Adobe InDesign_
Evening Short Course
Details
Length of Course: 4 weeks
Next Campus Class Starts: TBA 2026
Next Virtual Class Starts: 27 April
Course Price: R7 800
On Campus
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Virtual
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm – 8:30pm
Learn to create visually stunning and functional layouts with Adobe InDesign.
Adobe InDesign is best described as a long document application that makes creating complex documents an easy task. In a graphic design setting, InDesign seamlessly integrates photo manipulations and vector art created in Photoshop and Illustrator and can be considered not only as software that assembles them, but also as an independent layout package on its own. InDesign can be used for small and large projects. It is simple enough to generate posters or business cards, but is powerful enough to layout books or magazines, as well as set them up for reproduction.
Although InDesign features a host of tools aimed towards publishing for print, it is also fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in the electronic publishing and web fields, and is no longer only used for print materials. Features like styles, preflighting and master pages are what make Adobe InDesign such a powerful long document application. In this course, not only will we cover the InDesign essentials, but some specialised tricks of the trade presented by an experienced lecturer. On its completion, you should not only be comfortable using InDesign to layout your documents, but have some insight into interactive design and have a foundation going into development for devices such as smartphones and iPads.
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Course Requirements
If you’re on-campus, you’ll need to know how to use a computer but, other than that, just bring yourself, a notebook and pen. We provide the machines and the software.
If you’re virtual, You’ll need to have a computer and know how to use it. In addition you will also need a stable internet connection.
What do you receive with the course?
You will receive an Academy of Digital Arts Certificate of Completion.
Course Price: R7 800 per student
In this course you will learn the following skills:
The Basics | Getting Started | The InDesign Environment | Vector vs Bitmap | Creating New Documents | Using Guides
Design Elements | Working with Colour | Creating & Manipulating Objects | Working with Strokes | Managing & Importing Art | Advanced Object Creation | Effects & Styles
Working With Text | Creating & Modifying Type | Threading | Special Characters | Type & Images on a Path | Tabs | Create Outlines | Text Wrap | Text Frame Options | Find/Change | Check Spelling | Bullets & Numbered Lists | Tables
Effects & Styles | Character & Paragraph Styles | Object Styles | Table Styles & Cell Styles | Effects Panel Overview | Effects | The Gradient Feather Tool | Quick Apply
Pages & Masters | Pages | The Gap Tool | Master Pages | Long Document Creation
Interactive Design | Basic Animation & Page Transitions | Buttons & Forms | Exporting
Final Thoughts | Preparing for Output | Saving & Exporting | Repro Basics
Course Schedule
Monday – Wednesday, 17h30 – 20h30
Classes on a public holiday will shift to the next available date, arranged by the lecturer.
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