A step-by-step guide, filled with design examples and secret techniques, to help you make the most out of Adobe InDesign

Key Features

Step-by-step guide 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, brochures, among others

Uncover InDesign secrets and back doors to increase productivity and simplify the design process

Book Description

Indesign is a rich application that inspires users to create brilliant designs for print, web, and digital media. This book attempts to simplify the rich tools, properties and techniques of Adobe InDesign through extensive coverage on design processes.

The book starts with helping you get comfortable with the workspace of InDesign and take you through learning the menus and functions of InDesign. The book sets a roadmap for going from Beginner to Professional by building a full project, starting from the first chapter and end up with a full project by the end of the book. Each chapter includes the shortcuts for Windows and macOS at the end associated with every tool or option in InDesign. Once you get started using InDesign environment, the book extensively touches upon InDesign frameworks, Workspace, Pages, Master Pages, Text, among others functions and tools.

By the end of the book, the readers will be able to design, develop, and troubleshoot their design projects and enhance them with expert tips and tricks.

What you will learn

Core functions and tools of Adobe InDesign for creating pages, book, and magazine designs

Explore InDesign workspace, creation tools, and applications structure

Build a complete design project applying the techniques learned through the book

Transform design elements using both InDesign library and Creative Cloud library

Create and edit documents using the Master page feature in InDesign

Explore various options for working with images, shapes, text, tables, and colors for generating the desired output

Who This Book Is For

The book is intended for any creative individuals, professionals, and non-designers who want to build designs of books, magazines, pamphlets, among others. The book also helps any intermediate-level Indesign users to know more and progress to become advanced-level Indesign users. The book does not assume any prior knowledge of design tools or techniques.