Creating a Professional Web Portfolio with InDesign

Course details

Interested in learning more about Adobe InDesign? Look no further. This course was made just for you, especially if you’re trying to ramp up your portfolio using the world’s leading graphic design tool. Join instructor Kladi Vergine as she shares expert knowledge and practical, creative strategies to help you upskill and create a professional graphic design web portfolio.

Explore the importance of having a professional portfolio and the dos and don'ts of what to show your potential clients. Learn how to set up the document, plan layout and navigation, organize portfolio files, edit images and assets, add image frames, and create custom designs. Along the way, Kladi teaches you how to work with interactive web features and export and share your portfolio online. By the end of this course, you’ll also be prepared to make high-quality, last-minute tweaks and edits with ease and confidence as you build out your design.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Get started on your professional web portfolio

1. A Professional Portfolio

02 - The importance of a professional portfolio
03 - What to include - Dos and don'ts

2. Document Setup

04 - Learn how to set up a new document ready for the web
05 - Work efficiently by saving your settings as a preset
06 - Save the file to your machine
07 - Accelerate the way you work by customizing the workspace

3. Layout

08 - From sketch to layout, the importance of prep work
09 - Discover the importance of creating parent pages
10 - Use layers to have better control of your content

4. Organize and Store Content

11 - Store and organize the project assets with CC library
12 - Browse and download professional assets on Adobe Stock
13 - Extract new assets from any image using Capture integration

5. Add Text

14 - Learn how to add text to your portfolio
15 - Save time using Style Packs and Auto Style
16 - Style your text and create a paragraph style from scratch
17 - Make your words stand out with character styles

6. Add Assets

18 - Discover how to place and resize images inside your document
19 - Learn how to add videos to an InDesign document

7. Edit Images

20 - Discover how easy it is to use InDesign and Photoshop together
21 - Fix your image proportions and size in Photoshop
22 - Learn how to quickly update unliked files in InDesign

8. Navigation Buttons

23 - Spice up your document with rollover interactive buttons
24 - Create an image carousel with clickable buttons
25 - Push traffic to your social, mail, or website with links
26 - Create page navigation with interactive internal links

9. Test and Publish

27 - Learn how to test and preview interactivity in InDesign
28 - Discover the key steps to publish your file online
29 - Update your published document without generating a new link

Conclusion

30 - Implement the course techniques to create your portfolio