Magazine Layout & Professional Design Using Indesign CC

Magazine Layout & Professional Design Using Indesign CC, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.45, with 68 lectures, based on 37 reviews, and has 230 subscribers.

You will learn about Fundamentals Magazine Layout Using Adobe Indesign CC Creating Great Magazine Layouts Terminology and Techniques Font and Text Management Creating product catalogs This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners who want to learn magazine layout using Adobe Indesign It is particularly useful for Beginners who want to learn magazine layout using Adobe Indesign.

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Summary

Title: Magazine Layout & Professional Design Using Indesign CC

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.45

Number of Lectures: 68

Number of Published Lectures: 68

Number of Curriculum Items: 68

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 68

Original Price: $79.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Fundamentals Magazine Layout Using Adobe Indesign CC
Creating Great Magazine Layouts
Terminology and Techniques
Font and Text Management
Creating product catalogs

Who Should Attend

Beginners who want to learn magazine layout using Adobe Indesign

Target Audiences

Beginners who want to learn magazine layout using Adobe Indesign

Learn to create professional magazine and catalog layouts using Adobe Indesign CC. Creating effective and engaging designs is everything to getting people to read your product. People react positively to quality layouts. By using the techniques in this class, you will be on your way to making your magazine just the way you want it.

This class shows you how to use Indesign CC to create modern magazine pages & spreads quickly and effectively. If you make catalogs, magazines, or other media in this family, you need to know the skills in this course. The techniques I teach will make you faster and your designs better.

If you create magazines or have clients that need your help, this course is for you! Most other Indesign courses teach lots of extra material that won’t help you. This course is specifically targeted at people who want to create professional designs quickly and effectively. You will avoid the headaches of inexperienced mistakes.

Jason: “I really appreciate the effort and detail in this course. We have nearly doubled our positive feedback for our construction industry publication!“

From Aaron: “Hi there, my name is Aaron and I’ve professionally taught Indesign to hundreds of students. I’ve created thousands of layouts in Indesign CC. The interface has changed over time and the techniques are always changing. Once you understand Indesign, you’ll find these techniques will help improve your readership. You’ll learn everything you need to know to be successful. This course is filled with instruction that gets you to success fast.”

This course will allow you to create your own layouts and prepare them for printing. Many “pro” layout designers charge a huge amount of money for their work. If you fail to provide them with guidance, you’ll end up with a look you don’t like. That’s why I made this course. It’s for people who want to learn how to make great magazines quickly with Indesign CC.

This course helps you avoid these mistakes:

Poor font choices
Low-reader feedback
Color mistakes
Printing issues

It’s so easy to make mistakes and not see them while making a layout. Aaron’s publishing success has translated into this course. Now you can create your own designs on your own time.

This course includes:

How to plan your layouts
How to quickly extract images for pages
Ideas for creating effective designs
How to merge text and graphics

Aaron shares the tricks he’s learned over years of publishing magazines and books. The goal of this course is to teach you how to make your own layouts and not look like an amateur doing it. You’ll learn the necessary skills to get the job done.

Manuscript software formatting guidelines include:

Adobe Indesign CC

There are a lot of small but important details in making page layouts. Avoid making errors by enrolling in this course. You spent countless hours on your writing and images. Don’t make the rookie mistake of making your publication look amateurish.

Who this course is for:

Anyone wanting to create great magazines
Aaron’s course is for people with no Indesign CC experience. No previous knowledge is required.
This course is relaxed and bite-sized. It’s broken down into small skills that won’t overwhelm you. You only need basic computer skills to succeed.

Save time with this course over long masterclasses that cover a lot of what you don’t need. This course gives you exactly what you need to get the job done. You won’t wade through endless discussions and stories that aren’t relevant to your thumbnail creation. Save time and get the job done faster with this class.

Requirements

Active Adobe Indesign Installation
Basic computer skills

I look forward to seeing you inside the lessons!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Starting With Indesign

Lecture 1: Overview – Preparing Indesign For Magazine Layout

Lecture 2: Mouse Clicks And Keyboard Shortcuts

Lecture 3: Setting Up Preferences In Indesign

Lecture 4: Creating Files

Lecture 5: Customizing The Indesign Workspace For Your Needs

Lecture 6: Zoom And Interface

Lecture 7: Grids Snaps Hidden Characters

Chapter 2: Text Creation And Management

Lecture 1: Overview of Adding Text

Lecture 2: Creating Text Boxes

Lecture 3: Pasting Text

Lecture 4: Placing And Linking Documents

Lecture 5: Horizontal Text Alignment

Lecture 6: Vertical Text Alignment

Lecture 7: Text Frame Management

Lecture 8: Text Columns

Lecture 9: Text Frame Stroke And Color

Lecture 10: Indents Margins Gutters

Lecture 11: Optical Margin Alignment

Lecture 12: Leading Tracking Capitalization

Lecture 13: Vertical And Path Text

Lecture 14: Threading Text

Chapter 3: All About Fonts

Lecture 1: Overview Of Fonts And Their Impact

Lecture 2: Font Types And Families

Lecture 3: Fonts On Your Computer

Lecture 4: Fonts In Documents

Lecture 5: Font Case

Chapter 4: Master Pages

Lecture 1: Overview Of Master Pages

Lecture 2: Setting Up Master Pages

Lecture 3: Creating Running Headers And Footers

Lecture 4: Page Numbering

Chapter 5: Paragraph And Character Styles

Lecture 1: Overview Of Paragraph And Character Styles

Lecture 2: Text Paragraph Styles

Lecture 3: Hyphenation And Overrides

Lecture 4: Character Styles

Lecture 5: Drop Caps

Lecture 6: Bullets And Numbered Lists

Chapter 6: Images And Pictures

Lecture 1: Images And Pictures Overview

Lecture 2: Placing, Scaling, Rotating Images

Lecture 3: Linking Vs Embedding

Lecture 4: Opacity And Effects

Lecture 5: Create Stroked Borders

Lecture 6: Text Wrap

Lecture 7: Layers And Grouping

Lecture 8: Image Bleed

Lecture 9: PPI Vs DPI And RGB Vs CMYK

Chapter 7: Tables

Lecture 1: Tables Overview

Lecture 2: Adding Tables

Chapter 8: Colors And Graphics

Lecture 1: Colors And Graphics Overview

Lecture 2: Color Swatches Color Text

Lecture 3: Boxes Circles Lines

Lecture 4: Text Inside Shapes

Lecture 5: Gradients And Effects

Lecture 6: Ink Density Checks

Chapter 9: Magazine Structures

Lecture 1: Overview of Magazine Structures

Lecture 2: Pull Quotes

Lecture 3: Table Of Contents

Chapter 10: Preparing For Printing

Lecture 1: Overview Of Printing Preparation

Lecture 2: Spell Check

Lecture 3: Preflight Check And Packaging

Lecture 4: Exporting PDF

Chapter 11: Example Layouts From Blank Page To Finished Spread

Lecture 1: Example Layouts Introduction

Lecture 2: Home And Garden Magazine

Lecture 3: Industry Magazine

Lecture 4: Travel Magazine

Lecture 5: Fashion Magazine

Lecture 6: Architectural Magazine

Lecture 7: Congratulations On Completion

Chapter 12: Latest Indesign Updates And Fixes

Lecture 1: How to Fix Smart Guides Being Grayed Out

Instructors

Aaron Linsdau
Professional Instructor

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2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 4 votes
4 stars: 5 votes
5 stars: 26 votes

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