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Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & InDesign

Graphic Design Portfolio

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About Against The ClockAgainst The Clock, long recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in courseware development, has been publishing educational mate-rials for the graphic and computer arts industries since 1990. The company has developed a solid and widely respected approach to teaching people how to effectively use graphics applications while maintaining a disciplined approach to real-world problems.

Having developed the Against The Clock and the Essentials for De-sign series with Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, ATC drew from years of professional experience and instructor feedback to develop The Professional Portfolio Series, focusing on the Adobe Creative Suite. These books feature step-by-step explanations, detailed foundational information, and advice and tips from professionals that offer practical solutions to technical issues.

About the AuthorErika Kendra holds a BA in History and a BA in English Lit-erature from the University of Pittsburgh. She began her career in the graphic communications industry as an editor at Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, and has been a full-time professional graphic designer since 1999.

Erika is the author or co-author of more than forty books about Adobe graphic design software. She has also written several books about graphic design concepts such as color reproduction and preflighting and dozens of articles for graphics and print industry journals. Working with Against The Clock for almost twenty years, Erika was a key partner in developing The Professional Portfolio Series of software training books.

Contributing Editors and ArtistsA big thank you to the people whose comments and expertise contributed to the success of these books:

• Tony Cowdrey, technical editor• Roger Morrissey, technical editor• Gary Poyssick, technical editor• Grace Veach, copy editor

Images used in the projects throughout this book are in the public domain unless otherwise noted. Individual artists’ credit follow:

Project 4:Sunrise.jpg photo by Stefan Kunze on Unsplash.com.Lightning.jpg photo by David Mourn on Unsplash.comTornado.jpg photo by Jean Beaufort on Publicdomainpictures.net

Project 5:amg.jpg photo by Mike on Pexels.cominset1.jpg photo by Kyle Murfin on Unsplash.cominset2.jpg photo by Jake Weirick on Pexels.cominset3.jpg photo by Sergiusz Rydosz on Publicdomainpictures.nettires.jpg photo by Imthaz Ahamed on Pexels.com

Project 6:Museum images in this project are courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program: getty.edu/about/whatwedo/opencontentfaq.htmlHDR image exposures by Charlie Essers.

Project 7:coffee.tif photo by Polymanu on Pixabay.comcreampuffs.tif photo by la-fontaine on Pixabay.comfruit.tif photo by Luke Michael on Unsplash.compeppers.tif photo by DXT_91 on Pexels.comspices.tif photo by Akhil Chandran on Unsplash.com

Project 8:guitar.jpg photo by Suvan Chowdhury on Pexels.com

Project 9:U.S. Navy Blue Angels photos copyright Erika Kendra

Moon-landing photo is a NASA photo in the public domain. Scanning by NASA Johnson and post-processing by Kipp Teague

Aircraft images used in the supplied PDF ad were taken by govern-ment employees and as such are in the public domain:

B-2: U.S. Navy photo/Jordon R. BeesleyF-117: Bobbi ZapkaF-22: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel RogersSR-71: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty

Project 10:Images used in this project are copyright Against The Clock, Inc.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Project GoalsEach project begins with a clear description of the overall concepts that are explained in the project; these goals closely match the different stages of the project workflow.

The Project MeetingEach project includes the client’s initial comments, which provide valuable information about the job. The Project Art Director, a vital part of any design workflow, also provides fundamental advice and production requirements.

Project ObjectivesEach Project Meeting includes a summary of the specific skills required to complete the project.

Step-By-Step ExercisesEvery stage of the workflow is broken into multiple hands-on, step-by-step exercises.

Visual ExplanationsWherever possible, screen captures are annotated so students can quickly identify important information.

Real-World Workflow Projects are broken into logical lessons, or “stages,” of the workflow. Brief introductions at the beginning of each stage provide vital foundational material required to complete the task.

WALK-THROUGH

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Design FoundationsAdditional functionality, related tools, and underlying graphic design concepts are included throughout the book.

