PSD | 4800(w) x 3200(h) px | 59 MB

PSD | 4500(w) x 3000(h) px | 1.8 GB

PSD | 4500(w) x 3000(h) px | 936 MB

PSD | 4500(w) x 3000(h) px | 822 MB

PSD | 4500(w) x 3000(h) px | 667 MB

PSD | 4652(w) x 3168(h) px | 61 MB

PSD | 4752(w) x 3168(h) px | 53 MB

PSD | 4572(w) x 3168(h) px | 60 MB

PSD | 4752(w) x 3168(h) px | 55 MB

AI, PSD, XD, JPG | 6.78 MB

AI, PSD, XD, JPG | 1.97 MB

PSD, AI, EPS | 1080(w) x 1080(h) px | 4.94 MB

AI, EPS, PSD | 1080(w) x 1080(h) px | 3.8 MB

PSD | 1080(w) x 1920(h) px | 658 KB

AI, EPS, PSD | 1080(w) x 1080(h) px | 3.2 MB

AI, EPS, PSD | 1080(w) x 1080(h) px | 3.59 MB

Required Version: CS6 and above | Required Plugins: No | Resolution: 1920x1080

While most printing today is accomplished via a four-color process, there is a wide range of practical and creative options available when you add an additional color or varnish. This course teaches how these additional colors are made and shows some examples of finished projects that use these colors. Author Claudia McCue also dives directly into Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other creative apps and shows how to build documents correctly for printing.

Increasingly, companies are shifting from using external design firms to bringing design in-house. The truth is, no one knows the client better than the people that work there, and this gives in-house designers a tremendous advantage. However, in-house designers need to be sure they're in tune with their colleagues, and that everyone is using the same methods and up-to-date assets. In this course Claudia McCue walks you through the best practices for a smooth InDesign workflow. Learn how to set up your workspace, documents, and templates for maximum efficiency; how to import and format text; how to store the assets you use over and over again in Creative Cloud Libraries, and how to create shareable swatches. Plus, discover how to format tables and build an automatic table of contents that takes just one click to create and one click to update. Claudia also shows how to export your work to PDF for review or web distribution, and how to prepare files for sending to a commercial printer.

Required Version: CS6 and above | Required Plugins: No | Resolution: 1920x1080

Adding a die cut or emboss to your print job can make a striking visual impact; it's a way of sculpturing and increasing a reader's engagement with your work. Learn about the various types of embossing and die cutting as well as the proper ways to set up your documents to achieve consistent results. Author Claudia McCue covers manufacturing concerns like cost, time, choosing the appropriate paper stock, and file formatting; preparing your artwork for embossing and stamping; and then designing your die-cut project in Adobe Illustrator or InDesign.

The best way to get started in magazine design is to study the greats: magazines like Rolling Stone, Time, and National Geographic. Spend an hour with designer exploring what goes into a successful magazine design. He pages through the digital versions of several popular magazines and talks about what's going on, inside and out. Learn about construction, and how elements like the cover, masthead, lead spreads, and even the contributors page are designed. Discover the role of typography, imagery, and the grid, and find out how to sustain a look from beginning to end. John also poses questions to help you find your magazine's "voice" and make design decisions that will help align the final product with the contents inside.