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Course Description

Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. This course is a comprehensive exploration of InDesign tools and capabilities to create professional documents. You will learn how to manage the InDesign environment, create, setup, design, enhance and finalize multi-page documents. Access to Adobe InDesign software required.

Course Outline

Agenda

Unit 1: Getting to Know the Interface and Setting up a Document

  • Interface menus
  • Tools
  • Panels
  • Starting and setting up a multi-page document in InDesign

Unit 2: Working with Objects and Color

  • Learning to work with color panels
  • Creating, managing and applying color to elements
  • Inserting and managing images and illustrations into an InDesign document

Unit 3: Working with Text

  • Learning about insert and flow text to multiple pages
  • Managing long text documents
  • Text editing in InDesign documents

Unit 4: Typography

  • Advance typography tools and menus
  • Character and paragraph settings and styles
  • Creating print-ready PDF files

Learner Outcomes

Course outcomes

Upon successful completion of this workshop students should be able to:

  • Layout a multi-page print document in Adobe InDesign and create a print-ready PDF file.
  • Work with font, character, paragraph and typography basics in InDesign
  • Insert and edit text, objects and picture frames
  • Draw shapes
  • Work with color panels to create and apply colors and gradients

Course objectives

  • To learn about Adobe InDesign CC interface and work with menus, tools and panels.
  • To setup and modify multi-page documents
  • To work with page settings and layout options and apply automatic pagination
  • To insert images and illustrations in a multi-page document
  • To work with color panels to create, manage, edit and apply color
  • To work with type tools to create and apply character and paragraph styles
  • To create print-ready PDF files

Notes

Instructor: Andy Helmi, is a graphic and website designer, technical consultant and an online marketing specialist located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His education background includes over ten years of academic training in electronic/computer engineering, graphic and web design, music and  digital photography.

This course is part of the online Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate Program.

Graphic Design Software Essentials | Temple University

 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Adobe InDesign Essentials (Online)
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Apr 03, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount(s)
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for April 3 to 28, 2023. There are no set meeting dates or times.

Note: No Discounts Apply to Online Courses.  Students will receive Log-On information and access from LERN/UGotClass the Wednesday before class begins.

Class Participation: It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom (1 – 2 Business Days after Registration). You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

Section Title
Adobe InDesign Essentials (Online)
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Jun 05, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount(s)
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for June 5-30, 2023. There are no set meeting dates or times.

Note: No Discounts Apply to Online Courses.  Students will receive Log-On information and access from LERN/UGotClass the Wednesday before class begins.

Class Participation: It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom (1 – 2 Business Days after Registration). You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

Section Title
Adobe InDesign Essentials (Online)
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Aug 07, 2023 to Sep 01, 2023
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00 Click here to get more information
Potential Discount(s)
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for August 7 to September 1, 2023. There are no set meeting dates or times.

Note: No Discounts Apply to Online Courses.  Students will receive Log-On information and access from LERN/UGotClass the Wednesday before class begins.

Class Participation: It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom (1 – 2 Business Days after Registration). You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.