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InDesign Quickstart
1 day | Windows | Mac
Duration: 6 hours
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Course Description
On this beginner class you will learn the basics of Adobe InDesign. Topics include text styling, designing a magazine ad, page layout and advanced formatting, typesetting techniques, kerning and tracking and designing a 2-page ad.
Prerequisites
No prior experience of Adobe InDesign is needed. Basic computer knowledge is required.
Target Audience
Aimed at new users of InDesign.
Online Class Price
$395.00
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Learn the fundamentals of the lnDesign interface and navigation as well as basic text formatting.
New document settings
Creating a document
Layout and navigation
Creating a text frame
Lesson 2: Top Secret! Letter Creation
Use special tools to re-create a de-classified UFO letter using the text formatting features of lnDesign.
Working with and re-sizing text frames
Importing and managing graphics
Working with bullet points
Multi-Frame document
Lesson 3: Simple Retro Poster
Create an entire retro poster and learn how to import a graphic logo and work with eye-catching titles.
Creating a document for Print
Setting the bleed
Working with titles and subtitles
Creating decorative elements
Lesson 4: Pyramid Pets Article
Learn the basics of page layouts and a deeper study of working with type inside of lnDesign.
Simple layout sketching
Working with a multi-column document
Placing and formatting images
Text wrapping
Lesson 5: 2-Page Magazine Ad
Learn how to create and layout a 2-Page Magazine Ad for delivery to a printer.
Setting up the document as a 2-Page spread
Working with facing pages
Working with and formatting bulleted lists
Working with FX to solve object issues
Working with decorative fonts
Printing as a spread
Simple web export
InDesign Fundamentals
3 days | Windows | Mac
Duration: 18 hours
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Course Description
On this beginner class you will learn the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign. Topics include text styling, designing a magazine ad, page layout and advanced formatting, typesetting techniques, kerning and tracking, designing a 2-page ad, working with shapes, designing a map, working with multiple-columns, designing a magazine cover, style sheets, tables, anchored frames, designing a brochure, master pages, building a multipage book and much more.
Prerequisites
No prior experience of Adobe InDesign is needed. Basic computer knowledge is required.
Target Audience
Aimed at new users of InDesign.
Online Class Price
$995.00
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Learn the fundamentals of the lnDesign interface and navigation as well as basic text formatting.
New document settings
Creating a document
Layout and navigation
Creating a text frame
Lesson 2: Top Secret! Letter Creation
Use special tools to re-create a de-classified UFO letter using the text formatting features of lnDesign.
Working with and re-sizing text frames
Importing and managing graphics
Working with bullet points
Multi-Frame document
Lesson 3: Simple Retro Poster
Create an entire retro poster and learn how to import a graphic logo and work with eye-catching titles.
Creating a document for Print
Setting the bleed
Working with titles and subtitles
Creating decorative elements
Lesson 4: Pyramid Pets Article
Learn the basics of page layouts and a deeper study of working with type inside of lnDesign.
Simple layout sketching
Working with a multi-column document
Placing and formatting images
Text wrapping
Lesson 5: 2-Page Magazine Ad
Learn how to create and layout a 2-Page Magazine Ad for delivery to a printer.
Setting up the document as a 2-Page spread
Working with facing pages
Working with and formatting bulleted lists
Working with FX to solve object issues
Working with decorative fonts
Printing as a spread
Simple web export
Lesson 6: Creating Basic Graphics
Learn how to create useful graphics and effects within lnDesign to use in your projects.
Segments, Anchor Points, Curves
Creating Custom Shapes & Page Elements
Working with Effects to enhance graphics
Simple Perspective graphic creation
Lesson 7: The Ultimate Lemon Cake
Take your new text and graphics skills to the next level by creating a one-page recipe for a delicious cake!
Layout a one-page recipe with images
Create custom graphics elements
Learn how to use the Direct Selection Tool
Working with Swatches
Lesson 8: Haunted Tours Map
Learn more advanced techniques to bring vector and raster content together to create a map for a Haunted Tour.
High Quality vector map creation
Using the Ellipse Frame Tool
Working with Multiple FX on single object
Lesson 9: Postcard Promotional
Learn how to setup and create a two-sided promotional postcard for print.
