Adobe InDesign CC

You can start studying this course at any time of the year as there are no specific registration dates!
Once you have completed your registration, you will receive your login credentials within 3-5 business days and can start your studies.

This online short course consists of five modules. The course objectives are:

• Working in the Design Industry
  • Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing images
  • Communicate with colleagues and clients about design plans
  • Determine the type of copyright, permissions, and licensing required to use specific content
  • Demonstrate an understanding of key terminology related to publications
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic design principles and best practices employed in the design industry
• Project Setup and Interface
  • Create a document with the appropriate settings for web, print, and mobile
  • Navigate, organise, and customise the application workspace
  • Use non-printing design tools in the interface to aid in design or workflow
  • Import assets into a project
  • Manage colours, swatches, and gradients
  • Manage paragraph, character, and object styles
• Organising Documents
  • Use layers to manage design elements
  • Manage and modify pages
• Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
  • Use core tools and features to create visual elements
  • Add and manipulate text using appropriate typographic settings
  • Make, manage, and manipulate selections
  • Transform digital graphics and media within a publication
  • Use basic reconstructing and editing techniques to manipulate document content
  • Modify the appearance of design elements by using effects and styles
  • Add interactive or dynamic content or media to a project
  • Create and edit tables
• Publishing Digital Media
  • Prepare documents for publishing to web, print, and other digital devices
  • Export or save documents to various file formats

For each module you will be required to complete both a pre-assessment and a post-assessment to test your knowledge and competency.

Once you have completed this online short course you should be able to use this layout and page design application to create print and digital media publications.

You will receive a Certificate of Competence from Oxbridge Academy Online.