Final Project

The final version of your project should be submitted in the following formats. I will be in my office most of the exam day to collect these submissions, but you should submit electronic files via the Novell network prior to visiting my office.

Submitting Work

Print

• A final copy of your publication in finished, bound form. This does not mean, however, that you need to bind the submitted publication in exactly the way specified in your design, though if you can, that would be great. Just use a binding method that is economically feasible and adheres as closely as possible to your design specifications. For example, if your design calls for perfect binding and there are only 16 or 20 pages in the whole document, you could print the publication duplex on larger paper using printer spreads, then staple bind it with the binding staplers available in Ross 420. However, for documents longer than that, you have basically two choices: you can either have it bound using spiral or plastic grip binding at a local print shop or you can use our department's comb binding machine in the English Department office. Just stop by the office in Ross 203 to ask about how to use it
• A double-spaced six-page deliverable report addressed to your client. You can use some language from your earlier proposal report, but substantial parts of this report should be new material. Topics to cover in this report include audience analysis, design specifications and rationales for their use, directions on how to update and maintain the document over time, and cost estimates for printing the entire project. More on this later.

Digital

• A packaged version of your InDesign file, including all fonts and images used in the publication. Make sure this file is preflighted before submitting it.
• An InDesign-generated PDF version of your design.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation criteria for the final project will be almost identical to that of the progress report presentation.

• Page layout - how well you have used white space, alignment, contrast, and other design principles to place elements on the page.
• Typography - how you have formatted headers and body text to achieve a pleasing reading environment and focused your readers' attention on key elements of the text.
• Imagery - what type of images are incorporated in the final product and any special considerations of how they will be produced, such as color separations, halftones, etc.
• Pre-Press Elements - what technical choices you have made in terms of the physical printing of the document, including details on paper, binding, etc.