Introduction to Indesign
This course is for those completely new to Adobe InDesign and offers an introduction to the key concepts of InDesign and how to prepare print publications. The objective of this course is to give the participants a basic understanding of InDesign and the potential that it offers. Strong general computer skills are needed. Please read more information about suitability below the course dates.
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Mon 31 Jul
- TEC-subsidised course fee for qualifying students: $60.00 incl. GST
- $148.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 31 Jul 19:00 - Mon 31 Jul 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 07 Aug 19:00 - Mon 07 Aug 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 14 Aug 19:00 - Mon 14 Aug 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 21 Aug 19:00 - Mon 21 Aug 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 28 Aug 19:00 - Mon 28 Aug 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 04 Sep 19:00 - Mon 04 Sep 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Course fee
This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for NZ citizen and permanent migrant adults, their partners on work visas or visitor visas, and refugees. To qualify, registrants should be over the age of 16 years and not currently enrolled in a secondary school. We need to collect extra information such as age, ethnicity, educational achievement and gender for statistical purposes. You must also provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency or refugee status if requested. A condition of accepting a course fee subsidy is that you commit to at least 80% attendance of your course. The subsidised course fee is $60.
What is Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
This beginner-level course is designed for those who have no experience of InDesign and is an introduction to this powerful software. Topics include: document set up, the workspace, working with colour, shapes and pictures, setting text including text wrapping and paragraph styles, plus InDesign extras including the effects pallet, pathfinder, gradients and gradient feather. During the course you'll prepare some simple print publications such as a flyer and a pamphlet.
Please bring a USB stick. This twelve-hour course is held in a college computer suite on Windows/PCs. Software version Adobe Cloud 2019.
Who should attend?
Strong general computer skills are required. This course is taught for those who are new to InDesign. You will need to practise between classes so should have access to InDesign software at your home or workplace. Please visit www.adobe.com to find out more information about the software. Adobe may offer a free trial of their software. As each lesson builds upon knowledge and skills gained in the previous session, the tutor advises it is too difficult to catch up if you miss more than one class, so please only enrol at a time when you are confident you can attend all six classes. Class size limited to 10 students.
This course is not suitable for those who already have some familiarity with InDesign. We assume participants have no knowledge of InDesign and will teach to that level. Please contact the information for more information or for advice about whether this course is suitable for you.
Prerequisites
Students must have access to Adobe Indesign software as it is essential to practise between classes.
