InDesign CC: Designing a Magazine Layout

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Free Online Course: InDesign CC: Designing a Magazine Layout provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. InDesign CC: Designing a Magazine Layout is taught by Nigel French.

Overview
  • Learn how to design a dynamic magazine layout—from concept to completion—using InDesign CC. Explore how to set up a document, work with images and typography, and copyfit text.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Overview
    1. Document Essentials
    • Setting up the document
    • Margins and grids
    • Layers and master pages
    • Thumbnails and wireframe
    2. Laying Out the Article
    • Placing low-resolution images
    • Placing dummy text
    • Creating and applying paragraph styles
    • Tidying up
    • Inserting high-resolution images
    • Replacing dummy text
    3. Finessing the Layout
    • Addressing captions, cropping, and image sizing
    • Text composition
    • Designing the drop cap
    • Designing the sidebar
    • Copyfitting text
    4. Preparing for Print
    • Preflighting and exporting to PDF
    • Packaging and archiving the project
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye