Introduction to Adobe InDesign
Course 3 - Objects and Images: Manipulating the images
By Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer
About the video: Manipulating the images
Overview
“Already with the images in InDesign, we will see in this video what are the different options for manipulating PSD and AI files with the «Object layer options» menu and the graphic possibilities of the «Effects» panel.”
In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: Manipulating the images, 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 already have the images placed in InDesign. Now let's see how to manipulate them, starting with Photoshop files. We will see the layer manipulation options then use the effects panel and enhance the graphic possibilities. We will see what it is about. As we saw in the previous lesson, to certain files, those that are built with layers, from the import you can discriminate which of these layers You need them to look and which ones you prefer to hide. However, if you already have files placed in the InDesign document, you will have to use another tool to achieve the same res...”
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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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