Discover how to create professional designs using key InDesign tools such as the Type, Line, and Rotate tools. This tutorial also provides insights on text formatting, enhancing your skills for a career in graphic design.
Key Insights
- The tutorial covers key InDesign tools: specifically, Text formatting, The Line tool, and Rotating text.
- Participants will learn how to use the Type tool, Line tool, and the Rotate tool to create professional designs.
- The exercise involves creating a sign similar to the one provided as a sample.
- Students are encouraged to use their creativity to modify the typeface, sizes, and colors of the sign to enhance it.
- For creating horizontal or vertical lines, holding Shift while drawing lines is recommended.
- An advanced challenge within the tutorial is to use a table for the phone number tabs at the bottom of the page.
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.
InDesign Pre-Press Checklist
-
Window → Output → Preflight catches missing fonts, links, low-res images.
-
All linked images present and correct version.
-
0.125" bleed standard for print; trim marks visible in export.
-
Press-ready PDF preset preserves color and prevents font issues.
Topics Covered in This InDesign Tutorial:
Text Formatting, the Line Tool, Rotating Text
Exercise Preview
Exercise Overview
Create a sign like the one above. These instructions are more concise to encourage memorization of InDesign functions.
-
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
