Join Nigel French for an in-depth discussion in this video Photo collage, part of InDesign: Elements of a Layout.
- [Voiceover] Overlapping images to create…a photo collage can create a spontaneous feel,…like the images have just been scattered onto the page.…A photo collage can look personal, and more often…contains snapshots or images that have…been made to look like snapshots.…It's a good option if you have a lot of images to use…with only a limited space, or if the images are…from various sources with different lighting conditions.…Realistic drop shadows can add a sense of depth.…
So, to create a photo collage in my layout in progress,…I'm going to move to my second spread,…Option or Alt, Page Down, come to my Layers panel…and target my Pictures layer…where I want the images to be placed.…I'll come to the File menu and choose Place,…and select these 10 numbered images,…holding down the Shift key, then click Open.…I'm going to place these as a grid.…So I'll click and drag, as I do so,…tap my right arrow to divide that into two columns,…and my up arrow to divide it into five rows.…
I'll temporarily hide the Text layer.…
Author
Nigel French
Released
5/12/2016Graphic designer Nigel French shows how to create a magazine layout using a modular approach that improves the ongoing usability of the document template and the appearance of the resulting designs. In this course, Nigel uses a magazine layout to explain the purpose of each layout element and to demonstrate the use of InDesign features. He explores text elements, picture elements, and page elements. He demonstrates how to set up a document and how to format logically with Styles, Layers, and CC Libraries.
- Setting up a template
- Using Paragraph Styles, Character Styles, and Object Styles
- Working with picture treatments
- Establishing hierarchy
- Incorporating white space into a layout
- Using CC Libraries
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Welcome
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Welcome53s
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1. Body Text
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Body text size2m 44s
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Body text alignment4m 49s
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Body text letterspacing1m 42s
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Body text last paragraphs4m 35s
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2. Headlines and Subheads
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Headlines4m 29s
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Straplines and kickers5m 31s
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Drop caps4m 16s
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Subheads3m 20s
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Pull quotes7m 1s
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3. Supporting Text
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Bylines and credits5m 14s
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Sidebars and callouts8m 1s
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Page furniture5m 39s
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White space3m 36s
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Captions6m 42s
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4. Picture Treatments
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Bleeds and crossovers5m 42s
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Text wrap6m 54s
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Photo collage6m 30s
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Picture grid8m 38s
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Text on picture5m 38s
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Conclusion
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Next Steps35s
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