Desktop Publishing (DTP)

Course Overview

Course on desktop publishing tools - PageMaker, CorelDraw, Photoshop

3 Months

Duration

Modules

Topics

Offline

Mode

Paper I - DBM/CO-05: Desk Top Publishing and Printing Technology [Theory 60 hrs + Practical 60 hrs]

1. Introduction to Publishing 12 hrs

Publishing overview and DTP hardware-software ecosystem (Theory 6 + Practical 6 hrs)

2. Document Development 6 hrs

Document planning, structure and workflow (Theory 3 + Practical 3 hrs)

3. Text Processing in Documents 22 hrs

Typography, fonts, composition and text handling (Theory 11 + Practical 11 hrs)

4. Image and Graphics 16 hrs

Raster and vector graphics with Photoshop/GIMP and CorelDRAW/Inkscape (Theory 8 + Practical 8 hrs)

5. Basics of Colour and Colour Separations 8 hrs

Colour models, separations for print (Theory 4 + Practical 4 hrs)

6. Page Layout Design and Proofing 22 hrs

Page composition using PageMaker/Scribus, proofing (Theory 11 + Practical 11 hrs)

7. Using Objects and Templates 4 hrs

Reusable objects, master pages and templates (Theory 2 + Practical 2 hrs)

8. Raster Image Processing 6 hrs

RIP concepts and print-ready output (Theory 3 + Practical 3 hrs)

9. HTML and CSS 8 hrs

Digital publishing basics with HTML and CSS (Theory 4 + Practical 4 hrs)

10. Introduction to Printing Technology 16 hrs

Printing processes, pre-press and bilingual typing tools like Ramdhenu (Theory 8 + Practical 8 hrs)

Paper II - DBM/CO-PR2: DTP Practical and Portfolio [50 Marks]

1. Design Assignments and Portfolio 40 hrs

Visiting cards, banners, book layout, magazine page and bilingual jobs using Ramdhenu/Rodali

2. Practical Examination and Viva-Voce 10 hrs

Final practical examination with portfolio evaluation

Offline (train + exam at centre)

Online (exam-only, flat)₹1,500

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