Adobe InDesign Essentials (Online at your own pace)
Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. This course is a comprehensive exploration of InDesign tools and capabilities to create professional documents. Learn how to manage the InDesign environment, create, setup, design, enhance and finalize multi-page documents.
Software Requirements: Adobe InDesign. More information on Adobe Creative Cloud software can be found at adobe.com
This class can be taken on its own or as part of the Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate
Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ
Class details:
Unit 1: Getting to Know the Interface and Setting up a Document
Tools Panels Starting and setting up a multi-page document in InDesign |
Unit 2: Working with Objects and Color
Creating, managing and applying color to elements Inserting and managing images and illustrations into an InDesign document |
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Unit 3: Working with Text
Managing long text documents Text editing in InDesign documents |
Unit 4: Typography
Character and paragraph settings and styles Creating print-ready PDF files. |
Andy Helmi
Andy Helmi is a graphic and website designer, technical consultant and an online marketing specialist located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His education background includes over ten years of academic training in electronic/computer engineering, graphic and web design, music and digital photography.
Andy’s professional experience in digital media started in 1996. He has worked for a few companies and also has been running his own freelance design business ever since.
Andy also has passion for teaching. He is an Adobe certified instructor and has completed “BC Instructional Skills” certification. He has been developing courses/programs and teaching at several local colleges and universities including Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Community College, Langara College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
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