Designing a Book

Learn how to design a book that will be cherished for years to come. Nigel French breaks down the components of an elegant and readable book, starting from the ground up in Adobe InDesign. This class covers setting up your document, placing and styling text, working with images, creating the book cover, and preparing the book for printing. Follow along step-by-step as Nigel goes from a blank page to a beautiful book that proves print is very much alive and well.

Learning objectives
Set up an InDesign workspace.
Adjust the page size and margins.
Place text.
Apply text styles.
Automate formatting.
Add footnotes and headers.
Place images.
Fix text details.
Create the front matter and the cover.
Export the final book.