Layout: Adobe InDesign GDES 1069

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Create and organize multi-page layouts using modular and baseline grids, ensuring content is aligned and structured effectively.
• Analyze and apply typographic principles, including selecting and formatting typefaces to establish a clear hierarchy of information and ensure readability.
• Utilize color effectively, applying relevant color schemes and understanding color modes, swatches, and gradients.
• Integrate and manage raster and vector graphics within layouts, while maintaining proper resolution, alignment, and color profiles for both print and digital outputs.
• Create and manage parent pages and automate text formatting using paragraph and character styles, ensuring consistent formatting and standardizing repetitive layout elements.
• Incorporate interactivity into digital publications, including hyperlinks, buttons, and basic interactive features for PDFs and EPUBs.
• Apply advanced layout techniques, such as text wrapping, object styles, anchored objects, hidden characters, and advanced frame fitting for complex designs.
• Effectively manage document structures, including the use of tables, hidden characters, and anchoring objects for consistent and precise formatting.
• Apply a structured design process to develop creative and functional layouts, from concept development through to final execution.
• Optimize layouts for production, utilizing preflight profiles, packaging documents, and preparing files for error-free output.

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2025