Learning Media Design w/Adobe CS3 Student Edition

Hands-on exercises and applications provide students with a practical method to learning software skills as well as design concepts for print publications.  Exercises introduce basic skills then build to integrate Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign together. The full color illustrations visually support the concepts taught.  The text is spiral bound for extra ease-of-use.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Adobe CS3 Basics Exercise 1 The Creative Suite Applications Start and Exit Adobe CS3 Applications The Adobe Design Interface Use Menus Work with Panels Save and Close a Document Exercise 2 Adjust Panel Display Save and Load a Workspace Change Magnifi cation Toggle Views Open a Document Exercise 3 Understand File Formats View Preferences Restore Default Settings Use Adobe Bridge PART ONE: Working with Adobe Illustrator CS3 Work with Basic Graphic Tools Exercise 4 About Adobe Illustrator Create a New Drawing Illustrator Tools Basic Drawing Techniques Display Rulers and Guides Exercise 5 Select Objects Move and Delete Objects More Drawing Techniques About Paths and Anchor Points Exercise 6 Pencil Tool Basics Paintbrush Tool Basics Understand Fill and Stroke Apply Fill and Stroke Color Change Stroke Weight Adjust a Color Using the Color Panel Exercise 7 Adjust Shapes While Drawing Copy Objects Select Multiple Objects Align and Distribute Objects Group Objects Position Objects Change Stacking Order Exercise 8 Resize Objects Use Cutting Tools Reshape Objects Rotate Objects Insert Text Exercise 9: Summary Exercise Exercise 10: Application Exercise Exercise 11: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 12: Critical Thinking   Work with Paths and Layers Exercise 13 Modify Stroke Attributes Copy Attributes with Eyedropper Tool Select Objects from a Group Direct Selection Tool Techniques Use the Scale Tool Work in Isolation Mode Exercise 14 About the Pen Tool Draw Straight Lines with the Pen Tool Draw Curved Lines with the Pen Tool Modify Curves and Anchors Refl ect Objects Join Paths Exercise 15 More about the Paintbrush Tool Use Brush Libraries Apply Brush Formats to Paths Modify Brush Formats Exercise 16 Place a File About Tracing Use Live Trace Offset a Drop Shadow Exercise 17 About Layers The Layers Panel Create a New Layer Name a Layer Select Layer Objects Move Objects to a Layer Move Layers to Change Stacking Order Exercise 18 Create a Sublayer Make Global Changes to Layer Objects View and Hide Layers Lock a Layer Merge and Flatten Layers Other Layers Menu Options Exercise 19: Summary Exercise Exercise 20: Application Exercise Exercise 21: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 22: Critical Thinking   Work with Colors, Effects, and Styles Exercise 23 Color Models and the Color Panel Process and Spot Colors Add a Custom Color to the Swatches Panel Work with the Swatches Panel Exercise 24 Use Eyedropper to Apply Color Modify Colors Adjust Color Opacity Apply a Blending Mode Create an Opacity Mask Use Swatch Libraries Exercise 25 Use Live Paint to Add Color Work with the Color Guide Panel Work with Live Color Exercise 26 About Gradients Apply a Default Gradient Adjust Gradient Angle Create a Custom Gradient Outline Stroke or Text Exercise 27 Filters vs. Effects Filters and Effects for Use in Any Drawing Apply Effects from the Effect Gallery and Menu Exercise 28 About Graphic Styles Apply a Default or Library Graphic Style Create a New Graphic Style Modify a Graphic Style Exercise 29 The Appearance Panel Modify Appearance Attributes Reorder Appearance Attributes Add Stroke or Fill Copy an Appearance Apply an Appearance to a Layer Exercise 30: Summary Exercise Exercise 31: Application Exercise Exercise 32: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 33: Critical Thinking   PART TWO: Working with Adobe Photoshop CS3   Work with Drawing and Selecting Tools Exercise 34 About Photoshop Create a New Image Photoshop Tools Choose a Foreground or Background Color Select a Drawing Mode Commit a Change Exercise 35 Use the Brush Use the Airbrush Option Draw Lines and Shapes Undo Changes in Photoshop Insert Text Exercise 36 The Photoshop Layers Palette Move a Layer’s Content Fill a Layer with Color, Pattern, or Gradient Use the Eraser Tools Exercise 37 About Selecting Make Rectangular or Elliptical Selections Select with the Lasso Tools Move a Selection Marquee Invert a Selection Deselect a Selection Exercise 38 Delete a Selection Move or Copy a Selection Transform a Selection Feather a Selection Fill or Stroke a Selection Save a Selection Load a Selection Exercise 39 Select with the Magic Wand Add to or Subtract from a Selection Use the Quick Selection Tool Fine-Tune Selection Edges Exercise 40: Summary Exercise Exercise 41: Application Exercise Exercise 42: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 43: Critical Thinking   Correct and Modify Images Exercise 44 Make Image Adjustments Make an Automatic Correction Correct Color Balance Correct Brightness and Contrast Correct Levels Correct Hue and Saturation Exercise 45 Fix Red Eye Use the Healing Brush Tool Use the Spot Healing Brush Tool Use the Patch Tool Use the Clone Stamp Tool Use the History Palette Exercise 46 Apply a Photo Filter Correct Exposure Correct Shadows and Highlights Exercise 47 Dodge an Area Burn an Area Sponge an Area Blur an Area Sharpen an Area Smudge an Area Exercise 48 Crop an Image Rotate the Canvas Change the Canvas Size Change Image Dimensions Change Image Resolution Exercise 49: Summary