WRIT 130 - Copyediting & Layout Indesign

Lower Division

Students in this pass/fail, labor-based course learn the basics of copyediting, proofreading, print layout, and design while producing a professional-quality academic journal, The Undergraduate Spectrum. Using industry-standard Adobe InDesign software to layout pages, students will practice designing with the audience in mind; selecting and placing artwork and pull-quotes, titles, and other page elements; designing covers and graphics; building tables of contents and mastheads; and pulling everything together into professional-quality journals that represent undergraduate research at SMC.

Repeatable
Yes

Additional Notes
Previous course number: ENGL 190

Course credits: 1