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Project Meeting I’ve looked over the client’s images, and I
Until now, I’ve just added my logo and address
client comments at the top of a Word document whenever I
sent out correspondence. My business has been
growing lately, and I want something more
professional and more indicative of my work in
photographing urban architecture and natural
landscapes.
I sent you my logo, which was created in
Adobe Illustrator. I also selected a bunch of
images that I really like; I want to include at
least a few of those on the letterhead to give
people an idea of my work.
Can you get my contact information from my
email sig fi le, or do I need to send that to you
as a separate document?
project objectives To complete this project, you will:
art director comments think we should use all of them. Since she’s a
photographer, a fi lmstrip across the bottom of
the page will make a nice container; InDesign
has everything you need to create the necessary
graphics directly on the page layout. I already
sized the photos down to thumbnails that
should be close to the right size, so you won’t
have to manipulate the actual image fi les.
I also copied the client’s contact info into a fi le
for you. Since she specifi cally mentioned two
areas of photographic specialty, I want you
to include the words “urban architecture &
natural landscapes” as a tag line.
It might feel like there’s a lot involved in
creating this piece, but it’s not too complicated.
Th e client liked the initial sketch, so putting in
the eff ort at this point will be worth it.
Create a new document based on the
requirements of a commercial printer.
Place ruler guides to defi ne “safe” areas
on the page.
Draw basic shapes using native
InDesign tools
Edit shapes using the Pathfi nder and
Align panels
Work with anchor points and handles
to create a complex shape
Apply color to fi lls and strokes
Create and format basic text elements
Import external text and graphics fi les
Print a desktop proof