Today
- Badges are done! Show and tell?
- Not N*SYNC. In the last class, we had some difficulties syncing color schemes from Adobe Color to Illustrator. One problem I’m having is that SJU bought me an older version of Creative Cloud. It does not sync the same way your newer version might. If you have the latest CC, check here for instructions on how to set up syncing so you can share assets between Illustrator, InDesign, and other CC apps.
- The visual resume project. You’re gonna love it.
- The SJU Career Development Center. It’s a thing. And they know about resumes. Why not bring your current resume by their office and get some feedback next week? Once it sounds good, we can make it look good.
- Intro to InDesign. Think of InDesign and Microsoft Word as siblings. Except InDesign is the sibling who moved out, went to college, hit it big at an open mic night in New York City, got a recording contract, and bought a tiger. MS Word still lives at home in the basement.
- Before starting a new document, make sure your ruler/margin units are measured in inches.
- Lay the document out with pencil and paper sketches first. Then, in InDesign, drag in guides or create columns to mock up the layout before adding elements.
- Apply header formatting with the eyedropper tool.
For Monday 2/2
In addition to the assigned reading on layout, please complete a very short homework assignment that will introduce you to InDesign. Create a mock business card by working through this Adobe InDesign tutorial. You do not need to create the logo shown for this assignment. You can download the completed .ai logo by clicking “Get files” near the top of the page. Focus on the final three videos to complete this homework: “Start laying out the business card,” “Add your logo to the business card,” and “Grab attention by adding color.” You can use your own name and address (or not) for the business card. Upload your final business card in Blackboard as a PDF file following the instructions in the final video.
For Wednesday 2/4
In addition to the assigned reading on layout, go through one of two Adobe tutorials on creating a resume in InDesign. This is not technically “homework” and I won’t ask you to submit anything. Use the tutorials to learn the basics of how you can set up your resume. There is a video tutorial (10 min.) and a text/image tutorial. Both come with work files.
1. Here is the video-based tutorial.
Note: Click “download sample files” to work through this tutorial at home.I found it really useful and clear. Look out for the awesome trick of applying header formatting with the eyedropper tool. There is a separate video about creating a personal logo.
2. Here is the text/image-based tutorial.
Note: Click “get files” to work through this tutorial at home. If you have an older version of Adobe Creative Suite or Adobe CC, you will need to have a compatible version of the InDesign work file for this tutorial. Click this link to download the compatible .idml file. Then move the file into the “create-resume” folder.
For Friday 2/6
A first draft of your visual resume project is due. If your logo is not complete yet, include sketches to give a sense of what it will look like. We will use class time to write critiques and discuss the drafts in small groups. If you miss class today, you will have to complete critiques later, on your own, on Blackboard. If you do not complete any critiques, it will affect the grade of the whole project.