English 357: Literary Editing and Publishing

Instructor: Bryan Fry
Office: Avery 371
Office Hours: TTh 12:00-1:00 p.m.


Course Schedule

Week 1 Aug 20
Monday
Introduction and overview; Introduce Pitch Proposal,
    Aug 22
Wednesday
Before Class: Familiarize yourself with the section on "Images" in The Designer's Desktop Manual (DDM); write down two key tips for designing with images.

During Class: AML Orientation; Discuss using images in graphic design,

Key Tip: How to save pictures for design projects.
  Aug 24
Friday
Before class: Read "Indesign and Photoshop images" (181); Locate 2-3 tentative pictures for your pitch proposal, save them on a flash drive, and bring them to class.

During class: Introduction to Photoshop; work on pitch proposals.

Key Tip: How to prepare photos for InDesign Projects.
Week 2 Aug 27
Monday
Before class: Familiarize yourself with the section on "Color" in DDM; write down two key tips for designing with color.

Helpful tip:
Read Color Theory and Color Theory for Designers; use these websites to help you chose colors for your design project.

During class: Introduction to InDesign; work on pitch proposals.

Key Tip: How to work with Textboxes in Indesign.
  Aug 29
Wednesday
Before class: Familiarize yourself with the section on "Type" in (DDM); write down two key tips for designing with type.

During class: Work on pitch proposals.

Key Tip: How to work with Text in Indesign.
  Aug 31
Friday
workshop day
Week 3 Sept 3
Monday
Labor day (no class)
  Sept 5
Wednesday
Before class: Complete Pitch Proposal.

During class: Break into editorial groups; share pitch proposals.
  Sept 7
Friday
Discuss Project Planning Assignment and Project Report Assignment.
Week 4 Sept 10
Monday
workshop day
  Sept 12
Wednesday
Complete Project Planning Assignment;

Discuss
1) Submission Guidelines and Bios Assignment;
2) 
Marketing Assignment;
3) Group Presentation
  Sept 14
Friday
Before class: Read chapter 5 in Marshall Lee's BookMaking.

During class: workshop day

Key Tip: Working with Typography
Week 5 Sept 17
Monday
Before class: Study Robin William's CRAP Principals

During class:
workshop day
  Sept 19
Wednesday
Before class: Familiarize yourself with the section on "Layout" in (DDM); write down two key tips for designing with Layout.

During class: workshop day (marketing editor must attend this class)

    Sept 21
Friday
workshop day

Dreamweaver tutorial (web editors must attend this class)
Week 6 Sept 24
Monday
workshop day

Dreamweaver tutorial (web editors must attend this class)
  Sept 26
Wednesday
workshop day

Dreamweaver tutorial (web editors must attend this class)
  Sept 28
Friday
workshop day
Week 7 Oct 1
Monday
Group Presentation due;
  Oct 3
Wednesday
Prepare marketing materials for class visitations.
  Oct 5
Friday
Discuss Procedure for Handling Submissions Assignment; begin drafting procedure materials.
Week 8 Oct 8
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day

  Oct 10
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day

  Oct 12
Friday
Class meets in AML
Set up the layout of your book.
Week 9 Oct 15
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day (layout and copy editors will continue to work on book layout)
  Oct 17
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Discuss Group Publication and Project Report Assignment
  Oct 19
Friday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
(layout and copy editors will continue to work on book layout)
Week 10 Oct 22
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Oct 24
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Oct 26
Friday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
Week 11 Oct 29
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Oct 31
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 2
Friday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
Week 12 Nov 5
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 7
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 9
Friday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
Week 13 Nov 12
Monday
Veteran's Day: No Class
  Nov 14
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 16
Friday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
Week 14 Nov 19-23 Thanksgiving Break (no class)
Week 15 Nov 26
Monday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 28
Wednesday
Class meets in AML
Workshop day
  Nov 30
Friday
Send Proofs to WSU!!
Week 16 Dec 3
Monday
Prepare for Presentations
  Dec 5
Wednesday
Prepare for Presentations; please fill out a colleague evaluation for each member of your editorial group by 10:00 a.m. finals week.
  Dec 7
Friday
Prepare for Presentations
Week 17 Dec 13
Thursday
Presentation Board, Project Report, and Colleague Evaluations due by 10:00 a
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