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Clinic: Adobe InDesign CS6Carson City Library @Two Digital Learning Center
General HousekeepingBefore Survey
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Clinic Objectives
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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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