In this video, get an overview of the book design project.
- [Instructor] To start with, I'd like to give you an overview of the project. This is the final version of my edition of Treasure Island. We'll be recreating this. If we look on the Pages panel, we can see that it has 266 pages. So it's very long, it's very text heavy, and this is going to bring up all sorts of typical issues that one would encounter when designing a book. There will be the design of the front matter. The dedications, the contents, list of illustrations. Then we get to the text itself. It's made up of many chapters. Three parts, and there are chapters within those parts. Each chapter starts with a chapter number, chapter title, and opening paragraph. We have the text, we have illustrations, all of which have captions. There will be issues of pagination. You can see that we have the page number, obviously. We also have a running head. And we'll be spending a lot of time refining our text, making sure that it is as readable as possible, that it has a good type color or density, and that we avoid common composition problems like widows and orphans. In addition, we'll also be creating a cover. Front cover, back cover, and spine. Now to do this, we will need some assets. I've included a link to the assets that I'm using. I've also included the assets themselves in the exercise files. So they are these. We have, from The Gutenberg Project, gutenburg.org, the text to the book. And gutenburg.org is a fantastic resource for free public domain books. From the British library flickr page, I've downloaded these images. In addition, also from the British library flickr page, I've downloaded the 1897 edition of Treasure Island. And this is useful just as a general reference, but specifically, as a reference for where the images are placed in the text. So, join me in the next movie where we will begin this project with a blank page.
Author
Released
3/14/2019- Setting up an InDesign workspace
- Adjusting the page size and margins
- Placing text
- Applying text styles
- Automating formatting
- Adding footnotes and headers
- Placing images
- Fixing text details
- Creating the front matter
- Creating the cover
- Exporting the final book
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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What you should know2m 18s
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Using the exercise files2m 6s
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1. Getting Started
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Overview of the book2m 26s
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Setting up a workspace2m 23s
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2. Document Setup and Strategy
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Choosing a page size2m 50s
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Setting margins4m 56s
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3. Placing Text
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Placing the text3m 48s
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Cleaning up text5m 1s
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Choosing your typeface4m 33s
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4. Styling the Text
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Section paragraph styles4m 51s
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Additional formatting4m 28s
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Automating character styles7m 16s
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5. Working with Images
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Preparing the images4m 26s
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Placing the images6m 32s
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Generating captions6m 10s
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Placing inline images3m 21s
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6. Finessing Text Composition
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Recomposing text1m 48s
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Fixing widows and orphans5m 42s
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7. Creating the Front Matter
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What is the front matter?1m 14s
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Sections and numbering6m 24s
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Formatting dedications4m 57s
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8. Creating the Cover
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Designing the front cover7m 38s
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Designing the spine4m 29s
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Designing the back cover3m 50s
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9. Preparing for Print
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Exporting to print-ready PDF3m 44s
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Archiving the project2m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps28s
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Video: Overview of the book