Exercise Exercise 50: Application Exercise Exercise 51: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 52: Critical Thinking   Explore Advanced Image Techniques Exercise 53 Understand Paths Work with the Paths Palette Stroke or Fill a Path Load a Path as a Selection Exercise 54 Add an Adjustment Layer Add a Fill Layer Change Layer Blending Apply Layer Styles Flatten Layers Exercise 55 Understand Filters Apply a Filter to an Image or Layer Apply a Filter to a Vector Object Apply Smart Filters Exercise 56 About Masks and Channels Create a Quick Mask Use Type Masks Work with Masks in Channels Palette Exercise 57 Create a Layer Mask Create a Clipping Mask Create a Vector Mask Delete a Mask Exercise 58 About Color Management Change Color Profi les Convert RGB Files for Print Proof Colors Exercise 59: Summary Exercise Exercise 60: Application Exercise Exercise 61: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 62: Critical Thinking   PART THREE: Working with Adobe InDesign CS3   Work with Basic Layout Tools Exercise 63 About InDesign Start a New Document InDesign Tools About Document and Ruler Guides Insert a Text Frame Insert a Graphic Frame Draw a Shape Exercise 64 Type Text in a Frame Place Text in a Frame Place a Graphic in a Frame Adjust a Graphic in a Frame Delete a Frame or Shape Exercise 65 Apply a Fill Color to a Frame or Object Apply Stroke Formats Apply a Fill Color to Text Wrap Text Around a Frame Exercise 66 Use the Pages Panel Add and Delete Pages Copy a Frame Thread Text from Frame to Frame Change Master Page Elements Insert Page Numbers Exercise 67 The InDesign Layers Panel Move Frames Between Layers Reorder Layers to Change Stacking Order View in Preview Mode Exercise 68: Summary Exercise Exercise 69: Application Exercise Exercise 70: Curriculum Integration Exercise 71: Critical Thinking   Work with Objects, Colors, and Masters Exercise 72 Reshape and Transform Objects Use the Direct Selection Tool Use Transform Commands Align and Distribute Objects Arrange Objects Group Objects Exercise 73 Work with Color in InDesign Review Process and Spot Colors Color Management in InDesign Work with the InDesign Swatches Panel Create a Color Swatch Edit a Color Swatch Change the Swatches Panel Display Create a Tint Swatch Create Swatches for All Used Colors Delete Swatches Select Unused Swatches Create a Gradient in InDesign Exercise 74 Apply Transparency Effects to Objects Apply Stroke and Corner Formats Create and Apply an Object Style Find and Change Objects Exercise 75 More about Master Pages Change the Master Name Create New Master Pages Apply a Master to a Page Override Master Page Elements Exercise 86 Work with Multiple Columns in a Frame Control Paragraph Breaks Control Hyphenation Exercise 87 Create Character Styles Create Paragraph Styles Nest Styles Clear Manual Overrides Exercise 88: Summary Exercise Exercise 89: Application Exercise Exercise 90: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 91: Critical Thinking   Work with Tables and Graphics Exercise 92 Create a Table Select Parts of a Table Modify Table Structure Insert and Delete Rows and Columns Adjust Cell Heights and Widths Merge and Split Cells Exercise 93 Table Text Alignment Options Apply Table Strokes and Fills Create Table and Cell Styles Exercise 94 Place Multiple Graphic Files Graphic Fitting Options Adjust View Quality Manage Graphic Links Exercise 76: Summary Exercise Exercise 77: Application Exercise Exercise 78: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 79: Critical Thinking   Work with Type and Styles Exercise 80 Text Import Options Text Flow Options Use the Story Editor Find and Change Text Check Spelling Exercise 81 Understand Font Types and Families Select Fonts, Font Sizes, and Font Styles Locate or Change Missing Fonts Exercise 82 Adjust Text Scale Adjust Tracking Adjust Kerning Adjust Leading Exercise 83 Additional Character Formats Use Baseline Shift Insert Special Characters Use the Glyphs Panel Use OpenType Features Exercise 84 Work with Paragraph Tools Change Paragraph Alignment Apply Paragraph Indents Add Space Before and After Paragraphs Change Vertical Alignment Exercise 85 Create a Drop Cap Apply Paragraph Rules Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists Control Text with Tab Stops Exercise 102 Create a Book Synchronize Styles Between Documents Number Pages Across Documents Exercise 103 Create a Table of Contents Update a TOC Create Hidden TOC Text Markers Exercise 104 Control the Appearance of Black About Overprinting and Trapping Prefl ight a Document Preview Color Separations Exercise 105 Print a Document or Book Print Color Separations Package a Document for Distribution Export to PDF Format Export to an EPS File Exercise 106: Summary Exercise Exercise 107: Application Exercise Exercise 108: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 109: Critical Thinking Exercise 95 Import a Graphic with Layers Create Clipping Paths Clip an Image Using a Photoshop Path or Channel Use Detect Edges to Create a Clipping Path Use the Pen Tool to Create a Clipping Path Adjust Text Wrap Options Manually Modify Text Wrap Points Exercise 96 Type Text on a Path Fill a Shape with Text Convert Text to Outlines Fill Outline Text with a Graphic Exercise 97: Summary Exercise Exercise 98: Application Exercise Exercise 99: Curriculum Intergration Exercise 100: Critical Thinking   Assemble and Print Publications Exercise 101 Rearrange Pages in a Document Start a Document on a Verso Page Create Sections to Change Page Numbering Insert Jump Lines Use Text Variables