InDesign CC: Designing a Magazine Layout

1h 51mBeginner2018-04-25

Authors

Nigel French

Graphic Designer, Author, Artist, Trainer

Course details

Building a great magazine layout can be a time-consuming and difficult process. In this course, graphic designer Nigel French shares effective design techniques that can help you create dynamic magazine layouts using Adobe InDesign CC. From setting up a document to working with images and typography, Nigel takes you through the whole process of designing a magazine spread—from concept to completion. Learn how to tidy up and finesse the layout of your document, prepare your final document for print, and more.

Learning objectives
Determining the size of the margins
Creating a layout grid
Working with layers and master pages
Placing dummy text and low-resolution images
Creating and applying paragraph styles
Addressing captions, cropping, and image sizing
Preflighting documents
Creating print-ready PDFs

Skills covered

Digital PublishingInDesignGraphic DesignAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Overview

1. Document Essentials

03 - Setting up the document
04 - Margins and grids
05 - Layers and master pages
06 - Thumbnails and wireframe

2. Laying Out the Article

07 - Placing low-resolution images
08 - Placing dummy text
09 - Creating and applying paragraph styles
10 - Tidying up
11 - Inserting high-resolution images
12 - Replacing dummy text

3. Finessing the Layout

13 - Addressing captions, cropping, and image sizing
14 - Text composition
15 - Designing the drop cap
16 - Designing the sidebar
17 - Copyfitting text

4. Preparing for Print

18 - Preflighting and exporting to PDF
19 - Packaging and archiving the project

Conclusion

20 - Goodbye