Description: In the world of design, projects don't come with directions. The "recipe book" approach used by most software books does little to prepare designers for the demands of a highly competitive industry. Exploring InDesign CS3 takes a different approach.
With an emphasis on typography and critical thinking, Exploring InDesign CS3 transforms the novice into a professional who is able to use the software while applying industry-standard design principles. In addition to using the new features of Adobe InDesign CS3, users learn to identify each project's challenges and to strategize the best production sequence.
Chapters and projects are carefully organized to move learners from basic operations to creating complex documents. Each chapter builds upon the skills presented in the previous chapter. As in industry, the emphasis throughout is on technical accuracy and productivity. Product Benefits: - Project-based instruction teaches users the production techniques needed to build correct, editable, and printable documents.
- Increases skill retention by revisiting core techniques again and again in projects throughout the book.
- Teaches typography in conjunction with the software as a cross-disciplinary approach that enhances learning.
- Supplemental projects at the end of each chapter provide opportunities for learners to apply new skills with minimal direction.
- Written by an author with industry typesetting experience and more than 16 years of teaching digital page layout in a classroom setting.
- Author introduction to each chapter accompanies text in Podcast format.
- Accompanying CD includes text and graphics files for in-text and end-of-chapter projects.
Table of Contents: 1. The InDesign Workspace World
2. Type, Tools and Terms
3. The Fine Art of Setting Type
4. Combining Type and Images
5. Tabs and Tables
6. Grids, Guides, and Aligning Objects
7. Managing Elements: Text Wrap and Layers
8. Type Continuity: Appling Styles
9. Page Continuity: Master Pages
10. Business Forms
11. Designing with Type
12. Production Essentials
13. Basic Graphic Elements |
