Introduction to Adobe InDesign

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Introduction to Adobe InDesign

• By Justin Beckett
• Production Team Leader
• Dayton Daily News

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What is InDesign?

• Graphic design software used by newspapers,
  magazines, book companies, advertising agencies
  and online developers.
• Evolved from Adobe PageMaker which was used by
  newspapers for basic layout purposes.
• Works seamlessly with other Adobe products, such
  as Photoshop, InCopy, Illustrator, Acrobat and
  DreamWeaver.
• Often used in conjunction with database software
  such as DTI or News Edit Pro.

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How we use InDesign
Stories may come from local reporters, AP, NYT,
or OHNO. All have their own budgets
Art is often listed with stories but
sometimes can be gathered based on a particular
topic.
Designers are encouraged to use news judgment
when placing stories and photos high or low on
page.
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Elements of a page
Every page is a simple combination of text and
photos
Text color can be modified
Kickers sit above headlines
Typography is important for centerpiece
design, but should be avoided for all other
stories
Briefs often support the rest of the page, are
shorter, quick reads and get smaller headlines.
All of these items can be stored in a library
for use all the time.
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Editing a page

• Writers and Copy Editors use Adobe InCopy with
  InDesign to edit stories.
• Running both programs at once allows the editor
  to make changes to the story while the designer
  is still working on the page.

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Adobe integration

• Files created in Photoshop (photo editing) and
  Illustrator (graphics, charts) and PDFs can be
  dropped directly into InDesign documents. They
  maintain all of their attributes, including
  transparencies.

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Bringing them together
Text and lines from InDesign
Photos edited, cut out in Photoshop
Graphic from library
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Use outside newspapers

• Magazine, book and yearbook layouts.
• Graphic elements and charts.
• Resumes
• PDFs, static elements for Web sites.

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So lets build a page

• Magazine-style layout with lead story,
  centerpiece and Photoshop elements.

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Careers / Who should know?

• In newspapers, a familiarity with InDesign is
  crucial for writers, designers, copy editors,
  advertising agents, photographers and editors.
• Knowing the softwares capabilities allows you to
  see how your job affects the final product and
  give advice to those laying out a document.

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Other career possibilities

• Magazine designer, editorial assistant
• Web producer
• Journalism teacher
• Photo studio, and album production
• Design/PR firm
• Athletics department

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Questions?

• About tricks in InDesign or how to do a
  particular task?
• About what we do at the Dayton Daily?
• About what is expected of you in a particular job?

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Contact Info.

• Mr. Justin Beckett
• Production Team Leader for the Dayton Daily News
  Cox Ohio Publishing
• Office phone [phone]
• E-mail jbeckett_at_coxohio.com
• Portfolio www.imageevent.com/rockbobcat
• Facebook www.facebook.com/justin.beckett