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InDesign for Planners - Intermediate

Adobe InDesign is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier document layout software, with a number of valuable applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to InDesign course, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the more complex tools that come with InDesign CS6.

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Course Info

  • Duration 12 video lessons (73 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2012
  • 4.22
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    Poster Layout Considerations
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    3.
    Working with Text: Part 1
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Working with Text: Part 2
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    The Pen Tool
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    Basic Drawing
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Transforming Objects
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Aligning and Distributing Objects
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Pathfinder
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    Working with Gradients
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    Editing with Effects
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    Poster Design Wrap-Up
    Chapter Duration 11 mins

Course Description

Adobe InDesign is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier document layout software, with a number of valuable applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to InDesign course, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the more complex tools that come with InDesign CS6.

Learn these skills

  • Communications & Media
  • Drawing & Painting
  • Plan Making
  • Technology
  • Adobe InDesign

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1.25 AICP CM credits. 

CNU-A

This course is approved for 1.25 CNU-A credit.

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Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community outreach and innovative urban design through creative and engaging visual communication.

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