Software Workshop: InDesign

InDesign :-

This weeks InDesign lesson was brilliant. We learned how to successfully produce work that would easily be effective in commercial print. Alongside this by using the image placed on a page, we were able to approach any editing or colour changing effectively without the need of referring back to saving it in another programme.

Few Notes.

Setting up a document correctly, using bleed is essential in order to prevent any printing mistakes that might occur. Standard - 3mm

Using the colour pallet on text. 

Creating a new swatch to change the colour values in the CMYK spectrum.

CMYK, Orange. 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%. Reducing the amount of yellow.

Pantone reference search. Type in the correct number, e.g PANTONE 600 C.

Vectored image imported onto InDesign.

Correctly placing the image on the page.

By using the links panel, you are able to make any edits effectively by crossing over with any other Adobe software. 

Editing the original option panel.

By changing the opening programme of an image, makes it easier to effectively edit it, without having the constantly result to preview. Makes sense really.

Moving the image inside the bounding box.

   Changing the colour of the image, monochrome. One colour without opening Photoshop.

Bird.

The colour has been changed in Illustrator and automatically updated on indesign. 

When preparing the piece of design for print, you need to make sure that the intended output is correctly chosen, by doing this you can access the CMYK printing ink.

By clicking on the screening selection to you are no able to split the channels of CMYK colour into sections. This will then allow you to directly chose, which colour you want alternate through the printing process. 

Changing the frequency of how much ink is processed onto the paper, you can effectively create a layered sequence with the CMYK spectrum. 

The separations preview allows you to directly see the colours that will be available for print. This will then allow you to select the swatch and change the selection available, ultimately creating an effect. 

Demonstrating the process of CMYK separations. 

By creating shapes that are overlaying each other will allow you to overprint the selected CMYK colour  output. 

Here is an example of the attributes > overprint fill effect. As you can see by doing this you can control the selection of print area allowing you to chose how the CMYK colour mode is printed. 

The grey tones throughout this image clearly show you the amount of ink placed onto a print. Any red areas that may occur, will tell you that there is too much toner on the selected area, this would over saturate the paper and ruin the required effect.