Today we were given an introduction to InDesign; a Adobe software used mostly for print publishing and for its clever use of master pages to create a consistent layout.
We were given the basics on text, pen tool, shapes, colour, gradients and grids. Although a lot of this was similar to Photoshop, it was beneficial for me because of the re-explanation of some tools and the grid introduction. It's similarities in Photoshop meant I didn't feel too lost in re-creating a poster, as such, I decided to go home and re-create my own using the information we were given this afternoon.
InDesign makes it a lot easier to create a layout which requires a lot of measurements and alignment (for example, the poster I had to re-create needed the grid to align the text)
I was quite happy with the product, although surprised at how long it took me to re-create the poster. I especially liked the simplicity of it, such as the use of negative/blank space and the block of rectangles representing volume on a stereo. It's simple, but very effective.
