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Adobe InDesign Bootcamp in NYC or Live Online
Comprehensive InDesign Course in NYC
- $975
- 18 Hours
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Mac or PC provided
We provide computers to use during class. Choose a Mac or a PC during the checkout process.
- Small in-person class
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Free retake
Students may retake the course once within six months if there is an available seat.
- 185 Madison Ave, 3rd Floor, NYC
- Also available live online
The InDesign Bootcamp class concentrates on the most common design needs of NYC's business owners. By the end of this InDesign bootcamp, you'll feel confident using tables and columns effectively, creating long documents (like books and magazines), creating advanced text styles (such as drop caps), using XML with InDesign, managing color profiles, working with 4-color printing, and more.
This class is was designed for those who want to take their InDesign knowledge to the next level. Whether you're interviewing for positions that require an advanced level of InDesign, or you're working in the print, advertising, or graphic design industries, our comprehensive curriculum will help you reach your goals. We even offer a free retake if you feel that you need a bit more time to practice.
This InDesign Bootcamp is offered at our design school, Noble Desktop, at 185 Madison Avenue.
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Course Overview
- Create layouts with text, color, and graphics
- Create a 2-page magazine spread
- Style text, use color swatches, and format paragraphs
- Professional typesetting techniques
- Book layout creation
Full Course Syllabus
Download PDF OutlineSection 1
Letter Creation
- Setting preferences
- The Control panel
- Text frames
- Basic text attributes
- Basic keyboard shortcuts
Large Type Letter
- More text attributes
More Text Styling
- Baseline shift
- Small caps
- The Line tool
- Making proper fractions
Magazine Ad
- Setting up a document bleed
- Placing images
- Combining text & images
- White type on a black background
Advanced Word Processing/Formatting
- Paragraph spacing
- Tabs
Section 2
Kerning/Tracking
- Optical vs. metric kerning
- Kerning vs. tracking
- Manual kerning
2-Page Magazine Ad
- Facing pages
- Color swatches
- Defining colors
Sporktown Brochure
- Placing text, photos, & illustrations
- Gradient swatches
- Drop shadows
- Alignment
- Text wrap
Section 3
Professional Typesetting Techniques
- Bulleted lists
- Hanging bullets
- Hyphenation
- Discretionary hyphens
- Special break characters
Drawing Bézier Curves
- The Pen tool
- Segments, anchor points, & curves
Multiple Column Ad with Text Wrap
- Multiple text columns
- Drop caps
- The baseline grid
- Text wrap
Magazine Cover
- Placing transparent art
- Defining & using color swatches
- Type on a path
Section 4
Style Sheets in a Magazine Article
- Paragraph styles
- Character styles
- Nested styles
Tables
- Placing Excel tables (with their formatting)
- Table headers
- Formatting tables (fills, strokes, etc.)
- Reordering table cells
Anchored Frames
- Anchoring frames so they reflow with text
- Positioning anchored objects
Section 5
Leaders Magazine: Master Pages & 1st Article
- Master pages
- Spanning columns
- Step & repeat
- Paragraph & character styles
Leaders Magazine—Libraries & More
- Libraries
Leaders Magazine: Searches & Spell Check
- Spell checking
- Find/change
Section 6
The Lawyer Joke Book: Setup
- Master pages
- Automatic page numbering
- Automatic text flow
- Running heads
The Lawyer Joke Book: Styling the Text
- Paragraph rules
- The baseline grid
- Find/change with paragraph formatting
Creating a Table of Contents
- Defining & building a table of contents
- Formatting & updating a table of contents
Books: Creating
- Using multiple files to create a book
- Synchronizing files
Books: Auto Page Numbering
- Auto page numbering across files