Learn Adobe InDesign Design an Interactive Resume Portfolio

On February 14, 2019

Release date:2018, September 11

Duration:03 h 20 m

Author:Randy De Witt

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

What Will I Learn?
Students will be able to create feature rich, interactive resumes and portfolios that include hyperlinks, navigation, galleries, video, and animation using Adobe InDesign.
Students will be able to design interactive projects, export, test, and review finished products. Additionally, students will be able to email an interactive PDF and generate URL link for potential clients and employers to review interactive resumes and portfolios online through the InDesign publishing website.

Requirements
Possess an understanding of basic computing skills including navigating menus, opening and saving files, and resizing text and image frames with handles.
Have access to the internet and Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud software on a Mac or PC

Description
In this course students will learn to use Adobe InDesign’s powerful interactive features to create impressive, interactive resumes, portfolios, and other electronic documents that include animations, hyperlinks, navigation, galleries, video, interactive buttons, actions, and file downloads. Techniques taught in this course can be applied to designing newsletters, ebooks, webapps, and print publications.

Students new to the software will learn Adobe InDesign through the creation of two course projects – an interactive resume and interactive portfolio. At the end of this course, students will be able to create and export interactive publications that look incredible on tablets, computers, and smartphones.

Who is the target audience?
Students who desire those skills needed to create interactive resumes and portfolios that can be distributed as a PDF, ePub, or online interactive.
Students who desire to learn Adobe InDesign to create interactive digital publications.

Table of Contents

Introduction 04:35
Introduction 03:53
Introduction to Section 1 00:42

Interactive Publishing Overview 11:28
Overview of Resume Course Project 02:19
Ideas to Help You Promote Yourself 04:07
Pre-Work 05:02

Getting Started 04:10
Accessing Project Files 00:48
File Organization 01:49
Cloud Storage 01:33

Creating a New File and Inserting Placeholders 12:00
Create a New InDesign File 04:50
Create a Text Frame and Insert Placeholder Text 03:30
Create an Image Placeholder and Insert an Image 03:40

Adjusting Content in Frames 41:48
Setup a Basic Paragraph Style 06:50
Working with Color Swatches 03:57
Modifying Text in a Frame 12:23
Wrapping Text Around Objects | Working with Color 13:37
Modifying an Image in a Frame 05:01

Resume Layout 19:16
Discussion: Resume Tour and Contents 03:51
Master Page & Locking Frames 04:16
Adding / Inserting Pages 01:48
Working with Layers 04:44
Aligning & Grouping Elements 04:37

Interactivity Through Hyperlinks 29:20
Hyperlink to URL & Email 09:06
Add a Call Me Link 02:26
Hyperlink to a Page (Navigation) 05:25
Page 1 & 2 Layout 12:23

Animation & Media 31:07
Animating Text Frames (Pages 1 & 2) 03:01
Animating Objects (Pages 4 & 5) 17:27
Embedding Video & Creating QR Codes (Page 3) 10:39

Testing and Exporting 11:15
Testing & Publishing Online 07:10
Export as an Interactive PDF & Fixed Layout ePub 04:05

Interactive Portfolio 34:26
Portfolio Example & First Page 12:12
Feature Page 05:42
Reveal Animation 06:03
Create A Gallery 10:29

Course Feedback and Self-Assessment 01:44
Contact 00:40
Assessemnt Checklist 01:04

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01. Chapter 1
01. Introduction
02. Introduction to Section 1

02. Interactive Publishing Overview
01. Overview of Resume Course Project
02. Ideas to Help You Promote Yourself
03. Pre-Work

03. Getting Started
01. Accessing Project Files
02. File Organization
03. Cloud Storage

04. Creating a New File and Inserting Placeholders
01. Create a New InDesign File
02. Create a Text Frame and Insert Placeholder Text
03. Create an Image Placeholder and Insert an Image

05. Adjusting Content in Frames
01. Setup a Basic Paragraph Style
02. Working with Color Swatches
03. Modifying Text in a Frame
04. Wrapping Text Around Objects Working with Color
05. Modifying an Image in a Frame

06. Resume Layout
01. Discussion Resume Tour and Contents
02. Master Page & Locking Frames
03. Adding Inserting Pages
04. Working with Layers
05. Aligning & Grouping Elements

07. Interactivity Through Hyperlinks
01. Hyperlink to URL & Email
02. Add a Call Me Link
03. Hyperlink to a Page (Navigation)
04. Page 1 & 2 Layout

08. Animation & Media
01. Animating Text Frames (Pages 1 & 2)
02. Animating Objects (Pages 4 & 5)
03. Embedding Video & Creating QR Codes (Page 3)