2014
Lynda
Nigel French
9:20
English
Explore the numerous type options, type-related features, and type-specific preferences of Adobe InDesign. Using practical, real-world examples, instructor and designer Nigel French dissects the anatomy of a typeface and defines the vocabulary of typography. The course moves from the micro to the macro level, addressing issues such as choosing page size, determining the size of margins, adjusting number columns, and achieving a clean look with baseline grids. This course takes you from laying out a page to delving into the hows and whys of typography.
Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Customizing the workspace for type
1. Using Typekit
What is Typekit? (CC 2014.1)
Choosing and syncing fonts (CC 2014.1)
Syncing problems (CC 2014.1)
Typekit resources (CC 2014.1)
Using the Font menu (CC 2014.1)
2. Placing, Flowing, and Threading Text
Working with text frames
Using a primary text frame (CS6 and later)
Understanding text flow methods
Understanding text threads
Understanding Smart Text Reflow
Mocking up pages with placeholder text
Placing multiple text files
Using Auto-Size text frames (CS6 and later)
Copying and pasting vs. placing
Cleaning up text with Find/Change
Using the Story Editor
Spanning columns
3. Character Formatting
Choosing your type
Understanding text essentials
Scaling type
Using italic and oblique type
Working with condensed and extended type
Setting type in all caps
Setting type in small caps
Underlining type
Using superscript and subscript
Applying baseline shift
Combining typefaces (CC 2014.1)
4. Terminology and Conventions
Understanding type anatomy
Exploring serif and sans serif
Comparing points, picas, and ems
What's in a name?
5. Leading
Setting leading
Avoiding auto-leading
Leading shortcuts and preferences
Using autoleading with inline graphics
6. Kerning and Tracking
Defining kerning and tracking
Understanding kerning methods
When and how to kern
When and how to track
7. Small but Important Details
Working with quotes, primes, and apostrophes
Using dashes
Using ellipses
Working with accents and special characters
Using space characters
Working with ligatures
Setting fractions
Using lining and proportional numerals
Using alternates, swashes, and ornaments
Working with optical sizes
Stylistic sets (CC 2014.1)
8. Alignment
Understanding alignment
Working with left-aligned type
Working with justified type
Using Optical Margin Alignment
Determining column width
Working with center alignment
Working with right alignment
Aligning to or away from the spine
Understanding the Paragraph Composer and Single-line Composer
Combining alignments
Using hanging punctuation
Working with vertical alignment
9. Indents and Spacing
Using first-line indents
Using indent alternatives
Working with left and right indents
Using last-line indents and outdents
Using paragraph spacing
10. Breaking and Not Breaking Lines, Paragraphs, Columns, and Pages
Setting hyphenation
Working with line breaks and discretionary hyphens
Balancing ragged lines
Using the No Break feature and non-breaking characters
Using frame, column, and page breaks
Defining Keep Options
11. Tabs, Tables, and Lists
Understanding tabs
Considerations for table text
Table tips and tricks
Creating a bulleted list
Creating a numbered list
Creating a multi-level numbered list
12. Drop Caps
Understanding drop caps
Navigating tricky drop caps
Using a nested character style with a drop cap
Other uses of drop caps
13. Global Formatting with Styles
Understanding paragraph and character styles
Creating, applying, and editing styles
Removing overrides
Creating and applying character styles
Creating and applying nested styles
Using GREP styles (regular expressions)
Creating and applying sequential styles
Using paragraph rules creatively
Mapping Word styles
Working with anchored objects and object styles
14. Working with Text Wraps
Applying a text wrap
Making items ignore a text wrap
Using text wraps for flexible layouts
Working with difficult text wraps
Inverting text wraps
Setting text wrap preferences
15. Margins, Columns, and Grids
Choosing a page size and setting margins
Setting up columns
Dividing a page into rows
Setting up a baseline grid
Handling baseline grid problems
Baseline grid tricks
16. Type Treatments and Effects
Working with type outlines (CC 2014.1)
Creating an interlocking effect (CC 2014.1)
Fusing letterforms (CC 2014.1)
Type and gradients (CC 2014.1)
Type and transparency (CC 2014.1)
Type on a path: Circles (CC 2014.1)
Type on a path: Calligram (CC 2014.1)
Vertical type (CC 2014.1)
Type and image. Gradient (CC 2014.1)
Type and image. 'See-through' type (CC 2014.1)
Type and image. 'Disappearing' type (CC 2014.1)
17. Screen Typography
Looking at screen documents
Setting size, leading, and line length onscreen
Exploring typefaces designed for the screen
Accessibility: Contrast and color
Conclusion
Goodbye
Download File Size:1.88 GB
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