Graphics, Layout and Print (Adobe InDesign & Illustrator)

Course Outline

Dot WEEK ONE 6–9PM
Introduction & Basic elements
The Adobe InDesign workspace · working with panels · navigate through a document · create a new document · using the selection tool · using basic shape tools · create and select objects · create text frames · Exercise: Communicating content with basic visual elements

Line WEEK TWO 6–9PM
From dot to line
Importing and editing text in InDesign · change fonts and type style · using the glyphs panel · type on a path · how to import images from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator · wrap text around a graphic · working with the stroke panel · Exercise: Text lines as lines – creating movement and rhythm

Plane WEEK THREE 6–9PM
Principles of Order and Variation
The Adobe Illustrator workspace · working with panels · using the selection tool · using basic shape tools · selecting and aligning objects · shape mode · transforming objects· working with text · Exercises with planes and shapes

Colour WEEK FOUR 6–9PM
Colour physiology & Colour for print
(Illustrator) RGB & CMYK · swatches panel · live paint · colour wheel · tracing images · working with layers · Exercises with Shape and Colour contrast

Contrast WEEK FIVE 6–9PM
Working with Greys
(Illustrator & InDesign) Bezier · Pen tool · Creating and editing symbols · straight lines and curved paths · curves and corner anchor points · working with text in Illustrator · working with brushes & effects · Exercises with brightness, structure and texture

Grid WEEK SIX 6–9PM
Modular constructions
(InDesign) Order & pagination · creating a baseline grid · adjusting letter and word spacing · creating Master pages · working with libraries · Exercises with invisible nets – creating a layout

Image WEEK SEVEN 6–9PM
Image organisation
Collecting and arranging · mixed styles: combining bitmap, vector graphics and text · individual troubleshooting in InDesign & Illustrator · Working on individual projects

Layout WEEK EIGHT 6–9PM
Completing projects for print and/or screen
How to prepare your project for print or screen · creating hyperlinks and page transitions · when using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator? · Working on individual projects