Setting up a 2-Sided Project for Print
Working with custom-sized documents
Bar Codes/QR Codes and Beyond
Understanding Basic Blending Modes
Lesson 10: Backend Tweaks and Secrets
Learn about the various ways to expand the power and features of lnDesign by using Extensions & Scripts.
Extensions & scripts to know about
Installing extensions & scripts
Managing list, style modifications, sorting functions
Batch image treatments
Lesson 11: Newspaper Design
Use Advanced level Paragraph Styles to design and layout a Newspaper for print.
Create and manage a multi-page document
Turning on and modifying the Baseline Grid
Stylizing Text with Paragraph Styles
Managing multiple columns
Lesson 12: Newspaper Graphics
Take the Newspaper to the next level by creating and customizing graphics and prep images with captions.
Adding Metadata to media
Live vs Static Captions
Manipulating Master Pages
Creating Page Numbers & Repetitive Graphics
Lesson 13: Multi-Panel Brochure
Design a 4-panel brochure with custom graphic elements for a travel company.
Understanding the various brochure folds
Learn about 3rd party plugins for lnDesign
Pro Brochure Workflows
Lesson 14: Brochure Graphics
Add some wow factor to the travel brochure panels 3-4 by creating some amazing graphics.
Converting points to Bezier Curves
Re-create a Polaroid-style frame for Images
Working with FX to create shadows
Layering Graphics for visual impact
Working with Slugs
Lesson 15: Fundamental Publishing
Get more advanced training by going into a deeper level of color and exporting for Print, Web and beyond.
Advanced PDF Presets Information
What happens to your color on export
Exporting for the Printer
Understanding Color Conversion
Packaging your Project for Archive or Transfer
InDesign Advanced
2 days | Windows | Mac
Duration: 10 hours
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Course Description
On this advanced class you will learn the advanced features and techniques in Adobe InDesign. You will complete a series of projects which include a movie poster, a restaurant menu, a newspaper, Interactive PDFs, table of contents, event tickets, a pitch deck, conditional text and images using GREP, a multi-page booklet, XML and much more.
Prerequisites
Students should have completed InDesign Fundamentals or have equivalent knowledge prior to attending.
Target Audience
Aimed at existing users of InDesign.
Online Class Price
$700.00
Lesson 1: lnfographics
Take your skills to the next level and create various types of infographics for a colorful power presentation.
lnfographics tools & techniques
Working with Compound Paths in lnDesign
The Illustrator relationship
Repetititve design tips & tricks
Outputting options for presentations
Lesson 2: Intro to Tables
Learn how to create, manage and style Tables and the content within.
Stylizing Tables & Content
Excel and Text to lnDesign Tables
Text to Table Conversions
Creative Table Design and more!
Lesson 3: Intro to GREP
GREP is a special language that lets you tell lnDesign to find, change and apply all kinds of formatting.
Two Ways of Adding GREP in your Projects
Composing a GREP Phrase
Using GREP to apply conditions
GREP in Paragraph and Character Styles
Lesson 4: Formatting a Novel
Setup a Novel for publishing from scratch and use Styles & GREP to manage the content.
The Anatomy of a Book
Setting up a standard trade book
Creating Book Styles for easy formatting
Formatting, Numbering & Defining Content
Importing content from Word files and more!
Eliminate "Runts" or Forced Line Breaks
Lesson 5: Indexes and TOCs
Learn the art of creating and stylizing indexes, Table of Contents and more!
Preparing content for a TOC
Creating a table of contents
Stylizing a table of contents
Prepping a document for an Index
Creating an Index
Working with Scripts to manage data
What are XMLs? How are they used?
Lesson 6: Novel Cover Design
Use lnDesign to get creative and design and layout a cover for a Fiction Novel complete with Spine.
Setup for 6" x 9" Trade Book with 200 Pages
Creating a document with a Spine
Manipulating multiple pages as one document
Working with Photoshop and lnDesign
Working with Importing layered content
Lesson 7: Book Project Workflow
Learn about the benefits and power of working with Book Projects in lnDesign.
Documents vs Book Projects
INDB File Formats
Anatomy of the Book Panel
Synchronizing, Preflighting, Error Reporting
Lesson 8: Presentation Design
Learn about Pitch Decks & Presentation design and how to create and output them in lnDesign.
