Learning Target: Introduction and practice of the basic features of InDesign - a graphic design/layout Adobe software
Why: To learn how to use and apply basic concepts to design a project (Top 5 list).
More: InDesign basics
- Layering objects
- Gradient swatches
- Text w/ effects
- Shapes w/ effects
- Grouping objects
Finish "InDesign Practice"
- InDesign "Practice Document"
- Create minimum of five shapes
- Practice using fill, stroke, and align tools
- Each shape needs different designs
- Experiment and try various things
- Create a title and add your name
- Change fonts
- Change fill, stroke - try gradients
- Apply different effects on title and name text
- Add four more words
- use different fonts
- type text on a path
- fill, stroke, effects
- Insert a frame and place one of your photoshop pictures
- Experiment with this
- Save as an InDesign file - id
- Export as a .jpg and save
- Post to Google Classroom #indesignpractice
More: InDesign basics
- Layering objects
- Gradient swatches
- Text w/ effects
- Shapes w/ effects
- Grouping objects
Finish "InDesign Practice"
- InDesign "Practice Document"
- Create minimum of five shapes
- Practice using fill, stroke, and align tools
- Each shape needs different designs
- Experiment and try various things
- Create a title and add your name
- Change fonts
- Change fill, stroke - try gradients
- Apply different effects on title and name text
- Add four more words
- use different fonts
- type text on a path
- fill, stroke, effects
- Insert a frame and place one of your photoshop pictures
- Experiment with this
- Save as an InDesign file - id
- Export as a .jpg and save
- Post to Google Classroom #indesignpractice
NEW: Visual Design Top 5 - InDesign Project
Video Link: What is InDesign? | Working with Objects | Text in InDesign | Basic Tools in InDesign
Evaluate Top 5 Examples:
- What looks creative and professional!
- What looks unorganized and effortless!
Process/Steps
- Open New Document
- Choose default: letter
- Change orientation (portrait or landscape)
- Create a title on your page
- Must say “Visual Design Top 5”
- Add a stroke and drop shadow and/or other effects
- Create a list of “Top 5” for each of the following: movies, TV shows, websites, and restaurants (you may substitute a category with teacher permission)
- Each list needs a label, the label must have a special feature like stroke or drop shadow
- Each “Top 5” list must have two pictures
- Pictures must have a special feature
- Pictures should high quality (2MP or larger)
- Project is due Tuesday - end of period
- Use the shortcut “W” to preview your document
- Does it look “neat” (as in organized, not cool)? Does it look professional? Does it look like you spent time on it and thought about what you were doing?
- InDesign documents have to be "Exported" as a JPEG -- then you can post
- Post to Google Classroom #visualdesigntop5
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