Lynda.com - Designing a Magazine Layout: Hands-On Workshop
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Building a great magazine layout can be a time-consuming and difficult process, and can involve working with a number of applications and perhaps a group of designers to achieve a satisfactory result. In Designing a Magazine Layout: Hands-On Workshop, graphic designer and Adobe Certified Instructor Nigel French teaches effective design and production techniques using InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Bridge to create dynamic magazine layouts. He establishes an efficient workflow using multiple programs, examines the aesthetics of integrating text with images, and teaches best practices for outputting the final document. Exercise files accompany the course.
2Introduction

* Welcome 1:03
* Using the exercise files 1:32
* Saving a custom workspace 2:12
* Deconstructing the document pt. 1 3:51
* Deconstructing the document pt. 2 3:50


1. Document Essentials

* Choosing the magazine size 1:21
* Setting up the document 1:51
* Determining the number of columns 4:28
* Creating the document grid 4:49
* Creating master pages 8:36
* Sketching thumbnails 3:55
* Blocking out areas of content 6:12


2. Working with Images

* Designing with bleeds, crossovers, and borders 3:04
* Sourcing and evaluating images 3:00
* Placing images 2:44
* Fitting images with object styles 2:40
* Cropping images 3:19
* Creating a map 5:13
* Extending an image 2:58


3. Working with Text

* Choosing fonts 6:56
* Aligning text 5:28
* Hyphenating text 4:24
* Creating paragraph and character styles 4:00
* Loading paragraph and character styles 1:35
* Creating a style spec sheet 3:15
* Flowing text 2:22
* Using Word's import options 3:59
* Cleaning up text 3:35
* Applying styles 5:01


4. Designing Page Elements

* Creating a color palette 4:34
* Examining open treatments 11:20
* Using drop cap treatments 5:43
* Adding supporting articles pt. 1 11:29
* Adding supporting articles pt. 2 5:49
* Adding supporting articles pt. 3 6:08
* Working with text wrap 2:57
* Designing pull quotes 12:56
* Creating captions 8:42
* Fine-tuning the layout 5:07
* Adding continued and end characters 2:29
* Fixing spacing problems (widows and orphans) 4:09


5. Proofing and Output

* Managing image links 4:02
* Preflighting 4:58
* Creating PDFs 4:36
* Packaging 2:53