Introduction to Adobe InDesign
Course 3 - Objects and Images: Object Transformations
By Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer
About the video: Object Transformations
Overview
“In this video I want to show you the functions of transforming objects: move, scale, rotate, skew and distort. We will also learn to group and ungroup sets of objects to finally make use of the trace tool.”
In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: Object Transformations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 3 - Objects and Images. Master the tools to draw and work with objects in InDesign.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we will talk about object transformations. I will teach you how to move, scale, rotate objects, and also how to group them. Then we will use of the Pathfinder tool which is very similar to the one we have in Illustrator. I'll show you how it's done. There are different ways to work an object in InDesign. The simplest is, perhaps, from the Selection tool. V, that of the black pointer allows you, for example, select the object and move it by dragging it. Also if you do that same movement, but pressing the Alt key, duplicates the object as many times as you want. To scale you ha...”
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Course summary for: Course 3 - Objects and Images
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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