Course
Description

Level I: Writers, artists, designers, and publishers can communicate to a broader audience than ever before, because InDesign is a powerful design and production tool that offers precision, control, and seamless integration with other Adobe professional graphics software. Paul Young will show you how to use Adobe InDesign CS3 to create and deliver eye-catching printed documents. Learn how to set up a new document, then import, format, and edit text. You will also create lists and tables, import and modify art, and learn how to export to PDF or prepare for printing. Prerequisite: MAC OS or equivalent knowledge.

Level II: Discover the advanced features with Paul Young to create documents that are attractive and have the highest degree of perfection. Learn to draw within InDesign, apply transparency effects, and use style sheets. In the second session we will work with master pages, layers, XML, and long documents, and learn how to add interactive elements. Prerequisite: Intro to Adobe InDesign or equivalent knowledge.

Emphasis

Through hands-on lessons and projects, students will be introduced to InDesign's powerful typesetting and layout tools. Design and technical issues relating to print production will also be covered.

No prior InDesign knowledge is required, although familiarity with personal computers and browsers will be helpful.

Topics

Using hands-on lessons, we will focus on the following basic skills:

• Importing text and images
• Formatting text
• Formatting tables
• Working with layers
• Working with colors (CMYK and spot)
• Using style sheets
• Using master pages
• Printing and prepress

Etiquette

It is expected that all students respect the following workshop guidelines:

• Courtesy (treat others as you would like to be treated)
• Be helpful (interaction and collaboration among students is encouraged)
• Ask questions (don't don't be embarrassed if you don't know something)
• All cell phones and beepers turned off
• Have fun (graphic design is a very creative endeavor!)

Materials

The following materials are recommended to succeed in the workshop:

• Paper or notebook, pen or pencil (to take notes)
• USB flash drives(to copy files between the lab and your personal computer)
• Textbook: Element K Adobe InDesign CS3

Macs vs. PCs

All Adobe programs are cross-platform. Macintosh and Windows computers are almost identical once you are inside an Adobe application. However pay attention to the following keyboard equivalents:

Windows	alt	ctrl	(example: ctrl+S)
Mac	opt	cmd	(example: cmd+S)