InDesign Tips

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/17/indesign-tips-i-wish-i-d-known-when-starting-out/

the brander

online mag
check it out
http://www.thebrander.com

LULU costs

** we need to change the pages 8.5 x 11 inches
do this before you start designing your workbook.
if you are starting your workbook over spring break contact me.

costs
size to full color, hard bound
150 pages = $48 + shipping

size to full color, soft bound
150 pages = $35.50 + shipping

add .20¢ per page another 10 page is $2.00.

the noun project

http://thenounproject.com/

Fonts: One sans serif and one serif family can be used from the list below
_ Mrs Eaves _ Adobe Garamond _ Sabon _ Archer_ Memphis _ Melior _ Minon _ Myriad_ Univers _ Interstate _ Meta _ Gotham _ News Gothic _ Officina Sans _ Officiana Serif _ Helvetica Neue

Spreads must have all of the following on them
_ Title
_ by line (author's name)
_ year it was written
_ intro text
_ body text
_ at least 2 callouts (something from the article that you call out and make large on the spread)
_ page numbers (odd number goes on left side) use the number as a horizontal or vertical alignment

Be cautious of/avoid...
_ avoid making your type into organic shapes, type in circles, text on a curve
_ avoid checkerboard layouts
_ avoid too much space between elements
_ avoid filling the page, start with the text lower on the page
_ avoid a symmetric spread, think as spreads not pages.

 
Tips
_ avoid all the text being "high" on the page - works better lower on the page
_ have elements align on the same baseline
_ avoid white more white space "inside" the page. have your white space outside of the elements
_ do not crowd the page
_ do not have too little on the page
_ take your time be neat
_ explore some layouts conservative/traditional, other really push scale, tension, overlap,...

FINAL CHECKPOINTS_ clear hierarchy: headlines, subheads, intro text, body copy and callouts
_ used leading grid correctly (margins, alleys. modules)
_ everything locked to the baseline grid
_ most of the body text is 9/12 (or 8.5/12, or 8/12 depending on font)
_ dynamic composition, use of the page, is a spread not 2 pages
_ typographic rhythm
_ typographic color
_ clear clothesline in compostion
_ title treatment
_ intro text treatment
_ 2 call outs
_ no hyphens in callouts
_ page numbers (odd numbers on the RIGHT)
_ paragraph breaks (are you following the rules?)
_ justification: word spacing, letterspacing, hypenation
_ ragged text has a nice rag? no shapes
_ use of dashes, quote marks and apostrophes 
_ no widows or orphans (none)

Wanting your own printer?

you can go to Epson.com and read all the specs... but you can buy it from various places: buy.com
bestbuy, office depot, office max, nebraska furniture mart...

Epson WorkForce 1100 Wide-format Printer
C11CA58201
Prints up to 13" x 19
Some students bought it last year and are happy with it.
look for it to go onsale some got it for around $100 normally on Epson.com $179


NEXT Step up would be ...
Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Ink Jet Printer
C11C655001
Auto photo correction
Brilliant, 13" x 19" photo enlargements
Direct CD / DVD printing
if you could afford it is a bit nicer and you may see the difference and prints directly onto CD/DVD

then there is this one, don't think you need it but...if you print a lot of photos...
Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Ink Jet Printer
C11C698201t55
Superior glossy prints with Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss® 2 pigment ink
Improved vibrancy and facial tones with Red and Orange ink cartridges
Unpredecented print quality with new Radiance™ technology