Introduction to Adobe InDesign
Course 1 - First Steps: Layers
By Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer
About the video: Layers
Overview
“We will see how they are created and what the layers in InDesign are for. I will show you what are the main advantages and uses of them and how to organize your work with them.”
In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: Layers, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1 - First Steps. Introduction to the software, its interface, and the main tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now I want to tell you how to work with layers in InDesign, Very important to optimize your workflow. We will see how to create them, manage them and what advantages you can find from working with them. Let's see how it's done. You can access the layer panel in InDesign from the Window menu. You deploy it and you will find it immediately, Because they are sorted alphabetically. Generally, essential aspects also include the layer palette, but hey, if you can't find it, you can go directly to the Window menu to locate it. I will put it between this group, and the deployment. By default, alway...”
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Course summary for: Course 1 - First Steps
Javier Alcaraz
By Javier Alcaraz
Javier Alcaraz is a graphic designer specializing in Typographic Design and Art Direction for Editorial Design. He began his design career for Argentina newspapers and worked on developing publications and institutional communication in Ecuador. In 2004, he left Argentina for Mexico, where he worked for important publishing houses like Grupo Media and Expansión.
In 2011, he founded elcerezo, a studio that works on editorial design, branding, and typeface design for clients in Latin America and Europe, including Google, the Mexican Ministry of Culture, TetraPack, and Forbes. He currently resides in Spain.
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