Learning InDesign...

[mcoleman80]

Photoshop and Illustrator I'm comfortable with - in fact I think I'd consider myself pretty well-versed at each of those programs. But InDesign. Man. That's a whole other beast. I've never been a big DTP guy, but it's time to learn a little bit. Anybody have any good book recommendations? Anything you can tip me off to before I have to learn it the hard way?

I'm right to assume this will give me an edge when laying out menus, newsletters, etc, no?

Thanks!

[morea]

it took me a little while to be comfortable with it too, but now I use it every day!

Check this book:
http://www.designertoday.com/Reviews/2006.Reviews/3084/Adobe.InDesign.CS2.One.on.One.Book.Review.aspx

it's quite good and well worth the cost.

Hope that helps some!

[EC]

rut row. I'm in the wrong section lol. I rarely use InDesign because I don't do much print, and what I *do do* is usually just done in illustrator (biz cards and such). I picked up a book called Essentials of Adobe InDesign "Skills & Drills Learning" because I do better with workshop, hands-on or visual type learning. What I thought I'd mention though, is that if you're proficient in photoshop and illustrator, it shouldn't be a super steep curve. If you're a visual learner, everything I've ever purchased from Lynda.com has been well worth the investment, you might check them out.

Good luck! And a more qualified person should be along soon. :)

[EC]

whoops, and morea was here all along! best listen to her instead. :)

[morea]

sometimes morea has something relevant to say. LOL!

[EC]

If by sometimes you mean all the time. http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/winking/winking0071.gif

[morea]

let go of that bottle EC. LOL! :D

[Neuro]

Pretty talented that girl to type and be boozin' like that! LOL!

[urstwile]

There are some good video podcasts on Apple's iTunes Music Store...they're free! Just go to the podcast section, and search for InDesign. Not sure what platform you're on, but most of them address both platforms in the videocasts.

The online help is pretty good too, for specific questions, if you have two monitors, anyway.

I find the interface that InDesign uses to be quite similar to Illustrator's, by the way, so if you're proficient in Illustrator, you should be able to pick up InDesign fairly quickly.

I used to work primarily in Quark, but now I find myself using InDesign more and more, and liking it better and better.

And I find that anything written by Deke McClelland is usually pretty thorough and great as a resource.

[morea]

check out www.lynda.com too, there may be something useful there.

[EC]

check out www.lynda.com too, there may be something useful there.

Well I may be drunk but I did say that already!!! lol

[Neuro]

There are great weekly tips at www.indesignmag.com

[morea]

yeah. but mine was a LINK.

LOL!

[EC]

show off. :P

[morea]

well, I don't have any merlot, so at least I've got SOMETHING going for me. :p

[style]

or come here and ask when you get stuck!