Take a deep dive into Adobe InDesign in this hands-on masterclass. Our Masterclasses cover all of the essential tools and features in the software plus lots of tips and tricks for project management and workflow efficiency. Masterclasses also leave room at the end of each day for individual attention for questions about portfolio development and professional development. Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard tool for creating and editing vector graphics for illustration and design. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard tool used by artists, designers, and publishers around the world. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the core features and techniques of this powerful page-layout application including managing documents and pages, editing text and graphics, exporting for print and screen, and creating interactive documents.
Training topics:
- Creating & Customizing Documents
- Page Setup & Layout
- Working With Master Pages
- Working With Typography
- Applying Color
- Placing Linked & Embedded Graphics
- Sizing & Cropping Graphics
- Working With Vector Shapes
- Using Paragraph & Character Styles
- Using Object Styles
- Transforming Objects
- Packaging & Archiving
- Exporting For Print
- Exporting For Screen
- Building interactive PDFs and web documents
BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP
Bring your own laptop with any version of the software installed. Each student works on their own laptop with course materials provided by the instructor at the start of class.
REMOTE OR IN-PERSON
Plexus Creative Private Sessions may be attended in-person at our Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio or online via Zoom. Online session are live interactive classrooms with remote screen and mouse sharing capabilities.
FREE FOLLOW UP SESSION
All Plexus Creative workshops include a complimentary 15-minute Zoom session to answer questions relating to workshop exercises. Follow up sessions can be booked within thirty days of workshop date.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Laura is a New York City based multimedia artist and creative technologist. Her award winning projects incorporate a variety of tools and techniques including digital imaging, motion graphics, animation, video, interactivity, AI, 3D, and sound. She has taught new media art courses and studio practice workshops at Stanford University, Tang Teaching Museum, and was a National Endowment of the Arts Digital Arts Fellow. As an artist and educator she has worked with clients including Apple, Spotify, Etsy, The New York Times, BET, Chanel, Havas Media, and others.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
Also available in-person in NYC