2014
Lynda
Nigel French
1:27
English

Many designers overlook the importance of composition—it's one of the tasks they do every day. But there are many techniques that you can use to help improve your designs at this fundamental level. Join designer Nigel French as he takes you through a series of real-world projects (business cards, magazines, posters, ads, and book covers) to help you improve your layout and composition skills with InDesign.

Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files and fonts
1. Creating Visual Relationships Using a Business Card
Arranging elements
Experimenting with different configurations
Exploring alignment and repetition
Challenge: Design your own business card
Solution: Design your own business card
2. Exploring Layout Possibilities for a Digital Magazine Ad
Determining a cohesive layout
Exploring different configurations
Using scaling and white space
3. Structuring Space
Microspacing and macrospacing
Using white space in a magazine layout
Integrating white space
Finding more ways to utilize white space
Working with a feature article
Organizing a page with rules
Finding more ways to use page rules
Working with a floating column
Working with tint boxes
Challenge: Create your own two-page spread
Solution: Create your own two-page spread
4. Establishing Hierarchy
Establishing hierarchy
Balancing consistency and variation
Formatting the supporting text
5. Working with Scale, Symmetry, and Asymmetry
Scale, symmetry, and asymmetry in a poster design
Scale, symmetry, and asymmetry in a book-cover design
Symmetry and asymmetry in a magazine layout
Challenge: Create a poster
Solution: Create a poster
6. Integrating Text and Images
Working with text wraps
Using a slight text wrap for effective results
Using a text wrap to integrate layout elements
Bleeds and crops
Unifying a group of images
Conclusion
Goodbye

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