Creating a Presentation or Pitch Deck document
Defining and labeling Sections
Setting up Pitch Deck Master Pages
Creative Continuity with Master Pages
Creative Page Titles with FX
Lesson 9: Presentation Graphics
Create and manage attractive graphics through your Presentation/Pitch Deck Project.
Working with Object Styles
Formatting Text using Styles and Next Style
Creating a Gallery-Style TOC
Understanding Clippings Masks
Creating a Clipping Mask
Pitch Deck Tweaks
Exporting for PowerPoint, Web, PDF & Print
Lesson 10: Interactive Docs
Convert and Design your Presentation/Pitch Deck to be an Interactive Document for presentations and more.
Exploring Interactive PDFs
Create and manage Hyperlinks
Interactive In-Document Navigation
How to embed Video and Audio
Buttons and Forms menu
Testing & Exporting an Interactive PDF
InDesign Bootcamp
5 days | Windows | Mac
Duration: 30 hours
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Course Description
This bootcamp you will take you from an InDesign beginner to expert. You will complete a series of Real World publishing projects including an advertisement, a magazine, a corporate brochure, a novel, a movie poster, a receipe book, a restaurant menu, a travel guide, pitch deck, and much more.
Prerequisites
No prior experience of Adobe InDesign is needed. Basic computer knowledge is required.
Target Audience
Aimed at new users of InDesign.
Online Class Price
$1,495.00
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Learn the fundamentals of the lnDesign interface and navigation as well as basic text formatting.
New document settings
Creating a document
Layout and navigation
Creating a text frame
Lesson 2: Top Secret! Letter Creation
Use special tools to re-create a de-classified UFO letter using the text formatting features of lnDesign.
Working with and re-sizing text frames
Importing and managing graphics
Working with bullet points
Multi-Frame document
Lesson 3: Simple Retro Poster
Create an entire retro poster and learn how to import a graphic logo and work with eye-catching titles.
Creating a document for Print
Setting the bleed
Working with titles and subtitles
Creating decorative elements
Lesson 4: Pyramid Pets Article
Learn the basics of page layouts and a deeper study of working with type inside of lnDesign.
Simple layout sketching
Working with a multi-column document
Placing and formatting images
Text wrapping
Lesson 5: 2-Page Magazine Ad
Learn how to create and layout a 2-Page Magazine Ad for delivery to a printer.
Setting up the document as a 2-Page spread
Working with facing pages
Working with and formatting bulleted lists
Working with FX to solve object issues
Working with decorative fonts
Printing as a spread
Simple web export
Lesson 6: Creating Basic Graphics
Learn how to create useful graphics and effects within lnDesign to use in your projects.
Segments, Anchor Points, Curves
Creating Custom Shapes & Page Elements
Working with Effects to enhance graphics
Simple Perspective graphic creation
Lesson 7: The Ultimate Lemon Cake
Take your new text and graphics skills to the next level by creating a one-page recipe for a delicious cake!
Layout a one-page recipe with images
Create custom graphics elements
Learn how to use the Direct Selection Tool
Working with Swatches
Lesson 8: Haunted Tours Map
Learn more advanced techniques to bring vector and raster content together to create a map for a Haunted Tour.
High Quality vector map creation
Using the Ellipse Frame Tool
Working with Multiple FX on single object
Lesson 9: Postcard Promotional
Learn how to setup and create a two-sided promotional postcard for print.
Setting up a 2-Sided Project for Print
Working with custom-sized documents
Bar Codes/QR Codes and Beyond
Understanding Basic Blending Modes
Lesson 10: Backend Tweaks & Secrets
Learn about the various ways to expand the power and features of lnDesign by using Extensions & Scripts.
Extensions & scripts to know about
Installing extensions & scripts
Managing list, style modifications, sorting functions
Batch image treatments
Lesson 11: Newspaper Design
Use Advanced level Paragraph Styles to design and layout a Newspaper for print.
Create and manage a multi-page document
Turning on and modifying the Baseline Grid
Stylizing Text with Paragraph Styles
Managing multiple columns
Lesson 12: Newspaper Graphics
Take the Newspaper to the next level by creating and customizing graphics and prep images with captions.
