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7/3/2014- Creating visual relationships with alignment and repetition
- Exploring different configurations
- Using scaling and white space
- Organizing a page with rules
- Working with flexible column grids
- Establishing hierarchies
- Working with symmetry and asymmetry
- Integrating text and images in your layouts
Skill Level Appropriate for all
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- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Nigel French. Welcome to Layout and Composition with Adobe InDesign. In this course, I'm going to talk about practical techniques for creating better-looking layouts. Using typical design projects, like a business card, a full-page ad, a magazine layout, and a poster, we'll be applying simple and effective design principles to create designs that are engaging and readable. We'll look at the importance of contrast, repetition, hierarchy, and scale, and we'll see how much the creative use of whitespace can transform a stodgy-looking layout into one that's dynamic and engaging.
So let's get started.
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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1. Creating Visual Relationships Using a Business Card
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Arranging elements2m 39s
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2. Exploring Layout Possibilities for a Digital Magazine Ad
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3. Structuring Space
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Integrating white space2m 27s
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Organizing a page with rules3m 57s
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Working with tint boxes4m 5s
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4. Establishing Hierarchy
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Establishing hierarchy1m 36s
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5. Working with Scale, Symmetry, and Asymmetry
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Solution: Create a poster1m 47s
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6. Integrating Text and Images
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Working with text wraps2m 2s
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Bleeds and crops2m 13s
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Unifying a group of images2m 22s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye22s
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