Adobe InDesign Turbochargers: Work Faster and Smarter, Vol 1
What you'll learn
- Learn how to customize Preferences and Panels so you don't have to change them in every new file.
- Add multiple pages, with threaded text frames, and placed text flowing into them, with just a single mouse click.
- Make laser-precise grids, some in minutes, others in seconds!
- Create perfectly-aligned patterns and see how to adapt the technique for layouts.
- Place and transform multiple graphics at once, and manage their linked files.
Requirements
- Strong grasp of Adobe InDesign fundamentals: creating multi-page files that contain substantial amounts of text and graphics.
- The prerequisite knowledge is covered in my course, Intro to Adobe InDesign.
Description
You know InDesign, but you want to get faster. You want your hands to move your mouse and fly over your keyboard as quickly as your mind is coming up with ideas. Sound familiar? Well, then, this course is for you! We’ll work on getting repetitious tasks done quickly, so you can spend more time solving the creative problem.
The pace is fast, and it’s assumed that you already know the fundamentals, so if you’re new to InDesign, you’ll need to have them down before you start. The prerequisite knowledge is covered in my course, Intro to Adobe InDesign. No matter what your skill level is, if you find you’re falling behind in a lecture, watch it at least once, and familiarize yourself with the techniques until you feel comfortable enough to work along.
The lessons will be shown in Mac OS, but if you’re a PC user, everything inside InDesign will essentially be the same.
Who this course is for:
- Adobe InDesign users who know the software well, and are ready to start building their skills to an intermediate level.
Instructor
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 316 Reviews
- 6,305 Students
- 5 Courses
I'm Joseph Caserto, a design professional, educator, and consultant. I have over 30 years of experience as a publication art director and designer and worked on the staff of several national magazines before starting my own business. Since then, I've worked with many publications, including BusinessWeek, Marie Claire, PC, TV Guide, and Vibe. My projects have included helping to produce several issues of the iPad edition of Fortune, and consulting on the launch of Parents for iOS (Apple iPad) and Android (Samsung Galaxy).
I'm also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Digital Communications and Media, at New York University, School of Professional Studies, and an Adjunct Instructor at Pace University in the Masters in Publishing program. Formerly, I was an Adjunct Lecturer at the City College of New York, in the Art Department's Electronic Design and Multimedia Program. I have several online tutorials published and have been a guest critic and speaker at Cooper Union, and SUNY Fredonia.
I've consulted with clients including FP Design, The Archdiocese of New York, and The Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York to help them learn and maximize the potential of their software, and to explore graphic design principles.
I earned a BFA, with Honors, in Graphic Design from Pratt Institute, where I completed one of the first classes that explored graphic design produced with a Macintosh. I'm a member of AIGA, Freelancers Union, the Graphic Artists Guild, and The Society of Publication Designers. A lifetime resident of New York State, I've lived in Brooklyn since the late 1980s.