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General HousekeepingBefore Survey

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✤ What is Adobe InDesign CS6✤ Basics of Graphic Design✤ Identifying Good Design✤ Get to Know the InDesign Interface✤ Learn How to Set Preferences✤ Opening a New Document✤ Create a Magazine Ad✤ Practice!

Adobe InDesign CS6

✤ Desktop Publishing Software✤ Create... Posters, Flyers, Brochures,

Magazines, Newspapers, Books

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History

✤ InDesign is the predecessor to PageMaker.✤ InDesign was introduced to the market in 1999.✤ Most Recent: InDesign CS6

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Graphic Design:“The art of skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books.”

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ 5 Building Blocks:•Lines•Shapes•Mass•Texture•Color

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Lines:•Divide or Unite Elements on a Page•Denote Direction of Movement•Provide an Anchor for Elements on a Page

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Shapes:•Basic - Circle, Square, Triangle•Most Reoccurring - Square/Rectangle

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Mass:•Size•Physical Size and Visual Size•Size is Relative

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Texture:•Feel of Paper•Smooth or Rough•Textures can be Visual

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Color:•Elicit Specific Emotions and Reactions•Complementary, Analogous, and Triad Colors

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Printing Your Designs

✤ Printing:•RGB vs. CMYK•ALWAYS print your images in CMYK•Image Resolution and Size

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Break Time: 7 Minutes

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ 6 Principles of Design•Balance•Proximity•Alignment•Repetition or Consistency•Contrast•White Space

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Balance:•Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial•Rule of Thirds•Visual Center•Use of Grids

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Proximity:•Keeping like items together and create unity based on how close or far apart elements are from each other.

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Alignment:•Text, Graphics, Objects

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Repetition/Consistency:•Consistent and Balanced

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ Contrast•Big vs. Small•White vs. Black

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Basics of Graphic Design

✤ White Space

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Identifying Good Design

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Identifying Good Design

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Identifying Good Design

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Break Time: 7 Minutes

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Diving Into InDesign CS6

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Introducing The Interface

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Application Bar

Default panels in the Advanced workspace

Paste Board

Tool Panel

Control Panel

Introducing The Interface

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Tool Panel

A: Selection ToolsSelection

Direct SelectionPageGap

Content Collector/Content Placer

B: Drawing and Typing Tools

Type/Type On a PathLinePen

PencilRectangle Frame

Rectangle

C: Transformation ToolsScissorsFree TransformationGradient Swatch Gradient FeatherD: Modification and Navigation ToolsNoteEyedropperHandZoomE: OtherFill / Stroke (Swap)Default Fill / StrokeFormatting Affects Apply NoneViewing Mode

Setting Preferences

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Setting Up InDesign with Inch Measurements

Opening a New Document

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A Few More Tid Bits

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✤ Sena Thinks You Should Also Know•Text, Graphics, Objects•Linked Images•Using Layers•Adding Effects to Text and Layers

Let’s Practice!

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✤ Creating a Magazine Ad•All Files Needed Are On The Desktop•Look at the Handout

Let’s Practice!

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✤ Experiment!

The End

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