One-day: Adobe InDesign

Prerequisites:	A working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows XP/Vista
Cost:	$250 (students currently enrolled in School of Communications Design)
	$300 (all others)
Dates:	*Spring 2008 - Friday, May 16, 9:30am to 4:30pm (with a 1 hour lunch break) Fall 2008 - Friday, Dec 12, 9:30am to 4:30pm (with a 1 hour lunch break) * This session is discounted by $25, please adjust accordingly.

This workshop is designed for working professionals (but is also open to students) who need to add to their skill set without the time commitment of a multiple-week workshop.

Adobe InDesign is the standard production tool for most designers today. Learn how to use it to create designs that you might have previously used Quark XPress to create, and discover some of InDesign's advantages. Participants will design various projects and become acquainted with the basic tools. Your registration fee includes all booklets and instruction manuals used in the course for you to keep.

Topics include:

• Setting up a new publication
• Basic type tools, typography and paragraph formatting
• Working with text and picture frames (fills, strokes, etc...)
• Multicolumn and threading/unthreading text boxes
• Importing/linking graphics and wrapping text (including different graphic types and using clipping paths)
• Using layers (creating additional layers, moving objects)
• Using master pages
• Introduction to paragraph and character-based style sheets
• Creating and using colors, custom colors and gradients
• Basic use of the pen tool
• Use of object styles, drop shadows, and transparency
• Understanding and using the Links palette, Preflight and document Packaging
• Tips and Tricks