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COM 229 Module Six Activity Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Successful layouts use the principles of design to establish visual hierarchy of content, and there are a wide variety of tools available to help designers create visually appealing layouts. For this activity, you will explore a few different layout tools to compare their strengths, drawbacks, and usability.

Prompt

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Part I: Layout Design

• Layout Recreation: Recreate a provided layout using a few different layout tools by following the steps below:

1. View the original layout you will recreate by downloading this sample layout PDF.
2. Select three of the tools you explored in this week’s module resources section to recreate the provided layout.
3. Spend 20 minutes working on recreating the provided layout using each tool, and then save each version as a PDF document. Note: There is no expectation that you will finish your replica; just see what you can do in a short period of time with your selected tool.

Part II: Tool Evaluation Evaluate the layout tools you used for strengths, drawbacks, and usability in a short written response.

• Tool Strengths: Describe some of the helpful features and strengths of each layout tool you used.
• Tool Limitations: Describe some of the drawbacks or limitations of each layout tool you used.
• Tool Recommendations: Explain which of the three tools you explored you would recommend using for layout design in the future, and why.

What to Submit

To complete this activity, you must submit the following:

Layout Design Submit your recreated layouts as a PDF documents. Make sure to name the file clearly (for example, “InDesign_Layout_JDoe.pdf”).

Tool Evaluation Submit your tool assignment as a 200- to 300-word Word document.

Module Six Activity Rubric

Criteria	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (85%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Layout Recreation	Attempts recreation of the provided layout using three different tools	Attempts recreation of layout with fewer than three tools	Does not attempt criterion	25
Tool Strengths	Describes some of the helpful features and strengths of each layout tool used	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions	Does not attempt criterion	20
Tool Limitations	Describes some of the drawbacks or limitations of each layout used	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions	Does not attempt criterion	20
Tool Recommendation	Explains which of the three tools explored would be recommended for layout design in the future, and why	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions	Does not attempt criterion	25
Articulation of Response	Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability	Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas	10
Total:	100%