DTP Ideas to Go PowerPoint Presentation

Sample Textbook for teaching DTP Fundamentals

The Do's and Don'ts of DESKTOP DESIGN
J. Weston Walch, Publisher
ISBN 0-8251-2185-X
(remember this one is copyrighted 1992 - I am sure they have a new version out by now!)

DTP Basics
These are some of the assignments we start with to practice PageMaker basics.  They are designed for PageMaker. Photo copy these assignments with the directions on one side and example on other for students to complete.

Circles

Rectangles

Things to Do List

Directions  

Directions

Directions

Example

Example

Example

     

Graphics Assignment

   

DTP Projects

Greeting Cards Hotel Flyer
Restaurant Project Internet Menu & Scoring Guide
Memo Pads - samples for students to complete - others Tolle & Sprouse

Production Tests

Business Card/Letterhead Scoring Guide
Advertising Flyer Scoring Guide
Recreate Newspaper Ad w/ Scoring Guide 

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Updated 07/10/2003