Project 1 Letterhead Design-InDesign

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Project 1: Letterhead Design

Setting up the workspaceCreating basic page elementsPlacing external imagesCreating and formatting basic text Printing InDesign files


Types of ImagesVector graphics:– Mathematically based– Scaled without loss of quality

Raster images:– Pixel based– Resolution determined when

created/capturedLine art:– Actually a type of raster

image with only black and white pixels


ResolutionPixels per inch (PPI)– Number of pixels in

a linear inch– Fixed when file is

created/capturedDots per inch (DPI)– Number of spots created by

an output deviceLines per inch (LPI)– Number of lines of dots

created in a halftone screen


Creating a New File


Creating a New File (cont’d)


Document GeometryPage edgeMargin guidesBleed guides

View>Grids & Guides>Show/Hide Guides


Document RulersView>Show/Hide RulersUnits & Increments preferencesOriginX, Y coordinates


Control panel

Context sensitiveDifferent options depending on active selection


Selection toolsSelection toolSelects entire objects or groups

Direct Selection toolSelects pieces of objects or groupsSelects contents of a frame


Creating FramesToolsContent typeFrame edges

UnassignedGraphicsText (selected)


Creating Frames (cont’d)Click and drag to createPress Shift to constrain height and widthPress Option/Alt to create out from the center pointSingle-click to open related dialog box


Moving ObjectsReference pointSelection toolCursor feedbackControl panel


Smart GuidesView>Grids & Guides submenuGuides & Pasteboard preferences


Transforming FramesA B

C D


Transformation OptionsControl panel Options menu

Constrain Height and WidthConstrain Scale


Mathematical TransformationsTransform relative to existing shape or position:

+ to add– to subtract* to multiply/ to divide

Any field in panels or dialog boxes


Transformation toolsA

B

C

D


Live Corner EffectsCorner ShapeCorner Radius


Pathfinder panelWindow>Object & Layout>PathfinderCombine multiple shapes into oneCut shapes out of other shapesCreate compound paths


Gridified toolsDivide an object into equal-sized, equal-shape objects as you draw


Live Distribution

Drag handle to modify multiple ungrouped objects

Press Spacebar to modify space between multiple objects

Use Selection tool to select multiple objects


Aligning OptionsSmart GuidesAlign panelControl panelAlign to: – Selection– Margins– Page– Spread


Line toolClick and drag to create

Press Shift to constrain to 45° angles

Press Option/Alt to create out from the center point

Control panel:– Only three reference

points– No W and H fields– L field is line length


Vector PathsClick to create a pointClick and drag to create a point with handlesClick again to create another point and connecting segment

Smooth SymmetricalSmooth AsymmetricalCorner


Editing Vector PathsDirect Selection toolControl panelPathfinder panel


Editing Vector Paths (cont’d)Pen tool variationsContext sensitivity


GroupingMultiple objects treated as one unitTo select individual components:– Use Direct Selection tool – Double-click with Selection tool– Use sublayers in Layers panel


Layers panelDouble-click to open Layer OptionsClick and drag to rearrange stacking orderShow/hide entire layersLock/unlock entire layersExpand layers to access sublayersUse Selected Item button to select objects


Object Stacking Order

Favor Active Selection

Edge Highlighting Object>Select, Arrange submenus

Layers panel sublayers


Fill & Stroke ColorsActive Attribute

Tools panelControl panelBuilt-in SwatchesColors panel


Placing ImagesFile>PlacePlace multiple images at onceLoaded Place cursorNew frame created as necessaryPlace into existing frame


Placing Illustrator FilesRecognized as PDFPages = artboardsCrop To optionsLayers


Frame vs. ContentSelection tool = Content Grabber icon

Content position is relative to frameScale is percent of file’s physical size


Content Fitting OptionsObject>FittingObject contextual menuControl panel


Working with TextType framesPlace cursorInsertion point


Working with Text (cont’d)Character formatting– Font, Style, Size, Color, etc.

Paragraph formatting– Alignment, Indents, Spacing, etc.


Printing FilesPrinter and PPDGeneral– Pages– Non-printing objects

Setup– Paper size– Scale and Tile

Marks and BleedOutputGraphics

Project 1 Letterhead Design-InDesign

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