Design & Illustration TutorialsAdobe InDesign

Ready to take your InDesign skills to the next level? Read these free tutorials to learn InDesign from the ground up and get your hands dirty by taking on some practical design projects.

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How to Create a Flag Graphic with Type in InDesign
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use InDesign's ability to create type on a curve, and flow that type from one curve to another. Along the way, you'll...
Keith Gilbert
18 Jun 2009
Designing
How to Use Multi-Layered Illustrator Artwork in InDesign
Did you know that you can create multi-layered artwork in Adobe Illustrator, and then turn layers on and off in InDesign? Learn how in this quick tutorial.
Keith Gilbert
14 Jun 2009
Designing
Quick Tip: Mastering Running Titles in InDesign
In the footer, outer margin or header in books and brochures you often find a title repeated on each page - depending on who you ask these are called running...
Thomas Silkjær
3 Jun 2009
Designing
15 Great Resources for Learning Adobe InDesign
Alright vector lovers, let's turn on multiple-pages 'eh! Adobe Illustrator is great, it's my favorite program actually, but even with the new Artboards...
Sean Hodge
28 May 2009
Roundups
Formatting Typography and the Use of Styles in Adobe InDesign
After working for a couple agencies as an Art Director, I noticed many entry level designers and old pros alike still use InDesign very inefficiently when it...
Derek Burgess
26 May 2009
Tools & Tips
Create and Print a Brochure with Photoshop, Indesign and UPrinting.com - Part 2
The great thing about the Adobe product range is how easy it is to combine your work from one program to another. In this tutorial we'll take the Photoshop...
Collis Ta'eed
22 May 2009
Designing
Create and Print a Brochure with Photoshop, Indesign and UPrinting.com - Part 1
Years ago when I first decided that I'd like to try out print design (my background is in web and screen work), I had this impression that there was some...
Collis Ta'eed
22 May 2009
Designing
Create a Five-color Magazine Cover using a Spot Metallic
This is an advanced tutorial commissioned especially for Graphic Design Week. I’ll demonstrate how to integrate a spot-color metallic ink into your workflow...
Mark Mayers
18 May 2009
Designing
Create Numbered Tickets the Easy Way in InDesign
In this tutorial, we'll explain how to do an easy setup in InDesign for automatically numbered tickets. We will look at the handy "Data Merge Tool," which is...
Simona Pfreundner
13 Apr 2009
Tools & Tips
Design a Print-ready Ad in Adobe InDesign
Want to learn how to make an ad that could go into a magazine? Jump into Adobe InDesign with this real-world tutorial on creating a print-ready ad. This...
Jonathan
2 Mar 2009
Designing
How to Create a Music Magazine Cover in InDesign
In this tutorial, we'll look at how to create a magazine cover in InDesign. You'll learn how to set up a page layout and add text. This is an introduction to...
Simona Pfreundner
2 Jan 2009
Designing