Adobe InDesign CC - Essentials Training Course

Build company newsletters, brochures, annual reports. Learn typography, color theory & graphic design skills in InDesign

4.66 (17018 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Graphic Design
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64,997
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7.5 hours
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Nov 2021
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$149.99
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What you will learn

You will be able to add InDesign to your CV

You will be able to start earning money from your InDesign Skills.

You will have over 5 of your own projects to add to your portfolio.

You will build a flyer in InDesign.

You will create a postcard design.

You will build a company brochure.

You will create a magazine layout.

You will create a company newsletter.

You will create your own business card.

You will build stationery for a business including letterhead & comp slip.

You will build a longer annual report document.

You will create & use corporate colors.

You will create your own colors to use in your designs.

You will learn how to pick complimentary fonts for you design.

You will resize, rotate & crop images.

76 lectures 5+ hours of well structured content.

Learn how to create PDF files ready for printing.

You will get the finished files so you never fall behind.

Downloadable exercise files & cheat sheet.

Forum support from me and the rest of the BYOL crew.

Techniques used by professional graphic designers.

Professional workflows and shortcuts.

A wealth of other resources and websites to help your new career path.

Description

Are you scared to learn InDesign on your own? Does it look intimidating? Don't worry, I promise by the end of the first few videos you will realize InDesign is actually a simple to use program.

  • Kara: "This course definitely exceeded my expectations. I've stayed far away from InDesign because I THOUGHT it was difficult. Daniel explains things in a way that it's not frustrating and boring. If you're on the fence about Daniel's class, don't hesitate to purchase it. I've bought 2 courses from other people on here and his was the most straight-to-the-point course and it wasn't boring. I had fun learning InDesign and this course is worth so much more than you pay on Udemy. Thank you!"

Hi there, my name is  Dan. I am a graphic designer and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) for Adobe InDesign CC.

Together we will work through real life projects starting with a simple company flyer, then a brochure & a company newsletter. We’ll make business cards & take control of a really long annual report. You'll learn essential typographic, color theory & graphic design principals.

We will work with colour, picking your own and also using corporate colours. You will explore how to choose & use fonts like a professional. We will find, resize & crop images for your documents.

  • Margie: "This course has been a life changing experience for me! I’ve been unmotivated the past 2 years because of the fear of failure in my business endeavours. I realize now I was more afraid of not being able to comprehend what the instructor was teaching....now I’m eagerly waiting to enjoy the next course. Learning has been a positive uplifting journey for me now!"

There are projects for you to complete, so you can practise your skills & use these for your creative portfolio.

In this course I supply exercise files so you can play along. I will also save my files as I go through each video so that you can compare yours to mine - handy if something goes wrong.

Know that I will be around to help - if you get lost you can drop a post on the video 'Questions and Answers' below each video and I'll be sure to get back to you.

  • Damayanti: "So thankful for this! it's my first time learning this program, but I can confidentially say that Daniel is a great choice as an instructor. What I really love is that you guys are really teaching each and everything that new comers like me need to learn to become a pro. Zero to Hero is the right slogan you guys used! Glad I get to learn through here!"

I will share every design trick I have learnt in the last 15 years of designing. My goal is for you to finish this course with all the necessary skills to start making beautiful documents using Adobe InDesign CC.

Content

Introduction

InDesign Tutorial Basics Course Introduction
Exercise files & projects
What does Adobe InDesign do?
What are the differences between InDesign and PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop,

PROJECT 1: One page flyer

How to change MM to Inches & changing UK to US dictionary in InDesign?
New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug?
How to create your own RGB & CMYK colors in Adobe InDesign
How do I steal colors from a logo using InDesign?
How to color the background of a page in InDesign
Importing resizing rotating & flipping images & Logos inside InDesign
How to Import text from Microsoft Word into Adobe InDesign
How to group, ungroup & rotate images in Adobe InDesign
How to make a dotted line, dashed line & borders in InDesign
How best to preview your work in Adobe InDesign
How to make a simple PDF from InDesign
How to save your InDesign file as a JPEG
Why should I use CC Libraries in InDesign?
How to share your InDesign files with others by using package document
Class Exercise 1

PROJECT 2: Other people's files

Ideas, Inspiration & starter templates
Working with other people's InDesign documents, missing images
How to find missing fonts in InDesign?
How to replace images in InDesign?
Opacity, transparency and see through ness in Adobe InDesign
Why is InDesign adding [Converted] and making me save as
What if I can’t find the InDesign file - can I open the PDF?

