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This workshop dives deep into best practices and processes for building an infographic. Using some of the research data and remaking an Adobe poster (http://cps.adobeeducate.com/) we look at everything from …
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Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Q. What text sizes are appropriate for text? A: Body copy is best around 9-10 pts. Your subheads can easily be 12-14. Topic areas …
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Workshop: Get to Know Creative Cloud Read More
Text shape can be formatted in a variety of ways in InDesign. You can create multiple columns, establish spacing and wrap text along objects. You may also want to check …
Formatting text shape Read More
Checking your links allows your images to appear at optimum quality for print design. Watch part 2 here. Table of Contents: 00:10 – Accessing the link panel 00:17 – Information …
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How to apply various effects, color modes and some tips to make your design work. Table of Contents: 00:10 – Opening Window > Effects 00:27 – Opacity v Tint 00:50 …
Using Effects in Indesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:16 – Using Design Seeds 00:43 – Using the Color Theme Tool 01:07 – Using Adobe Color Themes 01:25 – Exploring Color Themes 01:32 – Looking …
Color Inspiration and Using Color Themes Read More
Using Swatches to create Visual Identity Swatches can be exported and imported across the Adobe Suite, allowing you to brand logos, content and message clearly and easily. This tutorial explores …
Swatches in the Adobe Suite Read More
Using Color/Swatches in InDesign will strengthen your design and branding. Table of Contents: 00:18 – Changing color in properties panel 00:23 – Changing color in tool bar 00:32 – Black …
Color/Swatches in InDesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:15 – Placing Photos inside of frames 00:33 – File Place or Command D 00:47 – Placing photos without a frame 01:37 – Command Z to undo
Placing Images in InDesign Read More
Paragraph Formatting allows you to change features such as text alignment, indents and drop caps. You can also adjust columns, column gaps and bullets within Paragraph Formatting. Table of …
Paragraph Formatting in InDesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:46 – Creating consistency with font 01:15 – Creating Contrast with font 01:44 – Applying color for contrast 02:04 – Type on a path 02:35 – Type …
Style Display Text in InDesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:21 – Creating text frame columns 00:37 – Matching text columns to doc columns 00:55 – Manual columns
Creating Columns in InDesign Read More
Creating Paragraph Styles Table of Contents: 00:08 – What Paragraph styles do 00:48 – Creating a Style Group 00:54 – Adding a new style 01:59 – Applying Paragraph Styles 02:12 …
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Download InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts Utilizing keyboard shortcuts will allow you to be more efficient. Many of these shortcuts can be used within all of Adobe’s creative programs. Table of …
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Pathfinders help you build basic shapes into stylized icons or combine fonts for unique logos. Additionally, Pathfinders exist in both InDesign and Illustrator so it is worth learning and experimenting …
Pathfinders in InDesign Read More
You can create text boxes quickly using the type tool or File > Place a Word Document directly into InDesign. Table of Contents: 00:17 – Type Tool shortcut – T …
Creating text boxes in InDesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:23 – Adding points 00:40 – Vectors defined 01:00 – Drawing curved lines
Pen tool in Indesign Read More
All objects and text in InDesign have a fill and a stroke. In this lesson we review how you add fills and strokes to lines, shapes and text. We also …
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There are two types of shape tools in InDesign – frame tools and marquee tools. Frames are used for placing images. Marquee tools are used for backgrounds and shapes. Each …
Using frame and marquee tools Read More
Grids and guides help you devise a template for placing objects in InDesign. With use of grids you are able to align objects to each other and in relation to …
Using grids and guides in InDesign Read More
How do I save and print in InDesign? This tutorial goes through how you can prepare your InDesign file for different output needs. These include: printing, sharing via PDF or online …
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Get to Know the InDesign Panels Learning how to manage and effectively use InDesign Panels will help you work more efficiently in InDesign. This knowledge can easily be transferred to …
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Table of Contents: 00:41 – Learning Tools and Their Shortcuts00:51 – Selection Tool01:12 – Direct Selection Tool01:35 – Pages Tool01:48 – Gap Tool02:08 – Content Collector Tool02:51 – Type Tool03:36 …
