2019 release adobe illustrator, photoshop, & indesign cc · th e fonts utilized in these...

2019 release

Adobe Illustrator,Photoshop, & InDesign CC

Graphic Design Portfolio

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About Against The ClockAgainst Th e 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. Th e company has developed a solid and widely respected approach to teaching people how to eff ectively use graphics applications while maintaining a disciplined approach to real-world problems.

Having developed the Against Th e 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 Th e Professional Portfolio Series, focusing on the Adobe Creative Suite. Th ese books feature step-by-step explanations, detailed foundational information, and advice and tips from professionals that off er 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 prefl ighting and dozens of articles for graphics and print industry journals. Working with Against Th e Clock for almost twenty years, Erika was a key partner in developing Th e 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:

• Dan Christensen, technical editor• Tony Cowdrey, technical editor• Roger Morrissey, technical editor• Gary Poyssick, technical editor• Joseph A. Staudenbaur, technical editor• Matthew Woodring, technical editor• Amanda Gambill, copy editor• Jaclyn Garver, 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 Murfi n 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:coff ee.tif photo by Polymanu on Pixabay.comcreampuff s.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 Th e 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 workfl ow.

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 workfl ow, also provides fundamental advice and production requirements.

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

Step-By-Step ExercisesEvery stage of the workfl ow 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 Workfl ow Projects are broken into logical lessons, or “stages,” of the workfl ow. 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

fi nished project, students can quickly identify the skills used to complete

different aspects of the job.

Project ReviewAfter completing each project, students can complete these fi ll-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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3 Identity Package

� Working with Gradient Meshes

� Working with Type

� Working with Multiple Artboards

� Combining Text and Graphics

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6 Museum Image Correction

� Retouching Damaged Images

� Correcting Lighting Problems

� Correcting Color Problems

� Preparing Images for Print

� Working with HDR Images

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4 Music CD Artwork

� Compositing Images and Artwork

� Managing Layers

� Creating Complex Selections

� Saving Files for Multiple Media

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5 Car Magazine Cover

� Enlarging Source Files

� Working with Vector Tools

� Applying Styles and Filters

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2 Regatta Artwork

� Drawing Complex Artwork

� Coloring and Painting Artwork

� Creating the Finished Poster

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1 Campground Icons

� Setting up the Workspace

� Drawing with Basic Shapes

PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

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Against Th e Clock’s Th e 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 workfl ow.

Th e project-based approach in Th e 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 fi nished 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 fi le to saving the fi nished piece. Wherever logical, we also off er practical advice and tips about underlying concepts and graphic design practices that will benefi t you as you enter the job market.

Th e projects in this book refl ect a range of diff erent types of print design jobs using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. When you fi nish 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

� Building Graphic Interest

� Importing and Formatting Text

� Working with Text as Graphics

� Adjusting Layout Size

� Outputting PDF Files

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10 Combined Brochure

� Controlling Color for Print

� Working with Linked Files

� Fine-tuning Text

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7 Letterhead Design

� Setting up the Workspace

� Creating Basic Page Elements

� Placing External Images

� Creating and Formatting Basic Text

� Printing InDesign Files

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9 Aerospace Newsletter

� Working with Templates

� Working with Styles

� Working with Tables

� Prefl ighting and Job Packaging

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CONTENTSAcknowledgements iii

Walk-Through iv

Projects at a Glance vi

Getting Started xiii

The Adobe CC 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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 1Campground Icons 39

Stage 1 / Setting up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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

Defi ne 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 Refl ect 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 2Regatta Artwork 103

Stage 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 Pathfi nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

The Pathfi nder Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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

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


Project 3Identity Package 147

Stage 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 Typekit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 4Music CD Artwork 201

Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork. . . . . . . 203

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

Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Understanding File Saving Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

The Crop Tools In Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Copy and Paste Selected Pixels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Create a Feathered Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Rasterize a Vector File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Place Files as Smart Object Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . . 226

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CONTENTSStage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Name Layers and Layer Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Move and Transform a Smart Object Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Understanding Smart Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Move and Transform Regular Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Transform the Background Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Navigating the Photoshop File History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Stage 3 / Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Create and Refi ne a Color-Based Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Understanding Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Edit Layer Mask Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Filtering Photoshop Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . 253

Save a Flattened TIFF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Reduce the Physical File Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Save a JPEG File for Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261


Project 5Car Magazine Cover 265

Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image . . . . . . . . . . 267

Sharpen the Enlarged Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Edit the Canvas Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Use the Freeform Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

More about Working with the Paths Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Add to an Existing Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Edit Vector Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Create a Vector Shape Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

More About Vector Shape Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Understanding Vector Path Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Clone and Align Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Selecting and Modifying Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Auto-Select Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Create Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Stage 3 / Applying Styles and Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Add Texture to a Shape Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Apply Custom Layer Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Layer Styles in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Use the Filter Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Duplicate a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Liquify a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

