Learn Adobe InDesign CC for Print and Digital Media Publication: Adobe Certified Associate Exam Preparation

by Jonathan Gordon, Rob Schwartz, Cari Jansen

Overview

Used by graphic designers worldwide, Adobe InDesign CC is a layout powerhouse. But that power is easy to harness, as you’ll soon learn. These real-world projects teach you to think like a designer and master the details that set your work apart.

Hone your InDesign skills as you:

• Produce an advertising poster
• Design a magazine for print and tablet delivery
• Build interactive forms
• Create a comic book page
• Add controls for video, animations, and more to a digital media publication

This study guide uses more than 11 hours of video integrated with text to help you gain real-world skills that will get you started in your career designing publications for print and screen using InDesign CC. It lays the foundation for taking the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification exam and helps prepare you for an entry-level position in a competitive job market.

Purchasing this book gives you access to valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book’s “Getting Started” section to unlock access to:

• The Web Edition containing instructional video embedded in the complete text of the book with interactive review questions along with product updates
• Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134397801
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/11/2016
Series:	Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Gordon is a prominent InDesign instructor…(TK)

Rob Schwartz is an award winning teacher with over 15 years experience in Technical Education. Rob opened the first Technical High School in the county, McFatter Technical High School, and his teaching is very influenced by that experience. He is a popular speaker at state, local, and national conferences, and often presents for Adobe on Photoshop, Illustrator, and teaching strategies. His focus on Industry Certifications and Problem-Based Learning strategies are the secrets to his success. Rob is also an Adobe Certified Instructor, Adobe Education Leader, and won the prestigious Impact Award from Adobe as well as the #1 Educator World Wide award from Certiport. Find out more about Rob by taking a peek into his online curriculum website at brainbuffet.com. Rob lives and works in South Florida.

Table of Contents

Getting Started viii

1 Getting Started with InDesign 3

Stepping into InDesign 4

Customizing Your Workspace, Shortcuts, and Menus 25

Before You Begin 32

2 Designing an Event Poster 35

Starting the Project 35

Adding Design Elements 52

Submitting Your Poster 73

3 A Colorful Magazine Cover Design 79

Starting a Magazine Cover Design 80

Capturing Color and Creating Color Themes 81

Fine-Timing Text Formatting and Text Frame Options 94

Editing Shapes 101

Adding Transparency and Effects 104

Preflight and Packaging for Print Delivery 109

Creating Alternate Layouts 116

4 Designing a Magazine Layout 121

Mastering a Multicolumn and Multipage Layout 122

Using Spot Colors in Print Designs 135

Creating Stories 138

Paragraph Formatting Controls 152

Creating an Interactive Form 162

5 Styling a Recipe Book 173

Styling a Recipe Book 173

Object Styles 179

Adding Text from Other Applications 183

Faster Text Formatting with Paragraph and Character Styles 188

Beautiful Tables 198

Working with Cross-References 212

Creating a Table of Contents 216

Combining InDesign Documents 220

6 Creating a Comic Book Page 225

Creating Grid-Based Designs 226

Placing and Linking Content 232

Making Text Changes 238

Working with Libraries 241

Creating Freeform Shapes and Lines 249

Working with Hyperlinks 256

Exporting to a Web Image Format 259

7 Creating an Interactive Digital Media Publication (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

8 Leveling Up with Design (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

9 Working with Outsiders (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

A Anchoring Objects (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

B Form Elements (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

C Adjusting Master Pages (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

D Building an Index (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

E Understanding SWF Export (included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

ACA Objectives Covered (printable PDF available with lesson files, also included in ebooks and Web Edition*)

Glossary 262

Index 269