Introduction to Adobe InDesign
Course 3 - Objects and Images: Image placement
By Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer
About the video: Image placement
Overview
“In this lesson we will learn to import images: what are the characteristics and types of container frames, how to edit and manipulate an image in a frame and how to wrap text to an object. I will also show you how to place several images at the same time and how to place them as a grid. ”
In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: Image placement, 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 learn to place images, Import characteristics and types of container frames. We will see how to edit and manipulate an image in a frame and how to wrap text to an object. You will also learn to place several images at the same time as a reticle or in other ways. Let's see how it's done. We will start by placing or importing an image to InDesign. This is done from the File menu, in the Place command. As it is a command that you will use repeatedly, because you are going to import or place inside your InDesign documents text files, image files, it's a very good idea mem...”
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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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