I'm excited share this with you; the absolute best way to learn these skills, is to follow along and learn by doing – pause as often as need – you could even use phone, free up device you want to create on.

This is a great place for beginners to start because we’re learning to create something exciting, something with value that you can use straight away to attract work. I’ve found the best way to retain what you learn is to learn with purpose – trying to memorise every keystroke or learn the theory behind every window in InDesign could be soul destroying; learning those things while you create something incredible is a sure way to ensure you won’t forget.

I’ve uploaded a few things to help you in the resources area. One is a basic template you can use as a starting point, which includes links to download the free fonts I’ll use in the example, the free stock imagery, and will have the margins and layers in place for you.

The 'starting point' template is very basic, with placeholders only, the wrong fonts, and you'll have to learn by dropping images in, redefining the styles, the colours... using an interactive worksheet.

Then, I’ll also include a ‘completed brochure’ that you can open, reverse engineer, and hopefully learn from comparing - for those who prefer that learning style.

Once you have that template saved, fire up Adobe InDesign and you’re ready to follow along in the first lesson!

Gazal Jain

1

3