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Computer Graphic Design

Intro to InDesign 2018 – Pages, Palettes and Layers

Objective:

  • Identify and effectively use the functions available in the default Palettes.
  • Create and modify shapes using the InDesign tools.
  • Create and modify layers using the Layers palette.
  • Effectively arrange objects using Layers.

Student-Friendly Objective:

  • I can use InDesign to draw colored shapes, create layers and arrange objects with layers.

Vocabulary:

  • Default Settings
  • Pages Palette
  • Layers Palette
  • Links Palette
  • Stroke Palette
  • Color Palette
  • Swatches Palette
  • Fill
  • Stroke
Links:
 
Topics Discussed:
  • Adobe InDesign CC 2017

Assignment:

  1. Follow along with the in-class demonstration, or watch the videos in the Links section above.
  2. In the same InDesign document that we created last week, use the Pages Palette to add an additional page:
    • Page 2: Draw five (5) different shapes with a different colored stroke and fill, placed on a new layer (Layer 2).
  3. When your document meets all the requirements, save it as “YOUR NAME – InDesign Week 1”
  4. We will continue working on this document throughout this week, and turn it in on Friday, August 24th.

Assigned: August 20th, 2018
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 24th, 2018

Computer Graphic Design

Welcome to Adobe InDesign 2018 – 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 Week 1.indd” to a place where you can easily find it (like your Desktop or Documents). We will continue to work on this document on Monday.

Assigned: August 17th, 2018
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 20th, 2018