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Computer Graphic Design

Welcome to Adobe InDesign 2017 – Interface and Tools

Welcome to our Adobe InDesign unit! Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard software for page layout. It’s what professionals use to produce all kinds of online and hardcopy publications. Today we will begin learning about the Adobe software suite, and the properties of the InDesign page layout software.

Objective:

  • Identify and effectively use the Toolbar, Control Panels and default Palettes.
  • Produce and modify shapes and photo frames.
  • Place a picture into a photo frame using multiple techniques.

Vocabulary Words:

  • Default Settings
  • Toolbar
  • Control Panel
  • Palette
  • Shape Tool
  • Photo Frame Tool
  • Stroke
  • Fill
  • Place Command
Links:
 
Topics Discussed:
  • Adobe InDesign CC 2017

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the in-class demonstration, or watch the attached videos under the Links header.
  2. Produce a new InDesign document featuring the following:
    1. At least (1) one picture of you
    2. Four (4) pictures of anything else (school appropriate!)
    3. Your name in 24pt type or larger
    4. One (1) text frame per picture, in 10pt type, explaining what the picture means to you (captions)
  3. Save the file as “Your Name – InDesign Day 1.indd” and upload a copy to the Google Classroom assignment titled “InDesign Day 1 – Interface and Tools”.

Assigned: August 18th, 2017
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 21st, 2017

Computer Graphic Design

InDesign Pre-Test 2017

Welcome to our InDesign unit! Today we will begin learning about the Adobe software suite, and the properties of the InDesign page layout software.

Objective:
Take the InDesign pre-test.

Student-Friendly Objective:
I can complete the InDesign pre-test.

Links:
InDesign pre-test on Google Classroom.

Topics Discussed:
Adobe InDesign CC 2017

Assignment:

  • Visit my Google Classroom site and take the InDesign pre-test.
  • Remember, this is a pre-test, so do your best to answer all the questions, but don’t worry if you don’t have all the answers. That’s what you’re here to learn.
  • Submit your test answers before the end of the class period today.
  • Make sure you mark the assignment as “Done” when you finish to confirm that you took the test.

 

Assigned: August 17th, 2017
Due Date: August 17th, 2017