Intro to Adobe InDesign

Learn Adobe InDesign with design expert Joseph Caserto

4.25 (173 reviews)

Udemy

platform

English

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Design Tools

What you will learn

Launch InDesign; customize Preferences and Workspaces.

Create Documents and Templates.

Draw objects and transform them(change size, scale, angle, etc.).

Use objects to hold text and graphics.

Format text and transform graphics.

Work with Swatches and Styles to save time and boost efficiency.

and much more...

Why take this course?

Adobe revolutionized the publishing world when it introduced InDesign over a decade ago, and InDesign is now the publishing industry standard. However, its power isn't limited to producing print and digital magazines. It can be used to create virtually any type of material, such as collateral and packaging. With the release of Creative Suite 5.5, InDesign gained digital publishing capabilities built right in, for easier publication on tablets like the Apple iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy and other Android-based devices.

Learning InDesign is not optional. For the past several years, every working print designer has been expected to learn InDesign. With the explosion of digital publishing, mastering InDesign is even more critical. This InDesign course for beginners will get you up and running, and give you a solid foundation upon which to build your skills. Once you're done, you'll be able to build layouts that contain graphics and large amounts of text that flows between multiple pages. Lectures are shown in CS 5.5, but everything covered works in even the most current version of the software, which is InDesign CC (Creative Cloud).

Reviews

Brianne

June 14, 2016

Sometimes I find he spends too much time talking about obvious things that are repeated over and over in the course. If you're watching sporadically it is probably nice but it can be slightly frustrating if you're watching through the whole thing.

Liz

June 1, 2016

Really clear directions and explanations. Each video is brief and concise, so you never get bored. The examples and exercises are simple and easy to replicate. Would highly recommend!

Sean

March 2, 2016

First three sections are focused a bit heavily on creating presets, customizing workspace. That should come after we do some basic creation of a document, or even as a sidebar while doing it. Also, should have more practice on laying out a page with type and graphics before getting into the nitty-gritty with the links panel. The instructor is engaging, however, and keeps things humming along nicely.

Julie

February 29, 2016

Very good. Only suggestion is sometimes he uses key strokes to do something which I can't follow (I need to see his cursor to follow everything and try it myself on my second monitor). Thx

Cecilia

November 5, 2015

I found the course to be easy to follow, logical and thorough. I feel that I have learned enough to get started in using InDesign for print and hope to take a more advanced lecture in the near future.

Susan

July 17, 2015

I thought this was a very good introduction to InDesign. I see a lot of similarities to QX. I was intimidated to switch, but now intend to use both applications as needed.

Jack

May 14, 2015

I decided to get into Graphic Design back in September 2014. I've used InDesign and managed to get my own business on fiverr setup and going using InDesign so I have a pretty good understanding of the software. However, I self-taught myself the software. This course opened by eyes to so many different techniques for various things that I can't believe I was doing it one way when a completely more efficient way was only a few clicks away! Thank you for producing such a high-quality, compact information packed course!

Duane

December 25, 2014

Though this is now an older version of InDesign, it provides an excellent foundation to InDesign use.

Pur.an@gmx.de

October 25, 2014

I really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot. It gets a bit boring at the end repeating some things but over all great course!

Danjay1983

January 10, 2014

this is the most boring and unpractical courses of all time! the teacher's microphone must have a serious problem because the background noise of all videos drive me crazy. I originally thought this course would be project-based. Instead, I am being so disappointed that the teacher spent so much time teaching about each menu's function like a robot. I want my refund back!

Inder

November 8, 2013

Just saw the YouTube link you had sent in the email. Wow!! Its really great and you are sharing with everyone, that says a lot about you -Your Knowledge, Your capability and You want everyone else to be knowledgable and equally productivity. I could give you 10stars out of 5stars I would. Inder Kocher

Claudia

August 6, 2013

I'm a designer who usually spends the majority of their time in Photoshop. I needed to complete a few projects in InDesign and decided to take the plunge with this course. It was very helpful, and it totally was what I needed to get familiar with InDesign. I'm pretty sure that having experience in Photoshop beforehand really helped me get through this course quickly. Otherwise, great course and I look forward to taking more courses from this instructor.

Alycia

July 23, 2013

Thank you Udemy for advancing my skills in the workplace to eventually take over the jobs the company were paying someone else multitudes to do! Brilliant, well paced education in something I love.

Chris

December 27, 2012

Joseph Caserto delivers this course masterfully. Lectures are well-sequenced, content is appropriate for beginner to intermediate. I highly recommend InDesign Training for Beginners or anyone looking for a Foundation course that prepares you to work in print or take that next step to Digital Publishing. Well done!

Jill

August 22, 2012

I was new to InDesign, but familiar with other parts of the Creative Suite. This course was a little on the basic side for some concepts, but for the most part I thought it was a great overview of the program and it moved at a good pace. Would definitely recommend, especially for the price.

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