The Publishing Design module provides students exposure to key skills areas for publishing, including a working knowledge of the capabilities and uses for core software packages. Working with LinkedIn Learning Training Videos, you will be introduced to design software and in seminars we will discuss design concepts across editorial, production and marketing, whilst significant lab time will allow you to explore the available learning materials and practice their creative application. The module will require use of InDesign (and occasionally other tools) to create a digital portfolio of work. The primary purpose of this module is to introduce you to publishing software and give you time to work independently and develop your design skills around this software. As such, the module is framed around three 'design exercises' which you will be asked to work on. You are allocated 3 weeks' worth of Lab time for each of these exercises (which will be introduced and discussed in the first week).