Design & Layout for Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign
This two-day course teaches the essentials of page layout for print and online using Adobe InDesign, from basic typography to books with multiple chapters. Topics include creating paragraph and character styles, formatting tables, nested styles, creating a Table of Contents, importing and editing images from Photoshop and other sources as well as exporting. This is the course for anyone who wants to create their own publications, including magazines, newsletters, brochures, books or technical publications.
Format: This course teaches building blocks and then has the participants recreate a newspaper layout using local newspapers as a reference.
Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
Duration: 2 days or 14 hours
Platform: Mac OS X or Windows
| Topic | Description |
Lesson 1The Work Area |
The Toolbox, Document window + Palettes, Turning pages, Working with layers + Objects. |
Lesson 2Creating and saving a custom page size |
Editing master pages, Adding guides to the master, Creating a master page for footers, Creating placeholders master, Drawing a coloured shape, Creating text frames with columns, Applying the masters to the document pages, Adding sections to change page numbering, Adding/deleting pages, Overriding maser page items on document pages. |
Lesson 3Working with Frames |
Modifying + Resizing text frames, Using anchor points to reshape a text frame, Resizing and moving an image within a frame, Changing the shape of a frame, Modifying a fame within grouped objects, Wrapping text around a graphic, Converting shapes, Rotating + Using the Position tool, Adjusting text insert within a frame. |
Lesson 4Importing and Editing Text |
Managing fonts, Creating and entering text, Creating a headline and applying a style, Flowing text, Working with Styles, Find + Change tools, Spell checking, The Story Editor, Creating text on a path. |
Lesson 5Working with typography |
Editing master pages, Adjusting vertical spacing + the baseline grid, Changing fonts and type styles, Creating a drop cap + hanging indents, Applying a gradient to text, Adjusting kerning and tracking, Working with tabs, Adding a rule below a paragraph, |
Lesson 6Working with Colour |
Defining print requirements, Applying colours to objects, Creating dashed strokes, Working with gradients, Creating tints + spot colours, Colour Management. |
Lesson 7Working with Styles |
Creating, Applying & Editing Styles, Creating nested styles, Object Styles, Creating Tables of Contents |
Lesson 8Importing and Linking Graphics |
Managing + Updating links to imported files, Adjusting view quality, Working with clipping paths, Removing a white background with InDesign, Importing files with alpha channels, Placing inline graphics, Creating a library, |
