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Adobe InDesign Masterclass

You're reading from   Adobe InDesign Masterclass A comprehensive guide to taking your digital design skills from beginner to professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803247441
Length 408 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mohammed Jogie Mohammed Jogie
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: InDesign Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Exploring InDesign FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Working with Text and Shapes 4. Part 2: Beyond the Basics
5. Chapter 3: Designing Social Media Posts 6. Chapter 4: Designing with Text and Tables 7. Chapter 5: An Overview of Color Models 8. Chapter 6: Working with Graphics and Color 9. Chapter 7: Transparency and Effects: Part 1 10. Chapter 8: Transparency and Effects: Part 2 11. Part 3: Advanced Techniques
12. Chapter 9: Advanced Typography 13. Chapter 10: Preparing Documents for Professional Print 14. Chapter 11: Multimedia, Interactivity, and AI 15. Chapter 12: Help and Troubleshooting 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Creating the primary user interface graphic

With the background object completed, we can turn our attention to the individual design elements. Many of the elements use the fundamental building blocks and basic shapes we’ve already covered in earlier chapters.

Figure 7.12: A snapshot of the main UI element against the background

Figure 7.12: A snapshot of the main UI element against the background

We’ve created a library of elements to speed things up and avoid repetition. In this next section, we will be working with strokes and stroke properties, transparency, the gradient feather, and outer glow effects.

Figure 7.13: A view of the library we will use for this project

This section explores the creation of the primary graphic elements, creating borders, applying text, and other elements. As we tackle each topic, you'll have an opportunity to fully explore transparency, blend modes, and effects that InDesign has to offer.

Working with InDesign libraries

Libraries are a great way to organize...

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