Get started with Adobe InDesign over your lunch break. In this short introductory course, I will cover the bare basics of how to use InDesign. I will show you how to create and set up a new document. We will learn to setting up and saving document presets. We will explores how to use Master Pages to quickly insert repeating content. I will discusses how to create, name, arrange and lock Layers. Then I will walk you through how to use Adobe Color Themes and how to set up multiple-grids layouts. I will cover how to import text and images, then shows how to create graphic frames and place your images in them. Learn how to export your files for print or online publication, as well as how to set up an interactive PDF with hyperlinks and interactive buttons running preview and test any interactive elements directly in InDesign.
Get started with Adobe Illustrator over your lunch break. In this short introductory course, I will cover the bare basics of how to use Illustrator. We will learn how to create and set up a new document and how to set up your artboards. I will show you the tools you use to draw lines and curves, transform, duplicate, and group your lines and curves. I will explain how to create strokes with variable width and transform your outline paths into shapes. We will learn how to use the Ellipse tool, the Rectangle tool, and the Pencil tool to speed up and ease your creative process and show you how to use the Color Themes panel and apply gradients to your work. I will teach you how to use the Recolor tool to your advantage, then concludes with how to export your work. Let’s get started!
IGNITE YOUR MARKETING KIT IN ILLUSTRATOR
Build A Must-Have Marketing Kit To Accelerate Your Business Communication
Whether you're a freelancer, a marketer, or a business owner, this course will help you create a must-have marketing kit to professionally communicate what you do online and offline using the power of Creative Cloud!
Creating your business promotional assets is one of the most challenging and time-consuming activities, especially when you wish to focus on building your business.
With these easy-to-follow techniques, you will be able to leverage the power of the Creative Cloud to accelerate your workflow and share what you do with the world!
After this class you will be able to:
Learn the most frequently used Illustrator tools
Create promotional materials templates
Leverage Adobe Stock assets
Use Photoshop to enhance your production
Learn how to export for print and web
Who is this class for:
Freelancers looking to build a ready-to-go marketing kit for their promotion and their client's projects.
Marketers who desire to expand their knowledge and learn how to create professional visual assets for their campaigns.
Business Owners who are interested in growing their business exposure and managing their marketing materials.
The Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp focuses on the basics you need to know to start designing in Illustrator. Through a super-accelerated, real-world approach you’ll learn how to create different assets that a business needs as well as tips and tricks to make sure your designs stand out. Whether you’re a designer or student hoping to sharpen your skills—or a business leader who wants to produce their own print-ready graphics—this 10-part course from one of the world’s top Illustrator instructors will show you how.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
As you complete different lessons, you’ll get access to free, editable templates for a variety of projects, including a sophisticated invitation, social media design, Instagram photo puzzle, web icon, infographic, and more.