Learn the functions of the Type tool, Line tool, and Rotate tool in InDesign through this tutorial where you create a rental advertisement sign.
This exercise is excerpted from Noble Desktop’s past Adobe InDesign training materials and is compatible with InDesign updates through 2020. To learn current skills in InDesign, check out our InDesign Bootcamp and graphic design classes in NYC and live online.
Topics Covered in This InDesign Tutorial:
Text Formatting, the Line Tool, Rotating Text
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Exercise Overview
Create a sign like the one above. These instructions are more concise to encourage memorization of InDesign functions.
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To create this poster:
- You will need to use the Type tool
, Line tool 
, and the Rotate tool 
. - The text is in a file called apt.txt. However, you will need to type the text at the bottom that is rotated: Huge Apartment 226-4149.
- Use this sample only as a guide. You can give the sign a better typeface, different sizes, and even different colors. Whatever you can do to snazz it up.
- When drawing lines, remember to hold Shift to make lines completely horizontal or vertical.
- For a more advanced challenge, try using a table for the phone number tabs at the bottom of the page.
- You will need to use the Type tool
