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Beginners Guide to Adobe InDesign : The Essentials

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Adobe InDesign CC for Beginners: Create a Flyer, a Magazine Layout, a Brochure and an Advert in this Introduction course. Learn the Basics,Tools & Shortcuts needed to become a Graphic Designer.

Hello my friends, I'm Kate Silver - A Graphic Designer, Fashion Designer, & teacher of Adobe Creative Cloud Softwares

This Adobe InDesign CC course is the same course as I teach at the UK's leading Adobe Training Centre in London. 

We will start with a complete introduction to the whole InDesign interface where we will learn all the basics to get our InDesign juices flowing.

We will then create 4 projects that you can play along with and that you can upload in the project gallery when completed for me to have a look at!

4 Projects:

  1. A Flyer
  2. A Magazine Article
  3. An Advertisement
  4. A Multi-Page Brochure

 What will I get from this course?

  • Shortcuts
  • Cheat Sheet & Downloadable files
  • Free Templates
  • Color / Swatches
  • Setting up a new document
  • Placing & Resizing Images
  • Text Formatting / Typography
  • Importing a Word Document in InDesign
  • Text Wrap
  • Grids / Gridify
  • Gradients
  • Transparency
  • Hyperlinks
  • Master / Parent Pages 
  • Page Numbers
  • Print-Ready & Web-Ready Pdf's

My goal is for you to feel confident using InDesign and for you to learn all the skills necessary to create your own amazing Graphic Design Content. So let's get started!

Note: To download the course files please go to the 'Projects & Resources' Tab.

I've added an Adobe InDesign CC 2023 Software Updates Lesson (Available in the Last Video)

Syllabus

  • Introduction Video
  • Let's get started with InDesign
  • What is the Welcome Page?
  • Learn: Free built-in InDesign Tutorials
  • Free Templates
  • How to set up an InDesign Document
  • Key Shortcuts you need to know
  • What are Tools and Panels?
  • Workspace: How to Customize
  • What are the 3 Types of Frames?
  • Picture Frames: Explained
  • Colour Frames: Best practice
  • Text Frames: All you need to know
  • Text Formatting: Font size, caps, bold,..
  • How to import a Word Document
  • A Flyer: Setting up the Document
  • A Flyer: What is Text Frame Option?
  • A Flyer: What is the Pathfinder Tool?
  • A Magazine Article: Adding a Quote
  • A Magazine Article: Using Drop Caps
  • A Magazine Article: Using Text Wrap
  • A Magazine Article: Edit a Template
  • What is Gridify?
  • A Magazine Ad: Creating a Grid
  • A Magazine Ad: Placing Images in Grid
  • A Magazine Ad: How to use Gradients
  • A Magazine Ad: How to format Text
  • A Magazine Ad: Mastering Pathfinder
  • A Magazine Ad: Using Superscript
  • A Brochure: Using Margins & Columns
  • A Brochure: What are Master/Parent Pages?
  • A Brochure: Master Pages & Page Numbers
  • A Brochure: Unlocking Master page Items
  • A Brochure: Text Thread & Overset Text
  • A Brochure: Using Text Columns
  • A Brochure: How to add a Hyperlink
  • Links and Missing Links
  • Saving a Print-Ready & Web-Ready PDF
  • How to Package an InDesign file
  • Well done and see you soon!
  • BONUS: Updates 2023 & 2022

Taught by

Kate Silver

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