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Designer and educator Nigel French taps into his 15 years of professional experience to demonstrate how Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4 can integrate to create eye-catching posters. Designing an Event Poster Hands-On Workshop covers more than just the mechanics of the workflow. Using a fictitious stage production of “Romeo and Juliet,” Nigel explores the creative process through a variety of approaches, generating over a dozen poster designs. He covers techniques for combining type and image, designing with grids, editing images for maximum impact, and “soft-proofing” to save time and money. Exercise files accompany the course.Adobe InDesign CS4 and Illustrator CS4 Essential Training are recommended prerequisites to fully execute the techniques in this title.

Course Designing an Event Poster Hands-On Workshop Author Nigel French SKU ISBN Release Date 2009-03-13 Duration 2.16 hrs / 25 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 39.95 Retail price $ 69.95 Language Tags Illustrator Required software Adobe Illustrator CS4

1. Getting Started Creating thumbnails 01:26 Saving a workspace 02:09 Gathering assets and substituting missing fonts 05:56 Making a poster template 03:15 Synchronizing color management settings 04:19 2. Creating Graphic Treatments Woodcut rose 13:26 Split heart 08:54 Dagger 06:44 Bleeding heart 06:27 3. Creating Type and Photo Treatments Rose and dagger 10:26 Young lovers 05:13 Red rose 08:13 4. Creating Historically Inspired Designs

All type 06:08 5. Using Modern Interpretations Distressed 08:08 Graffiti 09:29 6. Preparing for Print Soft-proofing 01:56 Proofing and mockup 01:15 Preflighting 03:35 Making a PDF 08:51 Packaging 02:53 Goodbye Conclusion 01:01