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Layout & Composition

Class Number: MKTCOMM 10111125-1 - Layout & Composition
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-111-125 LAYOUT & COMPOSITION ...develop skills in digital composition and layout using industry software. Course content covers appropriate software selection, graphic and text content management, color specifications, file preparation, and software solutions to graphic communication problems. (Prerequisite: 10-111-161, Illustrator Fundamentals)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Utilize proper design software for graphic layout including graphic and text assets.
  2. Develop multiple page layout in InDesign
  3. Produce layouts using all application standards for vector and raster use
  4. Apply industry-accepted file preparation standards for output
  5. Demonstrate ability to create InDesign documents using parent pages with proper construction of graphic and text frames
  6. Create hierarchy in the composition of image and text-based layouts
  7. Use vector path construction in a layout to define die line and custom design finishes
  8. Develop efficient use of type, tables, and styles in layout creation
  9. Create form templates and interactive layouts for use in digital and print use.

Class Details

Class Number:
MKTCOMM 10111125-1 - Layout & Composition
Location:
Green Bay
Date:
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Delivery:
Blended
Term:
2025 Fall Session 1

Class Notes

This class is taught through a combination of in-person and online instruction. Students will attend live portions of the class at the dates, times, and location specified. The remaining instruction will be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/blendedfaq.

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
8/19/2025 - 10/13/2025 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
8/19/2025 - 10/13/2025 Tuesday
12:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room BT303

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