InDesign Project 2 Festival Poster

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Project 2: Festival Poster

Building graphic interestImporting and formatting textGraphics as text and text as graphicsOutputting a file


CMYK vs. RGBRGB = additive colorCMYK = subtractive color

GamutColor shift


Understanding SeparationsCommercial print outputCyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black = CMYK


Swatches panel


Creating New SwatchesNameTypeModelComponent percentages


Spot ColorsColors out of CMYK gamutTwo-color jobsAccurate color match

Built-in librariesSpecial icon in Swatches panel


Showing & HidingObject>HideObject>Show All on Spread

Layers panel sublayers


Locking & UnlockingObject>LockObject>Unlock All on Spread

Layers panel sublayers


GradientsGradient swatchGradient panelGradient toolGradient Feather tool

Place into existing frameDeletes any existing content


Replace Selected Item


Clipping PathsIsolate areas of imageDetect edges in imageCall stored paths in image filesConvert to Frame


EffectsEffects panelBlending modeOpacity


Effects (cont’d)Effects panel menuControl panel menuNon-destructive


Threading Type FramesOverset Text icon In portOut portView>Extras>Show Text Threads


Hidden CharactersType>Show Hidden Characters


Type Formatting

Character options = only selected charactersParagraph options = entire paragraph (between two ¶ symbols) where characters are selected


Optical Margin AlignmentStory panelHanging punctuationApplies to entire story


Placeholder TextKnown values– Use longest possible variable

Unknown values– Type>Fill with Placeholder Text– Lorem text


Anchored GraphicsPlace directly where insertion point flashesCut/copy and paste into textFrame treated as a single characterUse Selection tool to modify frame or graphic


Baseline GridDocument preference Text Frame option

Align To Paragraph option


Type on a PathType on a Path toolOptions

Start bar/End barCenter bar


Exporting PDFFile>ExportAdobe PDF (Print) optionSuite-wide presets


General OptionsStandardsCompatibilityPagesOptionsInclude


Compression OptionsDownsampling

JPEG = lossyZIP = lossless

Higher quality, lower compression


Marks & BleedsPrinter’s marksBleeds

Print dialog boxSave Adobe PDF dialog box


Outputting Transparency


Transparency FlatteningPlaced filesBlending modeOpacity settingEffects


Flattener PresetsEdit>Transparency Flattener PresetsApplied in:– Flattener Preview

panel – Flatten Transparency

dialog box– Print dialog box– Save Adobe PDF

dialog box

InDesign Project 2 Festival Poster

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