Building a great magazine layout can be a time-consuming and difficult process. In this course, graphic designer Nigel French shares effective design techniques that can help you create dynamic magazine layouts using Adobe InDesign CC. From setting up a document to working with images and typography, Nigel takes you through the whole process of designing a magazine spread—from concept to completion. Learn how to tidy up and finesse the layout of your document, prepare your final document for print, and more.

Topics include:

• Determining the size of the margins
• Creating a layout grid
• Working with layers and master pages
• Placing dummy text and low-resolution images
• Creating and applying paragraph styles
• Addressing captions, cropping, and image sizing
• Preflighting documents
• Creating print-ready PDFs