Designing an Invitation (2013)

Celebrations are an important part of life and in this course Nigel French shows how to create an eye-catching invitation using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Learn about the various parts of an invitation and how to brainstorm design ideas, add text and imagery, incorporate a map to your event's location, and explore different design treatments.
Introduction 1m 48s
Welcome 1m 6s
Using the exercise files 42s
1. Planning the Project 11m 12s
Timing and logistics 4m 10s
Including the necessary details 1m 50s
Brainstorming ideas 1m 8s
Looking at type choices 1m 55s
Adding imagery 2m 9s
2. Creating the Invitation 49m 17s
Setting up the document 3m 23s
Creating the digital letterpress effect 10m 4s
Adding the images 4m 30s
Unifying the images with a stylistic treatment 7m 17s
Adding the text 6m 45s
Creating the map 10m 51s
Hand-stamping the numbers 1m 20s
Exporting as a JPEG or PNG 5m 7s
3. Creating Alternate Versions 13m 41s
Creating the spheres 5m 34s
Creating the simple type treatment 4m 31s
Creating a grunge type treatment 3m 36s
Conclusion 49s
Goodbye 49s