Advice and WarningsWhere appropriate, sidebars provide shortcuts, warnings, or helpful tips.

Visual SummaryUsing an annotated version of the

finished project, students can quickly identify the skills used to complete

different aspects of the job.

Project ReviewAfter completing each project, students can complete these fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions to test their understanding of the concepts in the project.

Portfolio Builder ProjectsEach step-by-step project is accompanied by a freeform project, allowing students to practice skills and creativity, resulting in an extensive and diverse portfolio of work.

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Music CD Artwork

o Compositing Images and Artwork

o Managing Layers

o Creating Complex Selections

o Saving Files for Multiple Media

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3 Identity Package

o Working with Gradient Meshes

o Working with Type

o Working with Multiple Artboards

o Combining Text and Graphics

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6 Museum Image Correction

o Retouching Damaged Images

o Correcting Lighting Problems

o Correcting Color Problems

o Preparing Images for Print

o Working with HDR Images

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5 Car Magazine Cover

o Enlarging Source Files

o Working with Vector Tools

o Applying Styles and Filters

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2 Regatta Artwork

o Drawing Complex Artwork

o Coloring and Painting Artwork

o Creating the Finished Poster

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1 Campground Icons

o Setting up the Workspace

o Drawing with Basic Shapes

PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

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Against The Clock’s The Professional Portfolio Series teaches graphic design software tools and techniques entirely within the framework of real-world projects; we introduce and explain skills where they would naturally fall into a real project workflow.

The project-based approach in The Professional Portfolio Series allows you to get in-depth with the software beginning in Project 1 — you don’t have to read several chapters of introductory material before you can start creating finished artwork.

Our approach also prevents “topic tedium” — in other words, we don’t require you to read pages and pages of information about text (for example); instead, we explain text tools and options as part of larger projects.

Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk you through every phase of each job, from creating a new file to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also offer practical advice and tips about underlying concepts and graphic design practices that will benefit you as you enter the job market.

The projects in this book reflect a range of different types of print design jobs using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. When you finish the ten projects in this book (and the accompanying Portfolio Builder exercises), you will have a solid foundational knowledge of the three most popular applications in the print design market — and a substantial body of work that should impress any potential employer.

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8 Festival Poster

o Building Graphic Interest

o Importing and Formatting Text

o Working with Text as Graphics

o Adjusting Layout Size

o Outputting PDF Files

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10 Combined Brochure

o Controlling Color for Print

o Working with Linked Files

o Fine-Tuning Text

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7 Letterhead Design

o Setting up the Workspace

o Creating Basic Page Elements

o Placing External Images

o Creating and Formatting Basic Text

o Printing InDesign Files

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9 Aerospace Newsletter

o Working with Templates

o Working with Styles

o Working with Tables

o Preflighting and Job Packaging

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CONTENTSAcknowledgements iii

Walk-Through iv

Projects at a Glance vi

Getting Started xiii

The Adobe User Interface 1Explore the InDesign Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Understanding the Application Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Menus in Adobe Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Explore the Arrangement of InDesign Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Identifying and Accessing Tools in InDesign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Create a Saved Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Explore the InDesign Document Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Summing up InDesign View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Controlling Display Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents . . . . . . . . . . 19

Explore the Illustrator User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

More About the Illustrator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Customizing Illustrator Tools Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Identifying and Accessing Illustrator Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Summing Up the Illustrator View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Explore the Photoshop User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Identifying and Accessing Photoshop Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Customizing the Photoshop Tools Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Summing Up the Photoshop View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Project 1 Campground Icons 39Stage 1 / Setting up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Create a New Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Define Smart Guide Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Draw Rounded Rectangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

More about Working with Live Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Understanding Selection Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Control Fill and Stroke Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Control Object Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Understanding Alignment Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Align and Distribute Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Import Template Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Manage Multiple Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Stage 2 / Drawing with Basic Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Numerically Transform Drawing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Shear and Reflect Drawing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Manage Artwork with Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using the Group Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Create Artwork with Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

