Mastering InDesign Templates will guide the InDesign user to a better understanding of production best practices and how building proper templates are not just the basis for creating a designed document, but are also a foundation for effective workflows, lean processes, and multi-platform content creation.
Mastering InDesign for Print Design and Production shows how experienced professionals with deadlines and billable hours use InDesign efficiently and effectively. Through the case studies and interviews, readers will find inspired to look beyond the over-emphasized basic features and into the depths of InDesign's utility for real-world print design. Most InDesign books are written for beginners, and experienced users are frustrated by them. When you already know how to make, fill, and thread a text box, the entire first half of most InDesign books is useless. But this one doesn't dwell on the basics. Mastering InDesign for Print Design and Production fulfills the promise of the Mastering series, to provide real-world skills to professionals and students. Like all Mastering books, this one includes: A "by pros for pros" approach: The author is an active professional working in the field of graphic arts, layout, and design, writing for professionals who want to improve their skills or learn new skills. Real-world examples: Running throughout the text are examples of how the various skills are applied in real scenarios, described throughout the book in the form of examples and case studies from the author's own design and consulting work, as well as interviews with other designers using InDesign on the job. Skill-based teaching and hands-on exercises Although the book has a comprehensive glossary, page one begins right away speaking to the core market—print professionals—in industry terms about industry challenges. This immediately lets experienced InDesign users know the book is about them. The approach is humorous, making the digestion and retention of complicated information easier for the reader through quips, anecdotes, and design- and print-geek humor. But at all times the book is true to its mission: Helping a professional do their job in InDesign without frustration, confusion, or aesthetic compromise.
Comprehensive reference and tutorial on Adobe InDesign CS5 If you want to thoroughly master InDesign from the basics through advanced topics, Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production is the book you need. Written by the former InDesign technical lead for Adobe, this book helps you achieve professional results through efficient production workflows and advanced techniques. You'll learn how to collaborate within workgroups; work efficiently with text, objects, and variable text; perfect your printed output; get the most out of InDesign's transparency and effects tools, and much more. Above all, you'll see how to handle prepress to get the results you want. Shows you how to use Adobe InDesign CS5 to achieve professional results Written by the former InDesign technical lead for Adobe, who, in addition to his technical expertise, offers his own valuable advice and lessons learned from 20 years in the graphic design business Offers comprehensive coverage of topics, step-by-step instruction, and numerous examples and case studies Whether you're just starting with InDesign or a professional using it every day, this comprehensive guide will take your skills to a new level.
"Mastering Adobe Creative Cloud - A Comprehensive Guide" is a comprehensive book that aims to provide readers with a thorough understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud and its various applications. The book is divided into twelve chapters, each focusing on a specific Adobe software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, XD, Dreamweaver, Animate, Audition, Lightroom, and Acrobat. In each chapter, readers will learn the fundamentals of the software, such as navigating the interface, working with different tools and features, and understanding key concepts. They will also explore advanced techniques and workflows to enhance their skills and create professional-quality designs, videos, animations, websites, and more. The book covers a wide range of topics, including image editing, vector graphics, typography, layout design, video editing, motion graphics, user interface design, web development, audio editing, photo editing, and document creation. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced user seeking to expand your knowledge and expertise, "Mastering Adobe Creative Cloud" is the ultimate guide that will help you unlock the full potential of Adobe's powerful suite of creative tools. With step-by-step instructions, practical examples, and helpful tips, this book is designed to empower readers to master Adobe Creative Cloud and unleash their creativity.
Instant InDesign is the first comprehensive guide to Adobe InDesign that focuses exclusively on the art of template design and production. You’ll learn everything you need to know—from key design principles and basic template architecture to advanced automation techniques. With practical tips and real-world examples, you’ll discover how to translate your great ideas into industrial-strength templates. Magazine, newspaper, book, and catalog publishers, as well as ad agencies, graphic design firms, and independent designers can all use this guide to boost productivity and enhance their creative process. Instant InDesign is the best single resource for fast and efficient page layout and production. This comprehensive guide shows you step by step how to: Use the powerful new features in InDesign CS3—text variables, frame fitting options, and table styles—to create templates for ads, brochures, books, magazines,catalogs, and more. Make the most of master pages, paragraph and character styles, nested styles, object styles, and table styles to automate formatting. Optimize the use of typography, graphics and images, color, object libraries, and layers in your templates. Work with the new transparency options and nondestructive effects in InDesign CS3. Set up Data Merge and XML-based templates to automate page production. Utilize and modify the templates that ship with InDesign CS3. Use Adobe Bridge to manage your text, image assets, and templates.
Adobe InDesign is the world’s premier page-layout tool, and its user-friendly yet sophisticated typographic controls are a big reason why. This updated edition of Nigel French’s InDesign Type, the first book to focus exclusively on the typographic features of InDesign, provides a comprehensive overview of the application’s vast array of type capabilities, from the basics of character-level formatting to strategies for designing complex layouts using grids. With practical examples, loads of tips, and a wealth of illustrations, InDesign Type offers guiding principles for how to get the best-looking type in the most efficient way possible. InDesign Type is a rich resource for anyone who wants to master the fine points of typography and works with Adobe InDesign.
Your guide to building publications great or small, this book provides step-by-step lessons and exposes you to all of InDesigns features in practical contexts and its best practices for publishing workflows. --
Annotation The definitive InDesign resource allows you to produce great content for print or digital publishing.**InDesign Creative Cloud is an impressive update. This guide provides our most complete coverage of the new features for intermediate and advanced users, whether they're publishing to an iPad, mobile phone, or traditional print publication.*The book that the Adobe InDesign product team uses for their reference.*Authors Kvern/Blatner/Bringhurst are 'the InDesign experts.' All are visible and extremely active in the InDesign community. Sharpen your InDesign skills with this definitive resource created specifically for design professionals who need to layout out, proof, export, and publish pages with Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud.Complete coverage of InDesign CC's new features and enhancements includes: improved epub exporting, new font menus, ability to generate and edit high quality QR code graphics, new document dialog box with preview option, and much more. Real World Adobe InDesign is brimming with insightful advice, illustrations, and shortcuts that will have you quickly and professionally producing your work in no time. This is the book that experts open to find real answers to their questions about InDesign. It's written in a friendly, visual style that offers accurate information and creative inspiration for intermediate to expert users.