Designing a Calendar
2h 20mIntermediate2013-10-11
Authors
Nigel French
Graphic Designer, Author, Artist, Trainer
Course details
Learn how to design a calendar that's both functional and inspirational. This course begins by taking a historical look at the different types of calendars. Next, author Nigel French takes you through three different projects (a wall calendar, a circular calendar, and a compact one), using both Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
Learning objectives
Observing different styles of calendars
Installing and using the Calendar Wizard script for InDesign
Placing and fitting images
Adding text
Working with grids and tables
Creating the cover
Preparing calendars for print
Learning objectives
Observing different styles of calendars
Installing and using the Calendar Wizard script for InDesign
Placing and fitting images
Adding text
Working with grids and tables
Creating the cover
Preparing calendars for print
Skills covered
InDesignIllustratorPersonal Productivity SoftwareProjectAdobeBusiness Software and Tools
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. An Overview of Calendar Design
- 03 - Thinking about calendar design
- 04 - Styles of calendar design
- 05 - Online calendar printing services
- 06 - Designer calendars
2. Designing a Wall Calendar
- 07 - An overview of the wall calendar project
- 08 - Installing the Calendar Wizard script
- 09 - Calendar generation, pagination, and page rotation
- 10 - Placing and fitting images
- 11 - Adding transparency with paragraph and object styles
- 12 - Editing the calendar table and cell styles
- 13 - Creating the calendar cover
- 14 - Preparing the calendar for print
3. Designing a Circular Calendar
- 15 - An overview of the circular calendar project
- 16 - Creating a circular grid
- 17 - Threading text frames around a circular grid
- 18 - Adding text to a circular grid
- 19 - Creating the months around the circle
- 20 - Creating a circular gradient
- 21 - Refining the calendar text
- 22 - Adding the year to the calendar
4. Designing a Compact Calendar
- 23 - Making the calendar tables
- 24 - Joining the months into a single table
- 25 - Stripping out the unnecessary information
- 26 - Editing the paragraph styles
- 27 - Editing the table
- 28 - Customizing the cell styles
- 29 - Finishing touches
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps