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Desktop Publishing with InDesign

Adobe InDesign is the world’s leading desktop publishing software. Whether you are a burgeoning layout artist, an author, book publisher, or graphic designer, adding InDesign to your box of magic tricks will give you that extra creative edge.

This course will equip you with the design skills necessary to make your magazine, book, and ePub stand out from the crowd. Learn to apply the principles and elements of design to magazine and book covers to facilitate multiple page use. Design invitations that no-one can decline. Be a changemaker in the design and publishing space today. In this course, your Adobe InDesign license is included.

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Advance your career with new skills and a Certificate that’ll boost your CV

If you’re an aspiring layout artist, desktop publisher or someone wanting to get their start in design, this 100% online short course is for you. Over 12 weeks you’ll learn how to utilise InDesign to create beautiful layouts and creative projects using the latest knowledge. You’ll gain ready-to-apply practical skills that the industry is looking for and be able to start creating as you study.

Gain tangible skills

Studying this course will give you the highly applicable tools your career needs to master brand management

Learn from the best

Our lecturers nurture our students, resulting in them winning awards for their creative work

Get more creative

This course is ideal for people wanting to combine commercial logic with creative magic

Advance your career

Be recognised with an industry centric Red & Yellow certificate, giving you a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills.

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.

What you’ll learn:

Navigate and use the InDesign workspace for maximum creative impact, and make the most of master pages, multiple page design, character and paragraph styles, image arrangement, interactivity, and text wrapping and framing.
Use colour, layout, imagery, and typography to design compelling magazine and eMagazine covers and double page spreads, and prepare these for publication.
Design a beautiful corporate report or recipe book, applying the principles and elements of design.
Create stunning interactive ePub corporate report or book layouts using text, typography, and imagery.
Prepare your report or book for print.
Design an eye-catching digital invitation for a book launch OR a corporate brochure. .

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Course curriculum:

Module 01

Interfacing with InDesign

Module 02

Magazine Design: The Cover

Module 03

Magazine Design: The Double Page Spread

Module 04

Magazine Design: Prep for Publication

Module 05

Book Design: The Cover

Module 06

Book Design: Multiple Pages

Module 07

Book Design – Prep for Publication, Featuring Interactive ePub

Module 08

Book Launch Invitation Design

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.

Carmen Schaefer

Head of Academics

Carmen began her career as a graphic designer in the fast-paced world of advertising. Since then she has been lucky enough to have been involved in the education of South Africa’s most talented young creatives for the past 20 years. She currently leads the academic team at Red & Yellow and is committed to growing Red & Yellow into the most creative business school in the world. She also authors the annual employability report.

A'isha Dollie

Tutor

A’isha Dollie strives to make art & design education fun, accessible and meaningful! A lecturer who practices what she preaches, striving for life-long learning & a balanced lifestyle. A life dedicated to teaching, learning, creating, and exploring. She has a BA Visual Comms Design, PGCE Specialising in Further Education & Training, and a PGDip Educational Tech.

“We headhunt only the best talent, to not only fill the client’s brief, but also to attract the best talent fit for the company culture. One of these measures is looking for the prestigious Red & Yellow qualification. We find that these candidates are far more equipped not only on a skills level, but an interpersonal level as well. A Red & Yellow qualification really goes a long way.”

Warren Volkwyn

Global Creative Recruiter, The Talent Boom

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