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InDesign Scripting Made Easy
Keith Gilbert

1h 55m 34,263 Views
Photoshop for Designers: Working with Shapes
Nigel French

1h 24m 74,230 Views
Creating a Photo Composite Illustration with Adobe Apps
Tony Harmer

50m 41s 12,823 Views
Photoshop Variables: Game Production Art
Dennis Meyer

1h 5m 11,821 Views
Artist at Work: Native American Tribal Illustration
Von Glitschka

2h 42m 29,005 Views
Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail
Von Glitschka

5h 416,943 Views
Creating Gradient Meshes with Illustrator
Justin Seeley

1h 42m 75,695 Views
Design the Web: Simulating Web Text
Chris Converse

12m 25s 29,469 Views

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17 Design Techniques Courses • 802 video tutorials

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Introduction to Graphic Design
Justin Seeley
Learn the core skill areas (color, typography, and layout) and core tools (Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator) used in graphic design. Find out what designers do and what you'll need to learn to start a graphic design career.

6h 20m Beginner 615,768 Views
InDesign: Elements of a Layout
Nigel French
Learn how to set up and create a magazine template using Adobe InDesign. Graphic designer Nigel French explains body text, headlines, subheads, and images.

1h 46m Intermediate 49,532 Views
Creating Animations with Adobe InDesign CC
Diane Burns
Get a complete guide to using InDesign's powerful animation features. Watch and learn how to animate logos, ads, and even books in fixed layout EPUB format.

5h 3m Intermediate 97,896 Views
InDesign for Editors
Nigel French
Writers and editors: This InDesign course is for you. Learn how to efficiently edit and format text, navigate a document, and overcome common problems when working with text in InDesign.

1h 36m Beginner 72,130 Views
Accelerated Design with Comp CC and InDesign
Tony Harmer
Transition your designs from tablet to desktop in one easy step. Learn how to develop ideas in Comp CC and then bring them into Adobe CC desktop apps for further refinement.

1h 37m Intermediate 24,317 Views
Creating a Poster with Adobe Mobile Apps
Tony Harmer
Learn to use Adobe mobile apps such as Capture CC and Comp CC to develop cutting-edge graphic designs.

1h 36m Beginner 44,541 Views
InDesign Insider Training: Color Management
David Blatner
Explains the fundamentals of managing color in Adobe InDesign—in a way any designer can understand.

2h 13m Advanced 38,951 Views
InDesign: Fixed-Layout EPUB Interactive Techniques & Publish Online
Keith Gilbert
Enhance fixed-layout EPUB and Publish Online documents with interactive features such as buttons, slideshows, quizzes, and video using InDesign CC.

1h 41m Intermediate 28,985 Views
InDesign Scripting Made Easy
Keith Gilbert
Learn how to obtain, install, use, create, and modify scripts in InDesign.

1h 55m Beginner 34,263 Views
Creative Quick Tips
Justin Seeley
Five-minute workflow improvements for creative pros, covering Photoshop, Illustrator, WordPress, and other tools designers commonly use.

7h 1m Appropriate for all 697,425 Views
Designing Templates with InDesign
Anne-Marie Concepción
Find out how to use InDesign to create smart templates that will save time and keep your designs consistent.

3h 31m Intermediate 82,410 Views
InDesign Insider Training: Working with Photoshop and Illustrator
David Blatner
Smoothly integrate Illustrator and Photoshop artwork into InDesign, and vice versa, with these tips for sharing artwork without losing formatting, sharpness, or quality.

2h 3m Intermediate 41,235 Views
InDesign Tables in Depth
Diane Burns
Learn efficient and inventive ways to use and format tables in InDesign.

3h 28m Intermediate 103,379 Views
InDesign CC EPUB Typography
Nigel French
Learn how to create EPUBS with great typography in InDesign CC. Find out how to choose fonts, size and scale type, adjust alignment and spacing, and more.

1h Beginner 32,629 Views
Developing Multistate Objects in InDesign
Bob Levine
Learn to use multistate objects to add interactivity to fixed-layout EPUBs and other digital publications.

2h 28m Intermediate 28,233 Views
InDesign FX
Mike Rankin
Self-contained InDesign effects projects designed to be completed in ten minutes or less.

8h 7m Intermediate 479,844 Views
Introduction to Graphic Design (2014)
Justin Seeley
Learn the core skill areas (color, typography, and layout) as well as the core tools (Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator) used in graphic design.

5h 58m Beginner 1,253,722 Views

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