The Stroke Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Draw with Live Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Transforming Objects with the Bounding Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Understanding the Free Transform Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Explore Artwork Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Working with GPU Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Draw with the Shaper Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Draw with the Pencil Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Edit Individual Grouped Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Editing Similar Shapes with Global Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

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Project 2 Regatta Artwork 103Stage 1 / Drawing Complex Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Prepare the Drawing Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Use the Pen Tool to Trace the Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Understanding Anchor Points and Handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Understanding Anchor Point and Bézier Curve Tools . . . . . . . 110

Reshape Line Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Editing Anchor Points with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Drawing with the Curvature Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Build Shapes from Overlapping Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Use the Draw Behind Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

More about the Shape Builder Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Using the Draw Inside Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Stage 2 / Coloring and Painting Artwork . . . . . . . . . .120

Create Global Custom Color Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Add a Color Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Edit Global Color Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Understanding Color Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Stage 3 / Creating the Finished Poster . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Manage Artwork with Sublayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Lock and Hide Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Create Shapes with the Blob Brush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Combine Shapes with the Pathfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

The Pathfinder Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Save the File as PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144


Project 3 Identity Package 147Stage 1 / Working with Gradient Meshes . . . . . . . . . 149

Set up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Create a Gradient Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Understanding Gradient Mesh Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Work in Outline Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Edit the Gradient Mesh Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Stage 2 / Working with Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Create Point-Type Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Point Type vs . Area Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

The Character Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Manipulate Type Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

More about Working with Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Working with Adobe Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Managing Missing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Convert Type to Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Create Custom Graphics from Letter Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Stage 3 / Working with Multiple Artboards . . . . . . . .174

Adjust the Default Artboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Managing Artboard Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Use the Layers Panel to Organize Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Copy the Artboard and Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Convert Mesh Objects to Regular Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

The Appearance Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Add Spot Color to the Two-Color Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Stage 4 / Combining Text and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . 185

Work with Placed Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Create the Envelope Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Print Desktop Proofs of Multiple Artboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Project 4 Music CD Artwork 201Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . 203

Open and Resize an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Understanding File Saving Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

The Crop Tools in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Copy and Paste Selected Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Create a Feathered Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Rasterize a Vector File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Place Files as Smart Object Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . . 227

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CONTENTSStage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Name Layers and Layer Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Move and Transform a Smart Object Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Understanding Smart Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Move and Transform Regular Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Transform the Background Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Navigating the Photoshop File History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Stage 3 / Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Create and Refine a Color-Based Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Understanding Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Edit Layer Mask Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Filtering Photoshop Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . 255

Save a Flattened TIFF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Reduce the Physical File Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Save a JPEG File for Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263


Project 5 Car Magazine Cover 267Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image . . . . . . . . . . 269

Sharpen the Enlarged Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Edit the Canvas Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Use the Freeform Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

More about Working with the Paths Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Add to an Existing Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Edit Vector Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Create a Vector Shape Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

More about Vector Shape Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Understanding Vector Path Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Clone and Align Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Selecting and Modifying Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Auto-Select Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Create Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Stage 3 / Applying Styles and Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Add Texture to a Shape Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Apply Custom Layer Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Layer Styles in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Use the Filter Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Duplicate a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Liquify a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

More About the Liquify Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Use the Eyedropper Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Create a Custom Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Create a Gradient Fill Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Adjust Blending Mode and Layer Opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Distinguishing Photoshop Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Finish the Magazine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Sharing Photoshop Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Print a Composite Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Understanding Print Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330


Project 6 Museum Image Correction 333Stage 1 / Retouching Damaged Images . . . . . . . . . . 335

Remove Grain with Blur and Sharpen Techniques . . . . . . . . . 335

Understanding the Noise Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Understanding the Blur Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Understanding the Shake Reduction Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Heal Severe Scratches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Aligning the Healing Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Clone out Major Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

The Clone Source Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Stage 2 / Correcting Lighting Problems . . . . . . . . . . 347

Correct Problems with Brightness/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Correct Contrast and Tonal Range with Levels . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Identifying Shadows and Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Correct Lighting Problems with the Exposure Adjustment . . . 352

