Introduction to Graphic Design: InDesign

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Graphic Design: InDesign 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. Introduction to Graphic Design: InDesign is taught by Tony Harmer.

Overview
  • Learn the Adobe InDesign skills that every graphic designer needs to know, as well as how to apply these skills in a real-world workflow.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Introduction to graphic design using InDesign
    • InDesign setup
    • Project overview
    1. Building the Project
    • Document setup
    • Create guides
    • Master pages
    • Layers
    • Typography
    • Place images
    • Moving assets between layers
    • Place an Illustrator file
    • Add a character style
    • Reposition an image
    • Formatting text
    • Threading text
    • Columns and span
    • Challenge: Center heading
    • Solution: Center heading
    • Add inset spacing
    • Grid drawing and gaps
    • Challenge: Grid drawing
    • Challenge: Thread text
    • Importing data
    • Styling a table
    • Object layer options
    • Gradient feather
    2. Wrapping Up
    • Object layer options
    • Adding a shadow
    • Export a PDF
    Conclusion
    • Where to go from here