Learning Type Settings in Adobe InDesign
- Morgan McGlasson
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min read
This past week in my public relations publications class at The University of Oklahoma, we have been exploring the world of type settings in the Adobe InDesign. To me, one of the highlights of this class is doing hands-on assignments to implement what we have learned to use the Adobe Creative Cloud apps. I am concurrently taking a digital design class that helps further my knowledge within projects in my PR publications class, which I greatly appreciate and use to my advantage. In learning type settings in InDesign, we created a mock newsletter in which included the following (and necessary) parts of a newsletter:
Nameplate
Headline(s)
Subhead(s)
Deck
Byline(s)
Masthead
Body text
Photo cutline(s)
Pull quote(s)
Divider(s)
Continuation line
Through this assignment I learned how to create columns, insert pull quotes into a body of text, use the alignment settings to center/justify my text, and insert linked pictures to minimize the overall size of my document.
Two powerful programs that make successful PR publications are Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. InDesign can be used for desktop publishing, typesetting, layout, document design, among many other uses. Illustrator is used for vector graphics, illustrations, tracing images, logos and infographics. Each Adobe CC program is uniquely different than the others, but the main difference between InDesign and Illustrator is that InDesign is more focused on multi-page projects and less focused on photo editing, which is a main feature of Illustrator. A resource that PR practitioners can use to learn more about these programs is LinkedIn Learning. It is a great informational program that offers training videos and classes used to learn how to use the Adobe CC apps. Even though these are powerful programs, a good design is made by implementing and harmonizing the elements of design. These elements include color, metaphors/symbols, use of space, form, function, message, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, and unity.
I enjoyed crossing the finish line of the assignment and the satisfied feeling of completing it. I also enjoyed expanding my knowledge of InDesign because I know that I will remember and use what I have learned through this project in the future. The only times I felt frustrated during the process was when I felt like I knew how to do an aspect of the assignment, but didn't know which tool to use. You can find my example assignment attached at the end of this post!
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