Designing a CD Cover Hands-on Workshop with author Nigel French
shows how to design a CD package using a combination of Adobe
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, and Acrobat. This
course looks at the range of CD package formats available,
surveys some of the most successful CD and record covers of all
time, and provides hands-on practical information for how to set
up the project, and ultimately, how to get it printed. Exercise
files are included with the course (CS5 Version ONLY).

Topics include:

* Working with templates
* Combining type and images
* Selecting and preparing images
* Experimenting with color and transparency
* Designing with a grid
* Applying consistent formatting with paragraph,
character, and object styles
* Laying out the track listing
* Creating a logo
* Making a print-ready PDF

Download File Size:2.01 GB

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