Adding Metadata to media
Live vs Static Captions
Manipulating Master Pages
Creating Page Numbers & Repetitive Graphics
Lesson 13: Multi-Panel Brochure
Design a 4-panel brochure with custom graphic elements for a travel company.
Understanding the various brochure folds
Learn about 3rd party plugins for lnDesign
Pro Brochure Workflows
Lesson 14: Brochure Graphics
Add some wow factor to the travel brochure panels 3-4 by creating some amazing graphics.
Converting points to Bezier Curves
Re-create a Polaroid-style frame for Images
Working with FX to create shadows
Layering Graphics for visual impact
Working with Slugs
Lesson 15: Fundamental Publishing
Get more advanced training by going into a deeper level of color and exporting for Print, Web and beyond.
Advanced PDF Presets Information
What happens to your color on export
Exporting for the Printer
Understanding Color Conversion
Packaging your Project for Archive or Transfer
Lesson 16: lnfographics
Take your skills to the next level and create various types of infographics for a colorful power presentation.
Infographics tools & techniques
Working with Compound Paths in lnDesign
The Illustrator relationship
Repetititve design tips & tricks
Outputting options for presentations
Lesson 17: Intro to Tables
Learn how to create, manage and style Tables and the content within.
Stylizing Tables & Content
Excel and Text to lnDesign Tables
Text to Table Conversions
Creative Table Design and more!
Lesson 18: Intro to GREP
GREP is a special language that lets you tell lnDesign to find, change and apply all kinds of formatting.
Two Ways of Adding GREP in your Projects
Composing a GREP Phrase
Using GREP to apply conditions
GREP in Paragraph and Character Styles
Lesson 19: Formatting a Novel
Setup a Novel for publishing from scratch and use Styles & GREP to manage the content.
The Anatomy of a Book
Setting up a standard trade book
Creating Book Styles for easy formatting
Formatting, Numbering & Defining Content
Importing content from Word files and more!
Eliminate "Runts" or Forced Line Breaks
Lesson 20: Indexes and TOCs
Learn the art of creating and stylizing indexes, Table of Contents and more!
Preparing content for a TOC
Creating a table of contents
Stylizing a table of contents
Prepping a document for an Index
Creating an Index
Working with Scripts to manage data
What are XMLs? How are they used?
Lesson 21: Novel Cover Design
Use lnDesign to get creative and design and layout a cover for a Fiction Novel complete with Spine.
Setup for 6" x 9" Trade Book with 200 Pages
Creating a document with a Spine
Manipulating multiple pages as one document
Working with Photoshop and lnDesign
Working with Importing layered content
Lesson 22: Book Project Workflow
Learn about the benefits and power of working with Book Projects in lnDesign.
Documents vs Book Projects
INDB File Formats
Anatomy of the Book Panel
Synchronizing, Preflighting, Error Reporting
Lesson 23: Presentation Design
Learn about Pitch Decks & Presentation design and how to create and output them in lnDesign.
Creating a Presentation or Pitch Deck document
Defining and labeling Sections
Setting up Pitch Deck Master Pages
Creative Continuity with Master Pages
Creative Page Titles with FX
Lesson 24: Presentation Graphics
Create and manage attractive graphics through your Presentation/Pitch Deck Project.
Working with Object Styles
Formatting Text using Styles and Next Style
Creating a Gallery-Style TOC
Understanding Clippings Masks
Creating a Clipping Mask
Pitch Deck Tweaks
Exporting for PowerPoint, Web, PDF & Print
Lesson 25: Interactive Docs
Convert and Design your Presentation/Pitch Deck to be an Interactive Document for presentations and more.
Exploring Interactive PDFs
Create and manage Hyperlinks
Interactive In-Document Navigation
How to embed Video and Audio
Buttons and Forms menu
Testing & Exporting an Interactive PDF
Online Class Schedule
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Testimonials
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Ashley N Morris - Focus Development |
Eva was AWESOME! She went above and beyond to give real world examples and take it further than the book. It was nice to see her enthusiasm and that she really cares about what she's teaching. It made the class much more enjoyable. It's hard to be able to teach such complicated design programs and she did a great job. I'd highly recommend her to others! 
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Braxton Crewell - Harris Theater for Music and Dance |
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Crystal Thomas - LEE & RO |
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