T0492 - Lynda.com - Designing an Event Poster Hands-On Workshop

Designer and educator Nigel French taps into his 15 years of professional experience to demonstrate how Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4 can integrate to create eye-catching posters. Designing an Event Poster Hands-On Workshop covers more than just the mechanics of the workflow. Using a fictitious stage production of “Romeo and Juliet,” Nigel explores the creative process through a variety of approaches, generating over a dozen poster designs. He covers techniques for combining type and image, designing with grids, editing images for maximum impact, and “soft-proofing” to save time and money. Exercise files accompany the course.

Adobe InDesign CS4 and Illustrator CS4 Essential Training are recommended prerequisites to fully execute the techniques in this title.

Released on: 3/13/2009

Table of contents

Introduction
Course overview 1:18 20.4 MB
Using the exercise files 1:02 0.7 MB

1. How the Internet Works
How the internet works 5:15 26.4 MB
How a user connects 6:44 7.6 MB

2. Using Your Browser
Choosing a browser 3:12 3.1 MB
Installing the Web Developer toolbar and Firebug 5:24 8.4 MB

3. Deconstructing a Web Page
Deconstructing a web page with a browser 10:22 17.5 MB
Reviewing the head and body of a web page 5:57 15.4 MB
Understanding the structural elements of a web page 12:12 31.6 MB
Using the Web Developer toolbar to reveal the CSS 6:36 10.4 MB
Using the Web Developer toolbar to investigate images on a page 5:30 10.2 MB
Using the Web Developer toolbar to outline a page 2:05 2.9 MB
Using the Web Developer toolbar to resize the window 2:43 4.1 MB
Using the important miscellaneous tools in the Web Developer toolbar 3:28 7.6 MB
Using the Web Developer toolbar to validate a page 3:31 4.3 MB
Exploring a website using Firebug 6:35 8.6 MB

4. Learning the Ground Rules
Creating proper file structure 4:23 2.8 MB
The eight commandments of naming 7:57 5.4 MB

5. Designing for the Internet
Reading the structural elements of a site 4:07 6.7 MB
Reading the features of a site 9:08 10.5 MB
Effective informational design 3:35 7.9 MB
Effective architectural design 2:46 2.5 MB

6. Wireframes
Setting up a project 2:43 2.7 MB
Capturing a website 2:39 3.1 MB
Merging the screen captures in Photoshop 5:22 8.9 MB
Bringing a website into Acrobat Pro 4:39 5.4 MB
Wireframing the structural elements of a website 4:34 10.4 MB
Wireframing the feature elements of a website 9:42 16.4 MB

Conclusion
A case study 4:57 6.7 MB