InDesign evening course 20th - 23rd Jan

Discover the art of layout magic with our Adobe InDesign course over 4 evenings and start creating beautiful print and digital publications!

Unlock the full potential of Adobe InDesign with this comprehensive 12-hour evening course.

Dive into the world of print design and modern layout techniques, where you'll master everything from workspace customization to creating professional layouts for posters, magazine spreads, and brochures. Whether you're new to InDesign or looking to refine your skills, this course covers the essentials, including document setup with correct margins, bleeds, gutters, and facing pages, organizing and naming layers for efficient workflow, and the magic of parent pages for streamlined design.

You'll explore typography in depth, learning to harness the power of character and paragraph styles to create clean, professional-looking documents. We'll walk you through how to create and thread text boxes, manage overset text, and utilize the preflight panel for error-free documents. You’ll get hands-on experience designing single-page posters, multi-page spreads, and tri-fold brochures, covering every step from creation to exporting print-ready PDFs.

Along the way, we’ll introduce you to modern 2025 techniques, including using AI-generated images from prompts to enhance your layouts, making this course both forward-thinking and practical. Perfect for video editors, students, and designers who want to dive into the world of print design!

Session 1: Monday (18:30 - 21:30) Introduction & Interface Mastery

  • Overview of the Adobe InDesign interface: Tools panel, properties panel, and workspace customization.
  • Customizing your workspace for efficiency: setting up panels and saving your workspace layout.
  • Document setup: Creating new documents with correct dimensions, margins, bleeds, gutters, and facing pages for both print and digital outputs.
  • Overview of basic tools: Selection tools, text tools, shape tools.
  • Creating a single-page poster: Laying out simple elements like text, shapes, and images.

Hands-On Practice:

  • Design a basic single-page poster using your newly learned skills, focusing on document setup and basic text/image placement.

Session 2: Tuesday (18:30 - 21:30)Typography & Styles Masterclass

  • Introduction to working with text: Creating text boxes, formatting text, and applying character/paragraph styles for professional consistency.
  • Threading text frames and managing overset text: Learn to connect multiple text boxes and fix layout errors using the preflight panel.
  • Creating and managing libraries: Add color swatches, character styles, and paragraph styles to your library for easy reuse in future projects.
  • Designing for impact: The art of text wrapping around images and shapes, exploring the properties panel for advanced text customization.

Hands-On Practice:

  • Create a multi-page magazine spread, focusing on clean typography, text wrapping, and threading.

Session 3: Wednesday (18:30 - 21:30)Design Workflow & Layout Management

  • Working with parent (master) pages: Adding repeating elements such as page numbers, headers, and footers to maintain consistency across multi-page layouts.
  • Adding variations to columns and text grids: Customizing layouts with different grid structures.
  • Creating and managing layers: Best practices for organizing and naming layers to efficiently move and edit content.
  • Placing and manipulating images: Importing from desktop and libraries, resizing, cropping, and applying basic effects to enhance visual elements.
  • Designing a tri-fold brochure: Understanding folds, layouts, and balancing text with images.

Hands-On Practice:

  • Design a tri-fold brochure, emphasizing the effective use of layers, parent pages, and image placement.

Session 4: Thursday (18:30 - 21:30)Exporting, Preflighting & Modern Techniques

  • Packaging files for sharing: Using the packaging feature to gather fonts, links, and assets for easy collaboration and handoff.
  • Exporting your document: Exporting as PDFs for client review or printing, using different presets for high-quality results.
  • Using the preflight panel: Identify and correct potential issues like overset text, missing links, and color inconsistencies before sending to print.
  • Modern techniques for 2025: Generate images directly within your project using AI-based tools, enhancing your layouts with innovative assets.
  • Final project wrap-up: Apply everything you've learned to design a project of your choice, whether it's a poster, brochure, or magazine spread.

Hands-On Practice:

  • Export your final project as a print-ready PDF, using the preflight panel to ensure error-free output.

By the end of this course, you’ll have designed several projects showcasing your new skills in Adobe InDesign and be ready to apply them to your professional or personal projects. Join us and start your journey to mastering the world of print and layout design!

Unlock your creative potential with flexible, evening online training that fits around your schedule, offering expert guidance and practical skills to enhance your software mastery from the comfort of your home.

