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o Setting up the Workspace
o Controlling Color
for Print
o Creating Basic
Page Elements
Linked Files
o Placing External o Working with
Images o Fine-tuning Text

o Creating and
Formatting Basic
Text
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o Printing InDesign
Files

project 8 Festival Poster The Against The Clock Portfolio Series teaches graphic

o Building Graphic
design software tools and techniques entirely within
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the framework of real-world projects; we introduce and
explain skills where they would naturally fall into a real
o Importing and
Formatting Text project workflow.
The project-based approach in The Professional
o Graphics as Portfolio Series allows you to get in depth with the software
Text and Text as beginning in Project 1 — you don’t have to read several
Graphics chapters of introductory material before you can start
creating finished artwork.
o Outputting the File Our approach also prevents “topic tedium” — in
other words, we don’t require you to read pages and pages
of information about text (for example); instead, we
explain text tools and options as part of a larger project.
Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk
you through every phase of each job, from creating a new
file to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also
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project 9 o Working with and graphic design practices that will benefit you as you
offer practical advice and tips about underlying concepts
enter the job market.
Templates
The projects in this book reflect a range of different
o Working with Styles
Photoshop, and InDesign. When you finish the ten
o Working with types of print design jobs using Adobe Illustrator,
Tables projects in this book (and the accompanying Portfolio
Builder exercises), you will have a solid foundational
o Preflighting knowledge of the three most popular applications in the
and Packaging print design market — and have a substantial body of
the Job work that should impress any potential employer.

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