Books and Videos
The best way to learn InDesign (or any program) is to play with it for days and weeks and months… But most people don’t have time to play—they need to get their work done today. Here’s a list of some of the best available resources to turn to when you need an answer quickly.
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Real World InDesign CCBy Olav Martin Kvern, David Blatner, and Bob Bringhurst |
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eBooks from InDesignSecretsCheck out our collection of great InDesignSecrets eBooks (in PDF format), including The InDesignSecrets Guide to Graphic Effects, InDesignSecrets Top 40 Tips, The InDesignSecrets Guide to the New Features in InDesign CS5, and The InDesignSecrets Guide to the InDesign CS5 ACE Exam |
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InDesign Visual QuickStart Guideby Sandee Cohen |
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Adobe InDesign Styles: How to Create Better, Faster Text and Layoutsby Michael “the indesigner” Murphy |
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Writing In InDesign CC Producing Booksby David Bergsland |
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Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XMLby Jim Maivald and Cathy Palmer |
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InDesign CS5 Automation Using XML & JavaScriptby Grant Gamble |
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Adobe InDesign CS/CS2 BreakthroughsBy David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción (2005, Blatner Books in association with Peachpit Press) |
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InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign (4th Edition)by Nigel French |
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XML Publishing with Adobe InDesignby Dorothy Hoskins (Kindle Edition only) |
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Moving to InDesign: Use What You Know About QuarkXPress and PageMaker to Get Up to Speed in InDesign Fast!by David Blatner, Steve Werner, and Christopher Smith |
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EPUB Straight to the Point: Creating ebooks for the Apple iPad and other ereadersby Liz Castro |
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lynda.com Online Training LibrarySeveral of us here at InDesignSecrets have recorded video titles at lynda.com, including David Blatner, Anne-Marie Concepcion, Mike Rankin, and Keith Gilbert. Sign up for a free one-week trial at lynda.com with this link: http://www.lynda.com/trial/indesignsecrets |
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Videos We RecommendLooking to learn InDesign at lynda.com, but don’t know where to start? Check out one of these highly-recommended titles:
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InDesign MagazineInDesign Magazine is the first monthly PDF periodical devoted entirely to Adobe InDesign and to the vibrant community of InDesign professionals. With editorial direction by page-layout guru and author David Blatner and creativepro.com editor in chief Mike Rankin, InDesign Magazine brings you the in-depth features, reviews, and tutorials you need to master Adobe InDesign. |