
Select and adjust images in Photoshop using the object selection tool and masks, apply a levels adjustment layer to brighten highlights, and prepare assets for InDesign with drop shadows.
Arrange and place additional images on both sides of the brochure, align to bleed edges, and manage overlaps with shapes to create a balanced, dynamic back fold.
Lock non-text layers, create a text frame, and fill with placeholder text. Apply Futura PT for heading and body, adjust spacing, justify, and use mint shading, saving as paragraph styles.
Practice paragraph formatting in indesign by creating two-column splits, adjusting gutters, and applying bulleted lists with color via character and paragraph styles for brochures.
Would you like to get confident at designing brochures? Learn about the process, theory, techniques and test your skills by working on the class project!
Join Martin Perhiniak (Graphic Designer and Adobe Certified Instructor) and learn his workflow and best practices he developed over 20 years working as a creative professional for clients like BBC, Mattel, IKEA, Google, Pixar, Adobe.
In this class you'll learn:
Creating professional brochures for all kinds of clients/businesses
The complete brochure design workflow using the three main Adobe design applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Important Print Design terms you need to know
Editing and masking photos with Adobe Photoshop
Creating vector elements in Adobe Illustrator
Putting everything together in Adobe InDesign
Using Styles in Adobe InDesign to effectively format the copy
You’ll be creating:
A professional brochure using all three of the main Adobe design applications (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
Who this class is for?
Anyone planning to become a graphic designer
Creatives aiming to improve their technical skills and understanding of design theory
Anyone specialising in Editorial Design
You don't need to be a creative professional to take the class
What you will need?
Adobe Creative Cloud
Desire to make something awesome
Even if you’re new to designing brochures or using Adobe applications, you’ll find the simple and effective techniques discussed in this course easy to use and apply to your work!