Adobe InDesign CS4
Welcome to the Adobe InDesign online classes developed and taught by award winning instructor, designer and writer Gary Crossey. With five new online Adobe InDesign classes, Gary covers the fundamentals that designers need to know to be effective when using Adobe InDesign.
Adobe InDesign Classes
- Adobe InDesign – Beginners
- Adobe InDesign – Intermediate
- Adobe InDesign – Advanced
- Adobe InDesign – Masters
- Adobe InDesign – Time Saving Tips & Tricks
Message from the instructor
It is difficult to believe that 10 years have passed since the release of Adobe InDesign 1.0. Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of taking a college class with Adobe InDesign 1.0. Upon arriving to the Adobe InDesign class, with one of my favorite instructors, the teacher exclaimed “not sure why we are using this piece of crap…”
Our class had adapted the Adobe InDesign 1.0 Classroom in a Book for the class, and as each student tried to complete the exercises, we discovered one bug after another. The software was a disaster.
Before Adobe InDesign, there was PageMaker that Adobe acquired during the purchase of Aldus in 1994. Four years later Adobe had lost most all the professional layout market to QuarkXPress – to the point that Quark actually offered to buy out Adobe Systems. Adobe turned down the offer and fought back by releasing Adobe InDesign 1.0.
The market response to Adobe InDesign 1.0 was not good. InDesign 1.0 fell short on most all features. Shortly after the release of InDesign 1.0, there were rumors that QuarkXPress dismissed many of their top developers believing they had no competition.
Seven months after the release of Adobe InDesign 1.0, came what many consider the real release of Adobe InDesign. With the release of Adobe InDesign 1.5, the entire print and digital media world turns upside down and back-to-front.
Ten years later, I am thankful for Joyce Ryan insisting that we integrate Adobe InDesign immediately into our design program, even as “a piece of crap” software, we were at the beginning of what would become a huge wave for digital media and the entire online and print world.
Adobe InDesign is now the premier software for creating posters, flyers, brochures, magazines and books. With the release of Adobe InDesign CS4 – the developers of Adobe InDesign promise an 300-400% faster workflow while working with Adobe InDesign tools.
Join me as I share the hidden secrets and time saving tips that make Adobe InDesign truly brilliant.
~Gary Crossey – www.irishguy.info
Enjoy the ten year time-line
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Adobe InDesign Online Classes
Adobe InDesign Beginner – AID101
Class Description: Learn InDesign quickly with hands on projects. Taught with Adobe InDesign CS4, the course covers InDesign’s rudimentary page layout tools and may be applied to previous versions of Adobe InDesign.
Online classes are designed for experienced computer users; concepts are presented in an accelerated format.
Class Projects
- Business Cards
- Classified Ads
- Event Flyer
- Professional Newsletter
Pay for class:
Adobe InDesign Beginners is $45 for one week access to lesson plan and 24/7 access to online Question and Answer forum. Access ID and Password and Class link are issued at the time of purchasing the class.
Adobe InDesign Intermediate
Class Description: Unlock the mystery of combing type and images in Adobe InDesign CS4, while Exploring InDesign typesetting capabilities. With hands on projects and real world examples, learn how to quickly control type with appealing layout and typesetting tools. One-Day Intensive classes are designed for experienced computer users; concepts are presented in an accelerated format. At a minimum, students will need basic InDesign skills equal to those gained in InDesign Introduction.
Adobe InDesign Advanced
Class Description: Learn how to manage and work with complex documents with Adobe InDesign CS4. With a concentration on using tabs and tables within InDesign, and the best practices for creating styles, Master Pages and Library objects. One-Day Intensive classes are designed for experienced computer users; concepts are presented in an accelerated format. At a minimum, students will need basic InDesign skills equal to those gained in InDesign Intermediate.
Adobe InDesign Time Saving Tricks
Class Description: The NEW Adobe Tips & Tricks series of one-day classes have been specially developed for new and experienced Adobe users. The NEW Adobe Tips & Tricks series of one-day classes have been specially developed for new and experienced Adobe users. Students will learn the top Timing Saving tips and tricks while working with real world hands-on Adobe InDesign CS4 projects. Class demonstrations will be included (but not limited to) Using Find & Replace to make Global changes to a document, Getting the most out of Guides, Using your own Placeholder Type, Finding the Right Font, Avoiding Problems, Top Ten Shortcuts, hidden or not so obvious tools and many clever workarounds for difficult or more cumbersome tasks. The objective of the class is to provide student with many tools that they can quickly and effectively integrate into their current workflow.
