Desktop Publishing - Business Card Lesson


Objective	The students will create a business card for a historical figure or famous person using Microsoft Publisher, applying principles and elements of desktop publishing, and including the appropriate business card information.
Teacher Tools and Supplies	Variety of business cards to use as examples Instructions Vocabulary Attachment B Procedures Assessment Biography resources (Library, CD-ROM, online) Card Stock (optional) Scanner (optional) Color printer (optional) "Create Business Cards" tutorial Business Card Lesson Plan - Jacci Howard Bear Notes: "The Process", pg. 128. The Non-Designer's Design Book, Robin Williams "Tips for Designing Business Cards" Examples of Type Categories, Guide to DTP or The Non-Designer's Design Book
Concepts and TEKS Applications Top	Proximity Repetition Alignment Contrast Typography TA TEKS: 7.1s, 7.2s, 7.3s, 7.4s, 7.7s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.21s, 7.23s, 7.30s, 7.36s, 7.38s, 7.45s
Student Resources	Steps for Students Business Card Checklist
Auxiliary Applications	Modifications: Teacher supplied biographical text, highlight text to be used for business card Student edits an existing card (adding one or two elements instead of all) Student creates a flyer or poster instead of business card G/T Students Re-design a given card, give exmplanation of why elements of card needed to be changed to be well designed Create a business card from a blank card, adding text and graphic objects Design a logo to be used on the business card, appropriate for historical figure/famous person Use Adobe PageMaker, if available to create a business card from a blank card, adding text and graphic objects
Sample Product	Sample Linear Accent template
Software & Hardware Requirements	Computers capable of running MS Publisher 2000 Microsoft Publisher 2000 Adobe Pagemaker (optional) Internet Access Clipart Graphics Software (optional) Color printer (optional) Scanner (optional)
Sources Top	Microsoft Publisher Help Menu Business Card Lesson Plans http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/aa0828a.htm Create Business Cards Tutorial http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/0,,search-26173+26402+21638,00.html Tips for Designing Business Card http://members.tripod.com/mysec/msdesign/bcardtips.html Online Biography Links Biography.com Anthropology Biographies IPL Biographies Alphabetical Index
Jan North TATC 104 Desktop Publishing, Module 4 February 5, 2003 TA TEKS: 7.1s, 7.3s, 7.16s, 7.13s, 7.35s, 7.18s, 7.39s, 7.44s, 7.46s, 7.43s, 8.43s, 7.25s, 7.49s, 8.36s, 9.36s, 10.34s, 11.33s