Adobe InDesign is an industry standard layout and print production software, that can also be used for a range of digital outputs.
With its tight integration with the rest of Adobe Creative Cloud apps, Adobe InDesign is often central to an efficient design production workflow.
In the following videos, you will learn how to start using Adobe InDesign and explore many of the amazing features that make document production a breeze.
This first set of seven videos are intended to support the learning and assessment for Design Foundation.
What better place to start, than at the beginning. This video demonstrates how to set up a range of simple documents in Adobe InDesign and explains what each of the important settings are.
It is not necessary to download any files to follow along with this tutorial.
One of the biggest reasons for choosing to use Adobe InDesign is because of how powerful its text control features are. The following video will explain what text frames are and how to use them effectively and efficiently.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Text frames in Adobe Indesign.
When working with images and graphics in Adobe InDesign, it is important to maintain a tidy and efficient file structure. The following video will explain what linked images are and how to create packaged documents that are easily shared.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Linked graphics in Adobe InDesign.
Selecting fonts, adjusting type size, and aligning text are important typographic considerations. Adobe InDesign has a lot of powerful controls for working with type. This video demonstrates some of the basic character and paragraph settings.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Character and paragraph settings in Adobe InDesign.
Effects are a great way to enhance or embellish an already polished design. When used sparingly effects can help to provide emphasis or contribute to an aesthetic. This video demonstrates how to use the effects panel to apply effects and work with blending modes to create more visually dynamic documents.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Effects in Adobe InDesign.
If you are designing a document that folds, it is important to set up your document to make it obvious how it should be produced. The following video demonstrates two different methods for setting up a trifold brochure.
It is not necessary to download any files to follow along with this tutorial.
The following seven videos are intended to support the learning and assessment for Graphic Design
Packaging documents often require a dieline. Setting up your document correctly so that it’s easily understood by a print company is essential. The following video demonstrates many of the important considerations when setting up a document that includes a dieline. It also covers some tricks for getting tidy accurate bleeds that follows your dieline.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Using a dieline in Adobe InDesign.
Tables are a great way to present data and information consistently. Cell dimensions, strokes and fills are examples of elements that can be manipulated to make tabled data more readable. This video demonstrates how to create tables from scratch, and how to convert comma-separated data into a table.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Tables in Adobe InDesign.
Tabs are another great way to create more readable documents. You will see tabs being used in menus, price lists and user information to consistently separate information to make it clearer. The following video will demonstrate how to set tab values and define a leader that spans the space between tabs.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Tabs in Adobe InDesign.
Understanding how to work with text and following recognised typographic conventions is essential to producing legible, readable, and beautiful documents. Justified text can be the source of several typographic errors and in the following video, you will learn how to identify and correct them.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Justified text in Adobe InDesign.
Consistency of alignment and spacing are both important considerations in document production. The following video demonstrates how to create guides and grids using features built into Adobe InDesign.
It is not necessary to download any files to follow along with this tutorial.
Adobe PDF format is now the go-to standard for sharable documents. Whether for print or sharing digitally, these are PDF presets that will suit your intended output. The following video includes information about the PDF format and demonstrates an exporting process for sharing and printing.
It is not necessary to download any files to follow along with this tutorial.
Before sending a document to a print company, it is important to make sure the files are ready for the press. The prepress process involves ridding a document of all unnecessary elements and correcting any technical errors and anomalies that could cause the file to fail while printing. Converting all images in the correct colour space is an example of a process that should be completed before sending a file for print. The following video demonstrates how to identify some common prepress errors and how to solve them.
You can download the working files for this tutorial: Prepress in Adobe InDesign.
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InDesign for Beginners
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