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Stage 3 / Correcting Color Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Correct Color Cast with the Color Balance Adjustment . . . . . 357

Correct Gray Balance with Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Adjusting Curves On-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Correct Contrast with Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Understanding Curve Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Stage 4 / Preparing Images for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Color Management in Theory and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Understanding Color Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Define Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Identify Out-of-Gamut Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Adjust Highlight and Shadow Points for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Converting Image Color Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Converting Images to Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Stage 5 / Working with HDR Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Use Merge to HDR Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382


Project 7 Letterhead Design 385Stage 1 / Setting up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Define a New Layout File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Understanding Document Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Create Ruler Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Stage 2 / Creating Basic Page Elements . . . . . . . . . . 394

Create a Simple Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

The Control Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Create Bézier Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Change Color Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Create a Basic Graphics Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Clone, Align, and Distribute Multiple Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Understanding Object Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Create a Rounded Rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Editing Live Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

More about Working with InDesign Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Tips and Tricks for Working with Layout Objects . . . . . . . . . . 416

Stage 3 / Placing External Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Place an Adobe Illustrator File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Place Images into Existing Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

Stage 4 / Creating and Formatting Basic Text . . . . . 426

Create a Simple Text Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

Place an External Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431

Stage 5 / Printing InDesign Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Print a Sample Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438


Project 8 Festival Poster 441Stage 1 / Building Graphic Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Set up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Define Color Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

Working with Color Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Create the Poster Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Define and Apply a Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

Using the Gradient Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

Create an Irregular Graphics Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

Understanding Clipping Path Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

Create Visual Impact with Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460

Understanding Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465

More about InDesign Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

Create a QR Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

Stage 2 / Importing and Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . .470

Define Multiple Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470

Control Text Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472

Define Manual Frame Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

Designing with Placeholder Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476

Apply Character Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Apply Paragraph Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Understanding the Baseline Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485

Applying Optical Margin Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486

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CONTENTSStage 3 / Working with Text as Graphics . . . . . . . . . 487

Place Inline Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Working with Anchored Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

Create Type on a Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

Type on a Path Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

Stage 4 / Adjusting Layout Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

Adjust the Layout Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

Fine-Tune the Adjusted Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

Stage 5 / Outputting PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

Using the Flattener Panel Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

Export a PDF File for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

Resolution Options for PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507


Project 9 Aerospace Newsletter 511Stage 1 / Working with Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513

Manage Missing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513

More about Managing Missing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517

Replace Missing and Modified Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518

Understanding the Links Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

Edit Margin and Column Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

Understanding Master Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524

Create a New File Based on the Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

Implement the Newsletter Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

Place a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529

Place an InDesign File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Stage 2 / Working with Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

Working with Microsoft Word Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535

Apply Template Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536

Manage Local Formatting Overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

Edit a Paragraph to Span Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

Control Automatic Text Frame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542

Edit Text Inset and Wrap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Understanding Text Wrap Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546

Format Numbered and Bulleted Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

Working with the Tables Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550

Stage 3 / Working with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550

Place a Microsoft Excel Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551

Format Cell Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552

Manage a Table as an Anchored Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556

Define Table Fills and Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558

More About Working with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560

Stage 4 / Preflighting and Job Packaging . . . . . . . . . 562

Define a Preflight Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562

What’s in a Preflight Profile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Evaluate the Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567

Create the Job Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573


Project 10 Combined Brochure 577Stage 1 / Controlling Color for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Define Application Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Assign Color Settings to an Existing File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Assigning and Converting Color Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582

Stage 2 / Working with Linked Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582

Place a TIFF File with Alpha Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582

Place Multiple JPEG Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585

Place a Native InDesign File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588

Place a Native Photoshop File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591

Preview Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596

Convert Spot Color in Illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598

Stage 3 / Fine-Tuning Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

Enable Track Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

Find and Change Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602

The Find/Change Dialog Box In Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Find and Change Text Formatting Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Entering Special Characters in Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Find and Change Object Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608

Check Document Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610

Review Tracked Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615

Export a Color-Managed PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
