Adobe InDesign CC Complete Masterclass: Learn Adobe InDesign (Udemy.com)
The Complete Guide to Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud: Design a Poster, Lookbook, Annual Report, and More!
Created by: Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Last updated April 2020
What you will learn
- You will benefit from over 13 hours of helpful video lessons, informative handouts and lifetime access to current and any future projects.
- You will master Adobe InDesign, the industry-standard graphic design and publication software.
- You will professionally design and produce a lookbook in Adobe InDesign.
- You will professionally design and produce a poster in Adobe InDesign.
- You will professionally design and produce an annual report in Adobe InDesign.
- You will effectively place and edit text, images, and illustrations in Adobe InDesign.
- You will formulate and apply color schemes by using a variety of methods.
- You will learn how to use spot colors, process colors, and the context for both.
- You will design, format, edit, and copy tables in Adobe InDesign.
- You will use Photoshop and InDesign together seamlessly, to adjust layer comps, layer visibility, and other settings of placed PSD files in InDesign.
How it compares
Against the other 52 rated Udemy courses in Adobe Indesign on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 65% of them
- Reviews1,536#8 of 53 by number of reviews
- Length13.2 hourslonger than 94% of them
- Last updatedApril 2020more recently than 51% of them
Course Description
Are you new to Adobe InDesign, or have you used it for a while but have wondered what certain tools and functions do? Well, you've come to the right course. In this complete guide to InDesign CC, you will learn everything you need to know about the world's industry-standard graphic design and publication software.
Instead of listing the tools and techniques in a list and going through them devoid of a context or project, I cover all the tools and techniques comprehensively, but in the context of projects. So, you will learn by designing a poster for a local business, a lookbook for a ski resort, and an annual report for a camera company.
By the time you have completed this course, you will have mastered InDesign! And you will have projects to add to your portfolio.
Besides the essentials and fundamentals of InDesign, such as placing and editing images, threading and formatting text, and using master pages, you will also learn more advanced topics, including advanced color and the preflighting/printing process.
In fact, this course contains a complete guide to tables in InDesign as well as the complete guide to color in InDesign. You will also learn how to use both Photoshop and Illustrator with InDesign, in their own special sections. Adobe has made these programs so compatible, they work seamlessly together.
I'm Chad, and I'm a graphic designer and full-time university professor. I've worked as internet development director at an award-winning advertising design firm, webmaster and advertising designer at a regional newspaper, and managing editor of two graphic design magazines. Whether it was laying out a newsletter for a client while working at an ad design firm, or laying out advertisements and using CMYK plates at a newspaper, having this professional experience has enabled me to relate these InDesign video lessons to real-world applications.
For example, when we go over everything about adding and applying swatches, you learn when we would use spot colors vs. process colors, and I show example brand books and how they communicate their Pantone, CMYK, RGB, and Hex colors for graphic designers, and of course, how to apply those in InDesign.
I have also taught InDesign for the past decade as a university professor, teaching classes like Digital Layout and Design as well as Magazine Design and Production. My students have become page designers, creative specialists, and creative directors at newspapers, magazines, and media companies after graduating. Teaching InDesign in-person has enabled me to figure out what teaching methods and exercises are most effective and what areas students have the most questions about.
I love seeing what students come up with after mastering the technical side and using creativity and problem solving to produce amazing designs. Students in my Udemy courses have produced their own books after taking my InDesign courses. I look forward to seeing the work you design and produce in this course! Let me know if you have any questions by posting in the Q&A, or post your linked publications there for feedback.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,536 Reviews
Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.
Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the new digital economy?
I'm passionate about communication, writing, art, and design education, and I'm currently a full-time professor of communication and digital media. I've developed curriculum and taught classes on design, photography, and writing for over a decade. My university students have become full-time, award-winning photographers, web designers, creative specialists, reporters, and layout designers. And now, you can learn from me as well!
Get started by enrolling in my courses, learning new skills and knowledge, and asking me questions in the courses and forums.
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Reviews
By Omar Abdullah on 8/12/2024
I have gained an incredible amount of knowledge about Adobe InDesign thanks to this course. The instructor's teaching style is exceptional—clear, detailed, and engaging. He has a remarkable ability to explain complex concepts in a way that makes the information stick in your mind. The hands-on approach and real-world examples used throughout the course have greatly enhanced my understanding and confidence in using InDesign. This course has truly exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to master Adobe InDesign.
By Kaveri Rangappa on 10/19/2023
Before I took this course I had no idea on how to use InDesign. At the completion of this amazing course I have 3 files to add to my portfolio. The instructor is very methodical and teaches from basics to in-depth of everything that we need to know in InDesign.
By Allison Whittington on 6/3/2023
A very detailed InDesign course! The class projects were great for practicing everything covered and building a portfolio. The only reason for 4.5 stars is that the course needs some updating to reflect the latest InDesign changes, mainly with Adobe removing most of the Pantone color books from its programs.
By Sarmishta Sreedharan on 7/29/2021
I have learnt a lot from this course. The pace was good too except the columns section which I found to be not very exciting. But that's completely my opinion as I find columns and rows of annual reports boring. This course has covered a lot of material and it needs to be studied more than once to understand all of the concepts thoroughly.
By Susanne Tamir on 10/22/2019
I did first the advanced one because i know Indesign well. The advanced one was so great that i did buy this as well and i was surprised to see how much i did not know. So this course is not only for beginners - even if its great for beginners while everything is explained easy and clear - its for any level and experience. Would like more courses in Indesign.
By Anonymized User on 10/15/2019
So far the course has been well thought out. Being completely new to the software, he does go a little fast when showing where files/options/tools are if you are working along, so I've had to rewind and go back quite a few times, but I've always been able to get there in the end.
By Barry Sheehan on 11/7/2018
I've used Photoshop and Illustrator on and off for several years for work and recreation, but I had never used InDesign. This course is a great comprehensive guide to the tools available in InDesign, and the sections about Photoshop and Illustrator integration are really useful. I'm using the CS6 suite at home, meaning every option in CC isn't available to me. I was surprised by how little this mattered, as the vast majority of tools are available in CS6 as well. Having just finished the course, the only CC features I really missed while following the course were CC Libraries and some of the great new table functionality.
By Peter Gray on 10/28/2018
Brilliant way to learn in-depth about InDesign when you've had some contact with the program already. Well spoken instructor. It's not necessarily for students with no knowledge of InDesign. But it's not a flaw. I only wish that the video showed which buttons, shortcuts Chad is pressing during lectures.
By Julie Seale on 7/4/2018
All I can say is WOW! There is so much to this course & Chad is great. I've done this course in classroom style with an Adobe certified coach & I can tell you Chad's class topped that & you can go back to the material anytime. Mega thumbs up!
By Charlie Katagiri on 5/18/2018
The course was well paced and I was able to learn the basics of In Design within a few hours. I was able to create a flyer and a few other things within days of starting the course. The instructor is easy to understand, though there seemed to be some issues with the screen focus throughout the course. It usually only lasted a few seconds while he was doing/showing how to do some things. When he completed the tasks usually the screen would come back into focus then. He moves at a quick pace and there were times that I would "rewind" and watch over to make sure I wasn't missing something - since sometimes my results weren't ANYTHING like his! Practice I guess!
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