1. Desktop Publishing Project
Make a handout visually accessible DUE:
In this assignment, you will create a
handout about a given topic. You will use
DTP principles so that your handout is
visually appealing and is accessible by
many learners.
Task DTP Rubric
You have to make a handout, project Criteria
Criteria
report and complete a 5 ­7 minute Project Report
presentation of your topic. Your handout
will be your visual for your topic. Note Aim - States the aim of the Handout/newsletter
that the handout could be an organizer, a
summary, a pre‐presentation activity, an Design Principles Description - Describes principles
anticipation guide, or a handout for an used and why the principles were used
after‐presentation activity.
Content
Process Essential Information – Meaningful information
• Make a newsletter in WORD® that
applies the Desktop Publishing
Appropriate Writing Style - Wrote in a friendly
Principles. manner, using correct mechanics
• Write a project report that states the
aim of your project and the DTP Word Processing
principles use and why they were
Two - contrasting type faces were used
used.
• Make enough copies of your handout
Design Principles
for the whole class.
• Give the project report and the Legibility— is the lettering easy to read—this
handout to the instructor. includes contrast, size and style
• Make a 5‐7 minute presentation with
the handout on the due date. Alignment—Elements are aligned in a consistent
manner (Includes images)
Review a few principles
• What font type is the text or body? Grouping—Elements are placed together in obvious
• What font type is often used for the groups
heading?
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• Should you have a line break after Balance—either formal or informal balance was used
(includes images)
the heading of each section?
Unity—The elements fit together as one complete lay
The role of a writer is not to say what we all can out (includes images)
say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin
30 Possible Points