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Creating New Files Adobe makes new file creation simple. You really only need to have made some decisions about the output of your document prior to starting – is it …
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Navigating the InDesign Workspace is the first step in building design. This video will provide you with a quick overview of the workspace. Table of Contents: 00:25 – Menu Options …
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InDesign Work Environment Basics of how to get started in InDesign, learn some simple customizations and familiarize yourself with the InDesign environment. 00:16 – Application Frame and Bar 00:33 …
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Content Aware Fit No more adjust photos and fighting with them to be sized correctly. Using Adobe’s AI features, InDesign determines the center of visual interest based on evaluating the …
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Table of Contents: 00:41 – Bringing up animation panels 01:26 – Using the animation panel 02:06 – Using the timing panel 02:51 – Preview animation
Animating in InDesign Read More
Table of Contents: 00:29 – Sign up for free adobe id 00:46 – Logon to creative cloud on your device 01:29 – Name your document and set all preferences 03:29 …
Publishing InDesign Docs Online Read More
Table of Contents: 00:42 – Selecting Illustrator graph and copying to InDesign 01:04 – Scaling graphics that are in InDesign 02:05 – Setting up grids in InDesign 02:44 – Using …
Levels of spacing and grids Read More
Whether you are building a design for print or web or creating a data visualization, selecting fonts and following basic rules of the road for typography are critical. If you …
5 simple font rules for fonts Read More
Using buttons to creative interactive slideshow 1. Select the image 2. Using the buttons and forms panel, click the new button icon 3. Name the button (best practice is to …
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Creating Navigation buttons 1. Select the object/graphic that you would like to create navigation from. This object should be on your master page. 2. Open the Buttons and Forms Panel …
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Creating a Table of Contents 1. Contents are built using styles, so first make sure you have applied a paragraph style to all the topics you would like to add. …
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Converting a series of URLs to Hyperlinks You can easily convert a series of URLS to hyperlinks. It is very advisable, especially if you are converting from a large document, that …
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Creating Hyperlinks Hyperlinks can be created from either text or text + graphic. To create links: 1. Select text and/or graphic2. Click the New Hyperlink button or drop down menu3. …
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Why create an InDesign package? Creating an InDesign package files allows fonts, links, indd files and indml files to be packaged together. This will make your InDesign file easier to …
InDesign Package Read More
Creating hyperlinks and interactivity with InDesign Creating simple hyperlinks and interactive elements will increase the readability of your inDesign file. These can be used to link to pages, urls, and destinations. …
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Adding InDesign page numbers Adding InDesign page numbers in a few simple steps. You can then style your page numbers to more tightly connect it with your design. Steps to …
InDesign Page Numbers Read More
Table of Contents: 00:17 – Window, Pages to open pages panel 00:55 – Designing on the master page 01:19 – Content is applied to pages as soon as you place …
Master pages in InDesign Read More
Filling text with either image or gradient opens some areas for creative design. Table of Contents: 00:16 – Creating shape from type 00:57 – Opening a gradient panel 01:13 – …
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Table of Contents: 00:20 – Adding a stroke to your Line 00:31 – Use hit + Line tool to create straight lines 00:56 – Changing the size of your line …
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Table of Contents: 00:04 – False Italics 00:29 – Fake Bold 00:51 – Change Fill and Stroke 01:05 – Use stroke panel on type 01:13 – Using eyedropper to color …
Character Fill and Stroke in InDesign Read More
When resizing images in InDesign your main goal is to prevent stretched and distorted images. To ensure that images are in proportion, hold down CMD + Shift as you scale. …
Resizing images in InDesign Read More Character Formatting allows you to change fonts and font size as well as other text features. It should be used in conjunction with paragraph formatting. Table of Contents: 00:16 – …
Character Formatting in InDesign Read More
Working with text in InDesign is a deep topic. This tutorial introduces ways you can select text in order to reorder content, spell check and enhance readability. Table of Contents: …
Select Text in InDesign Read More