More About the Liquify Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Use the Eyedropper Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Create a Custom Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Create a Gradient Fill Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Adjust Blending Mode and Layer Opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Distinguishing Photoshop Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Finish the Magazine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Sharing Photoshop Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Print a Composite Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Understanding Print Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328


Project 6Museum Image Correction 331

Stage 1 / Retouching Damaged Images . . . . . . . . . . 333

Remove Grain with Blur and Sharpen Techniques . . . . . . . . . 333

Understanding the Noise Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Understanding the Blur Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Understanding the Shake Reduction Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Heal Severe Scratches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Aligning the Healing Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Clone out Major Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

The Clone Source Panel in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Stage 2 / Correcting Lighting Problems . . . . . . . . . . 345

Correct Problems with Brightness/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Correct Contrast and Tonal Range with Levels . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Identifying Shadows and Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Correct Lighting Problems with the Exposure Adjustment . . . 350

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Stage 3 / Correcting Color Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Correct Color Cast with the Color Balance Adjustment . . . . . 355

Correct Gray Balance with Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Adjusting Curves On-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Correct Contrast with Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Understanding Curve Display Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Stage 4 / Preparing Images for Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Color Management in Theory and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Understanding Color Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Defi ne Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Identify Out-of-Gamut Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Adjust Highlight and Shadow Points for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Converting Image Color Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Converting Images to Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Stage 5 / Working with HDR Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Use Merge to HDR Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380


Project 7Letterhead Design 383

Stage 1 / Setting up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Defi ne a New Layout File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Understanding Document Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Create Ruler Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Stage 2 / Creating Basic Page Elements . . . . . . . . . . 392

Create a Simple Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

The Control Panel In Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Create Bézier Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Change Color Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Create a Basic Graphics Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Clone, Align, and Distribute Multiple Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Understanding Object Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Create a Rounded Rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Editing Live Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

More About Working with InDesign Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Tips and Tricks for Working with Layout Objects. . . . . . . . . . 414

Stage 3 / Placing External Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Place an Adobe Illustrator File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Place Images into Existing Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

Stage 4 / Creating and Formatting Basic Text . . . . . 424

Create a Simple Text Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

Place an External Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

Stage 5 / Printing InDesign Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

Print a Sample Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436


Project 8Festival Poster 439

Stage 1 / Building Graphic Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Set up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Defi ne Color Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Working with Color Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

Create the Poster Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Defi ne and Apply a Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Using the Gradient Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Create an Irregular Graphics Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Understanding Clipping Path Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

Create Visual Impact with Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

Understanding Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

More about InDesign Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465

Create a QR Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466

Stage 2 / Importing and Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . 468

Defi ne Multiple Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

Control Text Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470

Defi ne Manual Frame Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473

Designing with Placeholder Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

Apply Character Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

Apply Paragraph Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

Understanding the Baseline Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

Applying Optical Margin Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

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CONTENTSStage 3 / Working with Text as Graphics . . . . . . . . . 485

Place Inline Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485

Working with Anchored Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488

Create Type on a Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489

Type on a Path Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

Stage 4 / Adjusting Layout Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493

Adjust the Layout Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493

Fine-Tune the Adjusted Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

Stage 5 / Outputting PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

Using the Flattener Panel Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

Export a PDF File for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Resolution Options for PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505


Project 9Aerospace Newsletter 509

Stage 1 / Working with Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511

Manage Missing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511

More About Managing Missing Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515

Replace Missing and Modifi ed Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

Understanding the Links Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517

Edit Margin and Column Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

Understanding Master Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

Create a New File Based on the Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

Implement the Newsletter Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524

Place a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

Place an InDesign File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

Stage 2 / Working with Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Working with Microsoft Word Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532

Apply Template Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

Manage Local Formatting Overrides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537

Edit a Paragraph to Span Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538

Control Automatic Text Frame Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

Edit Text Inset and Wrap Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

Understanding Text Wrap Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543

Format Numbered and Bulleted Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544

Stage 3 / Working with Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

Working with the Tables Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

Place a Microsoft Excel Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548

Format Cell Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549

Manage a Table as an Anchored Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553

Defi ne Table Fills and Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555

More about Working with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557

Stage 4 / Prefl ighting and Job Packaging . . . . . . . . . 559

Defi ne a Prefl ight Profi le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559

What’s in a Prefl ight Profi le? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562

Evaluate the Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

Create the Job Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570


Project 10Combined Brochure 573

Stage 1 / Controlling Color for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575

Defi ne Application Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575

Assign Color Settings to an Existing File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

Assigning and Converting Color Profi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

Stage 2 / Working with Linked Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

Place a TIFF File with Alpha Transparency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

Place Multiple JPEG Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Place a Native InDesign File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Place a Native Photoshop File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

Preview Separations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592

Convert Spot Color in Illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594

Stage 3 / Fine-Tuning Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597

Enable Track Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597

Find and Change Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598

The Find/Change Dialog Box In Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600

Find and Change Text Formatting Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

Entering Special Characters in Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602

Find and Change Object Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Check Document Spelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Review Tracked Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .611

Export a Color-Managed PDF File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614

Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617
