The Complete Indesign Course for Architects

Design an architectural portfolio with InDesign, a 12-page layout showcasing two projects and all required portfolio elements, designed from scratch so you can design your own portfolio with ease.

Explore a four-section portfolio laid out like a book, with cover, intro, table of contents, and project pages with covers, visualizations, and details, each page linked to its pair.

Create a print-ready InDesign document: set up an A3 portrait with facing pages, add page numbers via markers, and build parent pages with header, footer, and styles for architectural portfolio.

Create two InDesign cover pages by placing a split image and rotated title, using frame fitting, anchor points, and a new covers paragraph style.

Create the intro pages in InDesign for architects, including the about page and table of contents, by adding a profile image, applying typography and paragraph styles, and hyperlinking contact info.

Create project covers in indesign with a minimal layout, one main image and up to two images, then apply paragraph styles for numbers and captions.

Create the project details for an architect portfolio by arranging images, drawings, and captions within margins, aligning elements for uniformity. Preview the layout and export the portfolio as a PDF.

Export your portfolio from InDesign to print-ready PDFs and interactive web formats, proofreading pages, updating the table of contents, and exporting PNG or JPEG images while testing hyperlinks.

Learn to create an architectural mood board in InDesign. Explore a step-by-step process for conceptual and material mood boards for a traditional Kerala house.

Explore the project brief for a traditional Kerala house, noting sloped roof, Mangalore tiles, jali walls, central courtyard, naalukettu, interior landscape, and long windows; gather images for a mood board.

Open InDesign and set up an A3 landscape mood board document with no facing pages, create parent pages, add a project title header, and save as mood board file.

Design a mood board cover page in InDesign by removing the parent style, adding a bold moodboard heading, and using auto-size text frames for centered, single-line text; drag in assets.

Create a conceptual mood board by assembling six sloped roof images, adding keyword-driven text, and standardizing the design with paragraph and character styles for a fixed page layout.

Create a material mood board from the client-approved concepts to visualize compatible finishes for the Kerala house, including plaster, wood accents, and a material palette.

Export the mood boards as two separate pdfs, verify linked images and placeholders, and save a full export of the InDesign document.

Create a concise case study report in InDesign by compiling project details and drawings for architectural contexts, while learning practical InDesign tricks.

Design and assemble a case study cover page in Adobe InDesign by setting up an A4 document with margins and bleed, creating and centering text, embedding an image behind letters, and applying a color theme for the backdrop.

Master Adobe InDesign basics to craft a two-page case study with a project image, flowing text, two columns, and consistent typography using paragraph and character styles.

Wrap text around an image in InDesign with object shape, detect edges, and a 1.5 cm border, then adjust typography with Montserrat and character styles for the case study layout.

Finish your InDesign case study by adding the final page, importing text and images, applying caption styles, and adjusting font size for balance; export a print-ready pdf with appropriate compression.