Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign
9 Weeks | $595 | Online

Learn to use Adobe InDesign, a comprehensive page layout software, in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create various kinds of publications and documents for print and onscreen viewing. This course includes easy-to-follow exercises and several projects which will be reviewed and evaluated throughout the course. You will use InDesign to learn about three primary disciplines: type, images, and color. You will also learn how to examine, troubleshoot, fix, and package digital files.

What You Will Learn:

• A detailed understanding of type management and art direction.
• How to integrate all elements to create cohesive design.
• A core understanding of image manipulation through all mediachannels.
• How to identify the relationship between page layout and other software programs.
• A detailed understanding of industry specific software, and an understanding of specific color issues relating to design and production.
• How to prepare artwork for appropriate output.
• Exhibit client specific solutions to design problems.

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer | Online
Course Fee: $595
Prerequisite: Prior knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Required Materials: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) is required for this course. Students are eligible for an Adobe Creative Cloud student discount. A LinkedIn Learning subscription is recommended but not required. LinkedIn Learning will be used as a supplemental reference guide.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email unex-digital@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: ART-40533
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Children’s Book Writing, Technical Communication

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1/9/2024 - 3/9/2024

$595

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  177329

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Bennett, Kelly

  Kelly Bennett teaches Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Branding & Storytelling Using Content Creation for the Communication Design and Content Marketing certificate programs. Kelly earned her MFA in Graphic Design with a concentration in Typography from Miami International University of Art & Design. She has over 10 years of professional experience in graphic design and interactive media, having worked on campaigns both nationally and internationally. Her range of clients span from local surf shops to the Sony corporation. Sharing her love of design has always been at the heart of Kelly’s career, she has taught graphic design for over 13 years for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Digital Media Arts College, and Broward Colleg...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 1/15/2024.
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You'll have access to your online course on the published start date. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  1/9/2024 - 3/9/2024
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.