Indesign Masterclass: From Basics To Advanced Design Skills

Indesign Masterclass: From Basics To Advanced Design Skills
Published 2/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

What you’ll learn

Master InDesign’s essential tools to create professional print and digital layouts with precision and efficiency

Utilize AI features, text formatting, and typography best practices to enhance design quality and readability

Design interactive PDFs, manage linked content, and apply object, paragraph, and character styles for seamless workflow

Requirements

Basic computer literacy is required; prior experience with design software is helpful but not necessary as this course covers both fundamental and advanced InDesign skills

Description

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the Adobe InDesign Masterclass

Lecture 1 Introduction to Adobe InDesign

Lecture 2 Essential Steps to Set Up a New InDesign Document

Lecture 3 Customizing workspace in InDesign

Section 2: Document Setup & Layout Fundamentals

Lecture 4 How to Use Columns Effectively in InDesign

Lecture 5 Create a Master Page with an Editable Text Region

Lecture 6 Adding a Name For The Restaurant

Lecture 7 Creating Text for Sidebar

Section 3: Placing & Managing Content in InDesign

Lecture 8 Adding and Transforming Graphics

Lecture 9 Aligning Objects and Wrap Text Around Them

Lecture 10 Changing Shapes of the Corner

Lecture 11 Releasing Content from Parent Pages

Lecture 12 Using AI: Text-to-Image Feature

Section 4: Page Numbering, Shapes & Logos

Lecture 13 How to Add Page Numbers in InDesign

Lecture 14 Creating Shapes and Using the Gridify Tool in InDesign

Lecture 15 Designing a Simple Logo for Our Project

Lecture 16 Using Compound Paths in InDesign with AI

Section 5: Working with Text & Typography

Lecture 17 Creating Type on a Circular Path

Lecture 18 Text Threading and Managing Overset Text

Lecture 19 Placing Large Text Documents into InDesign

Lecture 20 Using AI for Text Wrap

Lecture 21 Creating a Clipping Path in Photoshop for InDesign

Section 6: Advanced Typography & Text Formatting

Lecture 22 Typography Best Practices: What Makes Good Typography?

Lecture 23 Mastering Text Formatting Controls in InDesign

Lecture 24 Using Kerning for Better Text Formatting

Lecture 25 Adjusting Vertical & Horizontal Scale for Text

Lecture 26 Converting Text into Outlines

Section 7: Color, Styles & Design Workflow

Lecture 27 Using the Paste Into Command for Text

Lecture 28 Adding and Managing Color in InDesign Document

Lecture 29 Using Adobe CC Libraries for Better InDesign Workflow

Lecture 30 Using Step and Repeat for Text Formatting

Lecture 31 Formatting Text with Spanning, Splitting & Tabs

Section 8: Mastering Paragraph, Character & Object Styles

Lecture 32 Creating Paragraph and Character Styles

Lecture 33 Reusing Paragraph and Character Styles Efficiently

Lecture 34 Creating and Applying Object Styles in InDesign

Section 9: Working with Linked Content & Packaging Files

Lecture 35 Managing Linked Content in Adobe InDesign

Lecture 36 Best Practices for Respecting Linked Content Workflow

Lecture 37 Creating a Packaged InDesign Document

Section 10: Creating Interactive PDFs in InDesign

Lecture 38 Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Interactive PDF in InDesign

Lecture 39 Advanced Techniques for Designing Interactive PDFs

This course is ideal for graphic designers, marketers, publishers, and beginners seeking to master Adobe InDesign for print and digital media projects