Designing the Adobe InDesign Way

Explore 100+ recipes for creating stunning layouts with the leading desktop publishing software

By: Andy Gardiner

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eText | 18 August 2023 | Edition Number 1

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Layout multipage documents faster for print and digital output, with consistent control over typography, color and positioning, all whilst using the latest InDesign features to automate repetitive and complex tasks

Key Features

Easy to follow step-by-step instructions from planning the design project to generating the desired output for web and print
Create engaging design solutions for print media such as posters, magazines, books, and brochures
Discover InDesign tips and tricks to increase productivity and simplify the design process

Book Description

Adobe InDesign is the leading desktop publishing and layout software for producing brochures, magazines, flyers, books, posters and a wide range of digital documents. It allows you to rapidly layout your documents with precise control over typography, images, positioning and alignment, color, and a wide variety of interactive features if needed.

Designing the Adobe InDesign Way you will learn to apply best practice techniques, ensuring your work with InDesign is not only fast and efficient but also easily maintained. You will learn to add and edit content, create color swatches, and use features like tables. Additionally, you will make use of advanced InDesign features such as text styles, parent pages, tables of contents, and pre-flighting. Finally, we will look at the many different export options InDesign offers, as well as explore some of the ways the software can be further extended.

By the end of this book, you will be able to layout and design your own materials, using best practice techniques and ensure your work is compatible with industry standards for print and digital documents.

What you will learn

Learn to navigate and customize the InDesign interface
Understand how to set up new documents for different types of content
Learn how to add and adjust content within your documents
Learn a variety of tools to speed up your workflow and make you more efficient
Check your documents for errors and fix any errors found
Learn how to output your documents to a variety of different formats

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for marketing and communications professionals in roles such as marketing executive, marketing manager, marketing assistant, communications officer, or comms manager. Additionally, professionals working in roles such as graphic designer, publisher, bids and tender team, pr professionals, and brand manager will also find the book really helpful. Other computer literate users who want to start using InDesign to create more professional content, or who already use InDesign to a basic level and want to develop their skills further, will also find the book to be a useful resource.