Gatlin International

Description

InDesign training from Gatlin International is the convenient, affordable way to learn this amazing design and publishing software.

Digital publishing and design involves working with books, magazines, reports, and other documents packed with text and graphic content.

InDesign is loaded with a wide assortment of productivity and customization tools designed to help you work quickly and more efficiently. Our Indesign training course will teach you how to use these powerful tools to make the most of you time and efforts.

Ou 6-lesson InDesign training course will challenged you, both technically and creatively.

You'll enjoy a series of lectures that will introduce you to professional-level production features available through Indesign - features that are often overlooked by many professional designers.

You'll also learn how to customize InDesign to increase your ability to collaborate effectively with your printer and how to use Indesign's advanced typography and drawing features to manage printing of transparency and trapping, as well as how to use plug-ins and scripts, and create interactive PDF files.

Each exercise in our InDesign training course is led by expert designer John Feld who will challenge you to create original, inventive designs based on the techniques you've learned.

You'll also get hands-on experience in a wide range of project scenarios including newsletters, folders, promotions, ads, and interactive presentations.

Enroll today in our InDesign training course and take your skills to the next level. Simply click on the registration button to get started!

Outline

LESSON 1 InDesign Workflow

No two designers work in InDesign the same way. Different projects and designers demand different workflows. The course kicks off with a detailed look at preferences and customization features, helping you make InDesign work for your specific needs. Techniques for managing layers, snippets, keyboard shortcuts, colors, and file imports are covered. In your first exercise, you'll produce a brochure that combines these workflow tips with your own creative design travel brochure.

LESSON 2 Typography, Color, and Collaboration

The bulk of an InDesign user's job centers on working with typography. In this lesson, you'll learn how to apply reusable paragraph and character styles, use the Adobe Paragraph Composer, manipulate typography features, create lists, and correctly use tabs and indents. You'll also look at the printing process and how to manage projects using Adobe Bridge and Version Cue. Show your versatility and type prowess in the exercise by creating a small newspaper ad and a large magazine ad for a travel company.

LESSON 3 Layers and Paths

Lesson Three introduces you to a wide range of specialty options in InDesign, starting with an overview of layer and path features to enhance your designs. You'll learn to make compound paths, manage and customize the Story Editor, and create special symbols (like fractions and currency symbols). Finally, you'll learn to expand InDesign's functionality by adding plug-in software. Exercise Three employs some handy plug-ins as you work on a fun phrasebook for travelers.
 
LESSON 4 InDesign Details

They say "the devil's in the details" but InDesign has some tricks for working with the nitty-gritty that are heaven sent. Drawing features including fine path controls and the Pathfinder palette are covered, and you'll learn how to create special type, stroke, and rule features. Gradients and transparency are discussed in detail, including important tips for printing these effects, and file output processes and file export formats are also covered. In the exercise, you'll design specialty advertising materials including a door hanger and coupon, applying techniques you've learned.

LESSON 5 Interactive Design

InDesign does more than print documents. This lesson introduces you to the many interactive features you can add to your PDFs. Presentations and Web documents are addressed, and you'll explore how to create working hyperlinks, navigation buttons, and develop branching and sequential navigation schemes. In addition to working with interactive techniques, you'll learn tips on designing effective interactive pieces. Exercise Five tests your interactive abilities with a simple interactive newsletter and a complex portfolio presentation.

LESSON 6 Advanced Functionality

InDesign has plenty of power hidden away, and this lesson explores some of the productivity gems that not all designers have discovered. First up are nested styles which make the formatting of callouts and complex documents a breeze. After trying out nested styles, you'll take a fresh look at transparency and ways to manage the Transparency Flattener and printing. The course wraps up with a look at applying special scripts that enhance the functionality of InDesign by adding features that save time. These skills prepare you the final exercise: a set of presentation materials to complement your portfolio. You'll create a descriptive document introducing you to your clients, a presentation folder, and a magazine advertisement pitching your work.

Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

60.00 hours

Duration of Access

Enrolled students have access to the class for six months. During this period, questions or assignments may be submitted at any time to the instructor. Each course lesson requires an average of 10 hours of study time.

Instructor

John Feld is the editor of The Graphics Report, a resource for graphic and Web designers and digital photographers. John has been involved in the graphics world for over twenty years, as a graphic designer, owner of a large photographic studio, graphics trainer, system integrator of graphics software and networks, and manager of the creative concept and development of graphic software. He has worked at Scitex, MetaCreations, and UCLA and has taught at corporations and movie studios, recording companies, and advertising agencies including Paramount, Disney, Columbia, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Chiat Day, 30sixty design, R.R. Donnelley, Toyota, and TransAmerica Corp. John started teaching computer graphics with PageMaker 1.0, and QuarkXPress, set up a Quark Authorized Training Center, and has since taught on the Windows, Unix and Macintosh platforms.

John co-founded the Adobe User Group in LA and the Digital Prepress Committee for the PIA and co-authored the first industry standards for digital graphics for the printing industry. At UCLA, he created and taught the Digital Prepress curricula. John has lectured and taught at graphic and computer conferences, including AIGA, Comdex, Seybold, MacWord and E3 and has been active in developing on-line communities. John has a B. Ed from the University of Lancaster in the U.K.

Prerequisites/Audience

Courses are designed for adult learners interested in building skills and portfolio for a design career. To take the course, students simply require a computer (PC or Mac), an Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or faster), and any required software. For courses with software requirements, computers must meet software manufacturers' system requirements.

Requirements/Materials Included

To take this course you'll need Adobe InDesign CS3 or CS4, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, and experience in graphic design and the software packages needed for this course.

Certification

3 CEU

Sessions College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Certificate programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.