Exploring Indesign CS2

by Rydberg,Terry

• ISBN13: 9781418014322
• ISBN10: 141801432X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-06
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

In the real world, page layout projects don't come with directions and the "recipe book" approach of most software books does little to prepare designers for the demands of a highly competitive industry. Exploring InDesign CS2 takes a different approach. With an emphasis on typography and critical thinking, the book transforms the novice into a professional typesetter- one who is grounded in industry-standard design principles. In addition to gaining professional proficiency while using the new features of Adobe InDesign CS2, users learn to begin a project while visualizing the end design, to identify the project pitfalls and challenges, and to independently strategize the best production sequence. Chapters and projects are carefully ordered to move readers from basic operations to creating complex documents using multiple master pages and paragraph and character styles, with each chapter building upon the skills presented in the previous chapter. As in industry, the emphasis throughout is on productivity, including preplanning and utilizing keyboard shortcuts.

Author Biography

Terry Rydberg is an instructor at the Harry V. Quadracci Printing and Graphics Center at Waukesha County Technical College, a state-of-the-art graphics program in Wisconsin

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
The InDesign Workspace	2	(28)
Getting Started	4	(1)
Palettes, Palettes, and More Palettes	5	(4)
Using Your Tools	9	(3)
Keyboard Shortcuts	12	(2)
Getting Text into Your Frame	14	(7)
Customizing Your Workspace	21	(2)
Saving Your Work	23	(3)
Printing Your Document	26	(1)
Summary	27	(3)
Type, Tools, and Terms	30	(28)
An Eye-Q Test	32	(1)
First Things First	33	(1)
Select a Great Typeface	34	(2)
Using Text	36	(8)
Putting It All Together	44	(2)
About Measuring	46	(1)
Working with Text in a Frame	47	(7)
Summary	54	(4)
The Fine Art of Setting Type	58	(24)
The Anatomy of Type	60	(3)
Understanding Hidden Characters	63	(4)
Using Raised and Drop Caps	67	(2)
Turn Off Hyphenation	69	(1)
Use Nonbreaking Spaces and Hyphens to Keep Words Together	69	(1)
Apply Alignment Settings	70	(1)
Indent Copy	71	(1)
Balance Ragged Lines	72	(1)
Use Quote Marks and Prime Marks	72	(2)
Hang Punctuation	74	(1)
Using Hyphens and Dashes	75	(1)
Calculate Paragraph Line Measure	76	(2)
Proofreader's Marks	78	(1)
Summary	79	(3)
ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: CHOOSING TYPEFACES: CONCORD, CONFLICT, AND CONTRAST	82	(64)
Combining Type and Images	86	(34)
InDesign's Measuring System	88	(1)
Units of Measurement	88	(8)
Working with Text	96	(1)
Multicolumn Text	96	(1)
Placing Text	97	(2)
Managing Text Flow	99	(3)
About Threaded Text Frames	102	(1)
Underlining and Paragraph Rules	103	(3)
Check Spelling	106	(1)
Typography	107	(5)
Working with Images	112	(1)
Scaling and Cropping Images	113	(3)
Using the Control Palette to Modify Images in Frames	116	(1)
Summary	117	(3)
Tabs and Tables	120	(26)
Setting Tabs	122	(3)
How Should I Mark Up the Copy?	125	(1)
Type First---Set Tabs Second	125	(1)
How Does the Tabs Palette Work?	125	(5)
Indent to Here	130	(1)
Repeat Tabs	131	(1)
Tables	131	(1)
Table Basics	132	(11)
Summary	143	(3)
ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: THE ART OF TYPE	146	(102)
Grids, Guides, and Aligning Objects	150	(34)
Back to the Basics	152	(5)
Guides and Columns	157	(13)
Aligning and Distributing Objects	170	(3)
Other Object Management Techniques	173	(7)
Summary	180	(4)
Managing Elements: Text Wrap and Layers	184	(16)
Integrating Text and Graphics	186	(1)
An Introduction to Text Wrap	186	(4)
Using Layers to Create Two Versions of a Document	190	(2)
Designing a CD Cover	192	(5)
Summary	197	(3)
Type Continuity: Applying Styles	200	(28)
Creating Complex Documents	202	(1)
Preparing the Four-Page Newsletter Structure	203	(6)
Using the Eyedropper Tool	209	(1)
Defining Styles	209	(5)
Creating Character Styles	214	(3)
Applying Styles	217	(1)
Finishing Up Page 1	218	(2)
Finishing Spread 2-3	220	(2)
Finishing Page 4	222	(1)
Applying Character Styles	222	(1)
Redefining Styles	223	(1)
Summary	224	(4)
Page Continuity: Master Pages	228	(20)
Master Pages	230	(1)
Applying Elements and Renaming Master Pages	230	(2)
Modifying Master Page Elements	232	(2)
Creating New Master Pages	234	(1)
Setting Automatic Page Numbers	235	(1)
Duplicating Master Pages	236	(2)
Apply a Different Master Page to an Existing Page	238	(1)
Automating Jump and Continuation Lines	238	(2)
Creating an Object Library	240	(1)
Creating Object Styles	241	(1)
Defining Object Styles	242	(3)
Summary	245	(3)
ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: HIGH-IMPACT DESIGN ON A LOW BUDGET	248	(102)
Business Forms	252	(16)
General Project Information	254	(1)
General Design Considerations	255	(1)
Typographic Considerations	255	(1)
A Sample Job	255	(2)
Identity Packages	257	(1)
Letterhead Design Considerations	257	(2)
Envelope Design Considerations	259	(1)
Business Card Design Considerations	259	(2)
Newspaper Display Ads Design Considerations	261	(2)
Designing for the Phone Book	263	(1)
Design Considerations for Forms	264	(1)
Summary	265	(3)
Designing with Type	268	(26)
Type: A Versatile Design Element	270	(1)
Placing Type on a Closed Shape	270	(3)
Placing Type on an Open Path	273	(5)
Creating Shadowed Type	278	(1)
Create Text Outlines	278	(2)
Create Shaped Text Frames	280	(1)
Bitter Apple Game Preserve	280	(6)
The Bitter Apple Logo	286	(2)
Finishing Up the Flyer	288	(3)
Summary	291	(3)
Production Essentials	294	(34)
Production Essentials	296	(1)
Specifying Color	296	(5)
The Swatches Palette	301	(11)
Color Separations	312	(2)
Printers' Marks and Printing Options	314	(4)
Managing Graphics Files	318	(2)
Using Adobe Stock Photos	320	(2)
Preflight the Document	322	(2)
Summary	324	(4)
Basic Graphic Elements	328	(22)
Graphics Tools	330	(1)
The Mighty Pen Tool	330	(17)
Summary	347	(3)
Index	350