InDesign Fundamentals

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Adobe InDesign is a sophisticated page layout or desktop publishing program and has become the industry standard for print publishing.

This program is used by designers and graphic production artists to design and layout text and images for posters, flyers, brochures and magazines and is generally useful for anyone interested in the professional presentation of documents.

Students will carry out a range of exercises to learn the specifics of InDesign. Small class sizes assist the step-by-step instruction required for beginners.

Course Essentials

How to register

To sign up for this course, please fill out the Short Course Registration form and send it to:

Victoria University
PO Box 14428
Melbourne VIC 8001

You can also email your completed form to us at ITCI@vu.edu.au

Course contents

A brief introduction to working on Macintosh Computing Platform
The mechanics, tools and features of Indesign CS4
How to navigate and utilise the Indesign interface
How to produce a basic page layout, import pictures and create charts
Using and Creating Layers
Using and creating Colour swatches
In-class exercises to learn the specifics of InDesign

In this introductory, short course you will learn:

Admission Information

Contact School of Creative Industries: Ci_shortcourses@vu.edu.au