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PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

The Against The Clock Portfolio Series teaches graphic design Letterhead Design
software tools and techniques entirely within the framework
of real-world projects; we introduce and explain skills where project 1 Setting up the

they would naturally fall into a professional workflow. For Workspace
example, rather than an entire chapter about printing, which Creating Basic Page

most students find boring, we teach printing in conjunction
with a print-based project. Elements
The project-based approach in The Professional Placing External

Portfolio Series allows you to get in depth with the software Images
beginning in Project 1. You don’t have to read several
chapters of introductory material before you can start Creating and
creating artwork. Formatting Basic
Our approach also prevents “topic tedium.” That means, Text

for example, we don’t require you to read pages and pages of
information about text. Instead, we explain text tools and Printing InDesign Files
options as part of larger projects, such as placing text on a
letterhead layout. Festival Poster
Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk you

through every phase of each job, from creating a new file project 2 Building Graphic Interest

to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also offer Importing and Formatting Text

practical advice and tips about underlying concepts and

graphic design practices that will benefit students as they Working with Text as Graphics
enter the job market. Adjusting

The projects in this book reflect a range of different

types of InDesign jobs, from creating a corporate identity Layout Size
package and implementing a newsletter template to Outputting
compiling a multi-chapter book. When you finish this book’s PDF Files

eight projects and accompanying Portfolio Builder exercises,
you will have a substantial body of work that should impress
any potential employer.

The eight InDesign projects are described briefly
here; more detail is provided in the full table of contents
(beginning on Page viii). Aerospace Newsletter
project 3 Working with

Templates

Working with Styles
portfolio Working with
the
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series
Prefl ighting and
Packaging the
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