PROJECT 3: Company Newsletter/Brochure

Creating a new company newsletter or brochure, what are spreads
How to use a Master Page in Adobe InDesign
How do I add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file
Removing a masterpage & deleting parts off the master page in InDesign
Production Video 1
What is Effective PPI & Image resolution in the InDesign links panel
How to add drop shadows to an image or logo in InDesign
What is TypeKit used for in Adobe InDesign?
How to add the Copyright, Registered & Trademark symbols in InDesign
Where can I find the different versions of letters in InDesign - Ligatures
How to add placeholder text & lorem ipsum & get a word count in InDesign
Importing Text from Microsoft Word & keeping or removing the formatting
Creating Columns in a text box using Adobe InDesign
How do I justify text & turn off hyphenation in InDesign
What is a the space after & leading in Adobe InDesign
How to underline text with a full width line in Adobe InDesign
How do I make a paragraph style in Adobe InDesign
How do I update a Paragraph Style in Adobe InDesign
How to us Find & Change to remove double spaces after a period or full stop
Stealing colours from images, is there a format painter in Adobe InDesign?
InDesign Class Exercise 2 - Magazine Spread

PROJECT 4: Long Business Document

How to bring in lots of text into InDesign at once
How do I import paragraph styles from another document?
How do I insert completely blank pages in Adobe InDesign?
How do I create a gradient in Adobe InDesign?
Do I need to use layers in Adobe InDesign?
Opacity advanced, mater marks and Transparency Effects in Adobe InDesign
How do I add rounded corners to an image or box in Adobe InDesign?
How to add a large first letter to my text aka Drop Cap?
How do I increase the space between letters in Adobe InDesign aka Tracking or Ke
How do I get text to move around an image or shape using text wrap?
Why can’t I put text over anything that has text wrap applied?
How to draw an arrow or triangle or star in Adobe InDesign?
How do I put an image inside other shapes like a circle - cropping?
What is Adobe Stock?
Where can I find free images & icons that I can use for my business?
How do I add bullets and numbered lists in Adobe InDesign?
How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?
How do I convert tables from Microsoft Word or Excel into Adobe InDesign?
How do I get images to move with the text in Adobe InDesign?
How do I create a Line Break, Column Breaks & Page Breaks in Adobe InDesign?
How do I make an automatic table of contents in Adobe InDesign?
How do you change the tabs in Adobe InDesign?
Can i change the numbering of my pages so 1 starts later in the InDesign file?

PROJECT 5: Conference Name Badge

How do I combine Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in InDesign?
CLASS EXERCISE: Create your own business card

What next

How to create a mockup for your portfolio using InDesign
BONUS: Software Updates 2019
BONUS: Software Updates 2020
What to do after this InDesign tutorial course?
Class project for your own portfolio

Cheat sheet & shortcuts

InDesign cheat sheet & shortcuts

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Reviews

FMS
November 14, 2023
Amazing teaching, never get bored. So many useful tips and tricks, usuful to apply on my regular work.
Jessica
November 12, 2023
I bought this course on sale, hoping it would help me create really beautiful and ascetically pleasing books, I am so far very impressed with the teaching of the instructor and effort to make the program simple.
Shraddha
November 4, 2023
When I came to know about InDesign, it was an alien thing to me but now after going through some lessons I can say my decision of learning InDesign that too from Instructor Scott is one the best decision. The lessons are really helpful, easy to follow and interesting. The given resource files are one of a kind and easy to follow along with the course.
Tiffany
October 30, 2023
This was a very thorough course and I took copious notes so that I can go back at any time when I forget something. I especially liked how there were projects to complete. This was the best part since it forced me to practice what I learned and I also had something to add to my portfolio. I would highly recommend this instructor. Thanks!
S
October 27, 2023
This course, along with the Illustrator course I have taken with him, have been so great. He's a great teacher, and he makes it fun and engaging. You feel almost like you have a co-worker there explaining to you how he does things and how it would be helpful for you to do things too! It's been great and really appreciated!!
Selena
October 25, 2023
This course was jam packed with great information. The exercise files make this class engaging and easy to follow. The course assignments allow you to put your knowledge and skills to the test, which reinforces truly learning the information. Dan is a fantastic teacher and does a great job of keeping the information interesting.
Charlene
October 18, 2023
I thought I knew InDesign until I took this course. I wished I kept up with its new features over the years. What I've learned will make life soo much easier.
Ruby
October 18, 2023
Dan is super engaging. Took the fear out of being ultra beginner and made starting from scratch far less scary. There was no sense of a monotone voice as I have experienced in many other courses (zzzzzz). This helped to keep my focus and keep me on track. I can't wait to do his more advanced courses!
Ben
October 17, 2023
This is my second course with Dan/Bring Your Own Laptop, and I can't praise them enough! The pace, the content, the engagement are all top notch! Plus, Dan has made me want to up my glasses game - you're colour coordination is on point my friend!
Justin
August 9, 2023
I've finished the course and its very nice. It has a complete in-depth tutorials for beginners and I'm hoping to advance my skills using Adobe indesign. Thank you so much. Keep it up!
Natasha
August 8, 2023
This was a fantastic introduction course to InDesign. The course was easy to follow and everything was explained clearly. It covered such a variety of useful content that has been extremely beneficial to the work I've been doing. Dan speaks really clearly and brings a great sense of humour which helps make the course more engaging too.
Julisa
August 5, 2023
I just finished making the flyer and im actually excited about learning more and creating more. the tutorials are great!
Sean
August 2, 2023
He's a bit fast but good info. He's still fast but the "doing it along with him" technique is invaluable.
Liat
July 2, 2023
Great Training! Very easy to follow and understand, it makes so much sense and enables easy start working with InDesign. Thank You!
Perla
June 28, 2023
Amazing! I am so happy with the course. There is a lot of information, but how it's explained makes it easy to remember. Not to mention the projects at the end of each section. I can't wait to be finished with it! I love it!

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