Introduction to Adobe InDesign
A course by Javier AlcarazEditorial and Typeface Designer
A course by Javier Alcaraz, Editorial and Typeface Designer
Learn Adobe InDesign from scratch and master the top software for printed and digital editorial design
Learn how to design editorial projects like a pro with Adobe InDesign.
Throughout the 5 courses, get to know the ins and outs of InDesign and the main tools it offers for creating editorial projects, whether you've never touched an Adobe software before and are interested in editing your projects, or you're familiar with the programs and want to create more professional editorial projects.
Start by getting to know the Adobe InDesign interface, how it’s structured, and what the main tools and functions of the program are. Create a document from scratch and configure its size, margins, and columns to get the ball rolling.
In the second course, learn the essentials for working with text. Find out what digital typography is, paragraph and character attributes, tables, and how to configure different styles to speed up your work.
Your next course focuses on how to work with figures and images. Start by creating simple shapes and container frames and then learn to work with images imported from other programs in the Adobe suite.
In the fourth course, discover the full potential of the main tools that InDesign has to offer for the editorial workflow. Go through everything you need to know about page numbering, colors, libraries, book files, and content tables.
To finish, the last course focuses on teaching you to export your project for different outputs, either for printing or for a digital platform in HTML and CSS, PDF, and other formats.
Technical requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 7 or macOS 10.12 Sierra (or later). ⦁ Adobe InDesign CC 2014 or later (you can buy it or download the 7-day trial version from the Adobe website). ⦁ Although it is not essential, it would be useful to have a printer and a code editor (Atom, Braquets, or even TextEdit) for the 5th course.
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Reviews
- 2 months ago
Excelente curso! Muy completo y entendible para aprender InDesign.
- 2 months ago
beun curso
- 2 months ago
El mejor curso para comenzar en InDesign, el profesor además, te da muchos tips y consejos sobre diseño editorial
- 4 months ago
Me gusto bastante el curso, aprendí mucho sobre indesign. Lo recomiendo.
- 4 months ago
Es muy completo y exhaustivo
Javier Alcaraz is a graphic designer specializing in Typographic Design and Art Direction for Editorial Design. He began his design career for Argentina newspapers and worked on developing publications and institutional communication in Ecuador. In 2004, he left Argentina for Mexico, where he worked for important publishing houses like Grupo Media and Expansión.
In 2011, he founded elcerezo, a studio that works on editorial design, branding, and typeface design for clients in Latin America and Europe, including Google, the Mexican Ministry of Culture, TetraPack, and Forbes. He currently resides in Spain.
Content
- U1
Presentation
- Presentation
- U1
Presentation
- Presentation
- U2
What is InDesign?
- What is InDesign?
- U3
Interface Description
- Interface Description
- U4
Creation of documents
- Creation of documents
- U5
View and navigate in the document
- View and navigate in document 1
- View and navigate in document 2
- U6
Adjust and layout the document
- Adjust and layout the document 1
- Adjust and layout document 2
- Adjust and layout document 3
- U7
Layers
- Layers
- U8
Text, first steps
- Text, first steps
- U9
Practice: Start a project
- Practice: Start a project
- FP
Final project
- x BASICS: InDesign
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FAQs
Adobe InDesign is a specialized software for layout and design of printed and digital documents like books, magazines, and brochures, allowing you to professionally combine text, images, and graphic elements.
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and doesn’t require any previous experience with InDesign or editorial design.
All you need is a computer with Adobe InDesign installed (a trial version works) and basic computer skills.
You’ll learn how to create and layout documents, apply text styles, manage images and tables, and export files for print and digital publishing in PDF and EPUB formats.
In InDesign, you can build documents from scratch, set margins, columns, and master pages, and organize content using text and image frames to achieve a professional layout.
Text styles in InDesign let you save and apply preset formatting to headings, subheadings, and paragraphs, ensuring consistency and speeding up document editing.
You can place images using the 'Place' feature, resize and position them, and keep them linked so updates are easy and image quality stays intact.