Objective:

I can use InDesign to make a document that represents myself and my goals so I can prove that I can continue to use the tools in InDesign to express my unique perspective and individuality.

Links:

• Student Profile Example
• Google Classroom

Topics Discussed:

• InDesign Page Layout
• Default Settings
• Pages Palette
• Layers Palette
• Links Palette
• Stroke Palette
• Color Palette
• Swatches Palette
• Fill
• Stroke
• Type Tool
• Type on a Path Tool
• Character Palette
• Character Formatting Controls
• Paragraph Formatting Controls
• Font
• Leading
• Kerning
• Tracking
• Vertical Scale
• Horizontal Scale
• Baseline
• Baseline Shift
• Skew
• Alignment (Left, Right, Center, Justified)
• Indent
• Drop Cap

Assignment:

1. Download the Student Profile Example and use it as your guide to completing this project. Create a new Letter size (8.5 inches x 11 inches) document in InDesign (make sure you set your units to “Inches”).
2. You must have all of these sections on your profile, with all the information listed on sample.
   1. “My Schedule“
   2. “Vital Information“
   3. “Personal History“
   4. “Favorites“
3. You must have at least five different pictures in total. Save all pictures in a folder in the same location as your .indd file to preserve the image links.
4. Your pictures should include:
   • A picture of yourself that clearly shows your face.
   • Four other pictures of your choice. (You may use the Internet. Keep it classy!)
5. Headlines:   Each section must have a headline describing the section.  
   See the sections above for the four headlines for the sections that you will need 24 pt type or bigger.
   • The largest headline will say “Student Profile: Your Name” in 36 pt or bigger type
6. Fonts:   You may only use three different fonts.
   • The size for the body copy (all the words that aren’t headlines) is 12 point.
7. Color:   Use as much color as you want. I will be printing them in color and hanging them on the cabinets in my classroom.
8. Design:   This is your design. Do not make it look exactly like the example shown in class, or anybody else’s profile.

Use “File -> Adobe PDF Presets -> High Quality Print” to Export the document as a high quality Adobe PDF called “Your Name – Student Profile.PDF”, and turn in this completed file to the Google Classroom assignment page by Friday, August 29th, 2025.

Assigned: August 27th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 29th, 2025

Objective:

I can use the Type tools and Palettes to create and modify type in InDesign so I can make text easier for people to read in my documents.

Vocabulary:

• Type Tool
• Type on a Path Tool
• Character Palette
• Character Formatting Controls
• Paragraph Formatting Controls
• Font
• Leading
• Kerning
• Tracking
• Vertical Scale
• Horizontal Scale
• Baseline
• Baseline Shift
• Skew
• Alignment (Left, Right, Center, Justified)
• Indent
• Drop Cap

Links:

Add Text and Art in Frames (Video)

Apply Color to an Object (Video)

Topics Discussed:

• Adobe InDesign CC

Assignment:

1. Follow along with the in-class demonstration, or watch the videos in the Links section above.
2. Create a new InDesign document, measured in inches, and with all the other settings default.
3. Place Your name in 72pt type across the top of the page, and two columns of 12pt overflowed placeholder text (placed with the “Fill with Placeholder Text” command). All paragraphs should start with a 2-line Drop Cap, be Left Justified, and should be double-spaced (adjust the leading), have the tracking (space between letters), the text vertical width and horizontal height adjusted.
4. When your document meets all the requirements, upload a copy to the Google Classroom assignment titled “InDesign Day 3” by end of day on Wednesday, August 27th.

Assigned: Tuesday August 26th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 27th, 2025