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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
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Apr 01, 2024 to Apr 26, 2024
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for April 1-26, 2024. 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
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Jun 03, 2024 to Jun 28, 2024
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for June 3-28, 2024. 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
Type
Online, self paced
Dates
Aug 05, 2024 to Aug 30, 2024
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
COURSE FEE non-credit $225.00
CEUs
1.6 CEUs
Section Notes

This online, self-paced course, offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass is scheduled for August 5-30, 2024. 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.