Curated by Skillshare
3 Classes (4 hours)
- Materials
Adobe Photoshop
- Final Product
1 single-page graphic design, 1 multi-page document, 1 high-volume design package
- Level
Intermediate
Practical Graphic Design: Learn Adobe InDesign Through Fundamental Design Principles
First, learn the basics of InDesign and discover practical ways to communicate effectively through layout design. This class will cover InDesign interface basics, production terms like "rim bleed" and "margins", and key principles like visual hierarchy. At the end, you'll create your own-single page design.
Practical Graphic Design: Craft Beautiful Documents with Adobe InDesign
Next, dig deeper into into Adobe's formatting tools and learn how to set up multi-page documents, navigate paragraph and character styles, create structural grids, master pages, and use text wrapping. By the end of this class, you'll have a solid foundation in InDesign and a beautiful new multi-page document for your design portfolio.
Practical Graphic Design: High Volume Design in Adobe InDesign
Now it's time to take your new skills to the next level by learning how to create multiple high-quality documents at once. Learn to efficiently create business cards, graphic email signatures, ID cards, look books and so much more using Adobe InDesign’s Data Merge utility. Gain insights on how to organize information for high volume designs, troubleshoot export issues, and create designs with variable images and QR codes. You'll leave this class with a completed package of your own high-volume design, be it business cards, brochures, or event passes.
Congratulations! You’re All Done.
You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.