Designing Two Precedents: A Step-by-Step Guide

Exploring the Design Process for Two Precedents: Hands-On Demonstration and Inspiration

Explore the process of designing two precedents with the materials and tools you've already obtained. Follow along visually or design on your own, as we dive into the creation of these two precedents.

Key Insights

  • The article includes a step-by-step design process for creating two precedents using previously obtained tools and materials.
  • Readers have the flexibility to follow the process visually or take a more hands-on approach based on their comfort level.
  • Upon completion of the two precedents, the article guides readers on how to save their work and prepares them for the next phase of designing final pages.

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In this video, we're going to go over our final two Precedents. In the last video, we went over how to style our template, and you've already obtained all the tools you need to know to design these two Precedents based on the materials we have.

So for this video, I'm simply going to walk through quickly how I would create these two Precedents and design them myself. However, I'd love to see your work and your own take on how to design these, so feel free to follow along with me visually, or take it into your own hands. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

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From here, I've now finished the two Precedents, so I'll hit CTRL + S on the keyboard to save, and in the next video, we'll work on our final pages. See you there.

Matt Fons

Adobe Instructor

Matt is a jack of all trades in the realm of marketing and an expert using Adobe’s Creative Cloud as the essential software for supporting students and clients. With experience in graphic design, photography, web design, social media planning, and videography, Matt creates impressive and comprehensive marketing strategies. In his free time, Matt and his wife enjoy surfing and hiking California’s Central Coast and traveling to countries around the world.

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