Create magazines, brochures, and more in InDesign!

Description

Create magazines, brochures, and more in InDesign!

Learn InDesign, the world's industry-standard publication layout program, to create flyers, posters, advertisements, and online magazines. Create magazines to share online or sell online through Apple. Create books to sell on Amazon. There are so many possibilities!Enroll now and learn how to

• place and format text in InDesign

• place and format images in InDesign

• add character and paragraph styles in InDesign

• flow text across pages on along a path in InDesign

• use libraries and snippets in InDesign

• apply color themes in InDesign

• draw and adjust shapes in InDesign

• add custom corners in InDesign

• work with layers in InDesign to select objects

• apply master pages in InDesign

• package, save, export, and print files in InDesign

• apply editorial design principles such as proximity, alignment, contrast, and repetition in magazines and brochures

• design and produce a professional magazine in InDesign

• design and produce a professional brochure in InDesign

• do much more in InDesign

Enroll to get access to exclusive lessons and follow-along tutorials as well as helpful, printable PDF handouts and discussion board access for peer critiques and feedback. Let's get started creating and designing in InDesign!

Learn InDesign from Chad Neuman, who has the relevant experience in the field:

• Managing editor at two graphic design magazines

• Advertising layout specialist and webmaster at a regional newspaper

• Internet development director at an advertising design firm

• Freelance graphic designer for 20 years

• Current full-time university professor and freelance graphic designer

and relevant education:

• BA in Communication

• MA in Journalism and Media Studies

• PhD in Communication

• Anyone interested in learning InDesign, the industry-standard layout and publication software should take this course
• Anyone wanting to create professional publications using InDesign should take this course
• Someone who is already an expert in InDesign and editorial design does not need the majority of this course

Course content

• Introduction to the InDesign Course
  • InDesign Course Overview
  • Download Support Files for InDesign Tutorials and Lessons
  • Common InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Join Our Facebook Group and Community for Design Feedback and Critique!
  • How to Get Adobe InDesign
  • Versions of Creative Cloud and Mac vs. PC
• Getting Started in InDesign
  • Panels and Workspaces
  • Navigating and Zooming
  • Using the Pages Panel
  • Creating New Documents
  • Working with Multiple Documents
  • Rulers, Guides, and View Options
  • Adjusting Margins, Columns, and Guides
  • Getting Started in InDesign
• Placing and Formatting Text and Images
  • Placing and Resizing Images
  • Adjusting and Fitting Images
  • Placing and Flowing Text
  • Formatting Text
  • Character and Paragraph Styles
  • Wrapping Text around Images and Shapes
  • Creating Type on Paths
  • Arranging and Selecting Objects
  • Aligning and Distributing Objects
  • Using the Content Collector and Placer Tools
  • Finding and Changing Text
  • Placing and Formatting Text and Images in InDesign
• Using the Tools in InDesign
  • Using the Gap Tool to Adjust Photo Layouts
  • Using the Page Tool
  • Adding Color with the Color Theme Tool
  • Using the Pencil and Pen Tools
  • Drawing and Using Shapes and Frames
  • Using Custom Corners in Shapes
  • Using the Tools in InDesign
• Mastering InDesign Workflows and Functions
  • Creating and Applying Master Pages
  • Working with Layers
  • Creating a Library
  • Creating and Using Snippets
  • Mastering InDesign Workflows and Functions
• Printing and Exporting in InDesign
  • Saving and Exporting Files in InDesign
  • The Case of Missing Links
  • Printing and Preflighting in InDesign
  • Packaging Files in InDesign
  • Printing and Exporting in InDesign
• Magazine Design Techniques in Adobe InDesign
  • Masthead Design Considerations
  • Placing Specific Stylized PSD Layers into InDesign for Text Wrap Effect
• InDesign Projects: Real-World Publication Deign
  • InDesign Project 1: Creating a Brochure Instructions and Support Files
  • [ACTIVITY] Creating a Brochure Video Explanation
  • InDesign Project 2: Creating a Magazine Instructions
  • Introduction to Editorial Design Principles in Magazine Design
  • Review of Good Example Magazines from Students Part 1
  • Review of Good Example Magazines from Students Part 2
  • Good Example Magazines from Students
  • [ACTIVITY] Creating a Magazine Video Explanation
  • Peer and Instructor Critique Reminder
  • Publication Design in InDesign
• Conclusion
  • Continual Updates and Fresh Content!
  • Course Conclusion and How to Review a Course
  • Bonus: Learn More in My Other Courses!