Interactive InDesign CS5: Take your Print Skills to the Web and Beyond - Softcover

Rubin, Mira

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240815114 ISBN 13: 9780240815114

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Print designers make the transition to multimedia by mastering the interactive capabilities of InDesign with this tutorial-based guide to the new CS5 toolset that integrates with the Adobe Flash platform.

About this title

About the Author

is an Adobe certified instructor in the Adobe Creative Suite applications and is also an eLearning specialist. As the principal of Mira Images, a Philadelphia-based Adobe Authorized Training Center and consultancy (www.miraimages.com), she has inspired reckless pursuit of all things Adobe in countless students since the dawn of the new millennium. Routinely using the full complement of CS applications in her freelance work, Mira has abundant practical experience in deploying the interactive capabilities of the suite as well as a strong foundation in animation and coding. Gifted with an ability to make even the most complex concepts understandable, she places a great emphasis on real-world skills, best practices and productivity tools.

From the Back Cover

Make the transition to interactive design and multimedia with InDesign CS5. This tutorial-based guide to the CS5 toolset gives you a hands-on understanding of how to create interactive PDFs and Flash (SWF) movies directly in InDesign. After an introduction to the essential concepts and considerations behind interactive design, you’ll learn how to extend your print skills with step-by-step instructions and real-world exercises that quickly get you working confidently with:

*Buttons and navigation *Multistate objects *Animation *Video and Audio

Along the way, you’ll explore the rich graphical and drawing capabilities of InDesign. Learn to maximize your efficiency with styles, library items, snippets, presets, and more; and gather a host of power-user tips that will take both your print and interactive work to a whole new level. Master the idiosyncrasies of the alternative output options and techniques to optimize files for export to SWF, Flash Professional, and Acrobat. The companion website, www.interactive-indesign.com, provides all the demo projects, tutorial files, and updates you’ll need to work through the exercises in the book and solidify your skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240815114
• ISBN 13: 9780240815114
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 398