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In today’s class, we’re going to talk about photography. More importantly, we’ll talk about the three ways to control light. This video helps explain.

Here’s what you should have done by the time we meet on Sept. 6:

Read: Harrower book Ch. 1

View: Lynda.com: InDesign CS5 Essential Training

1. Workspace

Navigating pages

Zooming and magnifying

Managing more than one document window

Setting rulers and measurements

Positioning panels correctly

Setting the view quality of artwork

Adjusting view and preview settings

3. Creating a Document

Setting margin and column guides

Using ruler guides

I’ll use this blog to keep you up-to-date on what is happening in class, to share links of interest to you as designers, and to list your homework.

Here’s the reading and viewing to be done before our second class of the semester (Tuesday, Aug. 30):

• Non-Designer’s Chapters 1-5
• Lynda.com: InDesign CS5 Essential Training
  • Introduction
    • Welcome
    • What is InDesign CS5
    • Using the exercise files
  • 1. Workspace
    • Understanding the Application window
  • 2. Getting to the Features
    • Using the Tool panel
  • 3. Creating a Document
    • Creating new documents
    • Saving and reverting documents
  • 5. Text
    • Understanding text frames
  • 6. Graphics
    • Importing graphics
  • 17. Packaging, Printing and Exporting
    • Exporting a PDF