Benefits of Evening Online Training:

  • Flexible Schedule: Learn after work without interrupting your day.
  • Tailored for Busy Creatives: Balance personal projects or full-time jobs with this short and powerful course.
  • Live, Interactive Sessions: Ask questions, get feedback, and learn alongside other designers and photographers.
  • Project-Based Learning: Complete real-world exercises with immediate applications to your creative projects.
  • Access to Recordings: Revisit any lesson with access to course recordings, so you never miss a beat.

You've got questions, we've got answers! 
Please contact us if your have any further enquiries.

Q: How will the training sessions be delivered?

We will facilitate all our online training sessions via Zoom, ensuring easy access and seamless learning from anywhere.

Q: Will the classes be recorded for review later?

Yes! All classes will be recorded, allowing you to revisit any section at your convenience to reinforce your learning.

Q: Will I get any additional resources like shortcuts or cheat sheets?

Absolutely. You'll receive useful shortcuts and cheat sheets to help speed up your workflow and improve your productivity with the software.

Q: Is there a detailed guide I can follow during the course?

Yes, a full itinerary and day-by-day step-by-step guide will be provided, so you’ll know exactly what to expect and how to follow along each day.

Q: What are the course timings, and how many hours of training will I receive?

The course runs from 18:30 to 21:30 each evening, providing 12 hours of focused training over four evenings. It’s designed to fit conveniently into your schedule.

Q: Will there be any breaks during the sessions?

Yes, there will be a 15-minute break at 20:00 each evening, allowing you to recharge and stay focused.

Q: What kind of certification will I receive?

Upon completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital Adobe certificate and an official endorsement on LinkedIn to showcase your new skills to potential employers or clients.

Q: Who will be teaching the classes?

Your instructor will be a fully qualified trainer with years of hands-on experience both as a creative professional and a seasoned educator, ensuring top-tier guidance and insights.

Q: How many students will be in each class?

Each class is limited to a maximum of 4 learners, giving you plenty of one-on-one interaction and personalized attention from the trainer.

Date

Jan 20, 2025

Time

18:30 - 21:30

Price

£ 400.00 GBP

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Graphic Designer & Illustrator

I spent two days with Simon learning the basics of Adobe After Effects. The sessions were relaxed but informative, working through a few 'projects' while learning where everything was and how to do different techniques. Being able to ask questions and troubleshoot with a real person was much better for me than trying to learn from online videos. Friendly chat and a sense of humour made the sessions enjoyable too.

Graphic Designer

Given that the After Effects software training was all done through Zoom, it went remarkably well. Simon was a lovely guy, super approachable, and never made anyone feel silly for the questions asked. His passion for what he does also showed, it encouraged me to work harder which was nice. It showed he cared about it.

Freelance Senior Creative Artworker

Simon was a great teacher. He made us feel relaxed and went at a steady pace so we could follow with ease. I have come away with more knowledge about After Effects to apply to my working the future.

Graphic Designer - Design Tutor

I have just completed a three day Advanced Illustrator course with Simon, and would happily recommend his training services. Despite having a good working knowledge of Illustrator prior to the training, I am now working much more efficiently, taking advantage of tools and shortcuts introduced by Simon I'd previously overlooked.

Philanthropy Communications Manager

I've just finished two days Photoshop training with Simon and have certainly walked away feeling more confident handling the software and more inspired to create much-improved graphics and designs. Simon certainly has vast software knowledge, as well as a genuine understanding of brand and design. There is no challenge or question that he can't tackle!

Marketing and Communications Officer

Wow! I have just completed an induction of After Effects with Simon as tutor. I highly recommend Simon, his skill and knowledge went beyond imagination and I will be sure to stay in touch and complete courses under his tuition in the near future. Thank you so much!

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"If you're seeking the services of a creative, dynamic, personable trainer with a priceless depth of product and industry knowledge, and the ability to explain and deliver these to your own individual requirements, then you need look no further. Simon is a cracking trainer. He engenders patience, curiousity, wisdom and empathy, and has proven nothing less than engaging and kind during my time spent with him."

Creative design manager

I can’t recommend Simon enough for his training in Adobe InDesign. The training was well structured, and Simon, took time to answer questions I had throughout the course – although things were so easy to follow, I didn’t have many. I have left the training, with a new confidence in the software, which I can’t wait to put into practice!

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