Yes, I hated presentations.
But no, I wasn't being graded. And I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be, even in a room with 25 people. I basically taught the students the basics of InDesign--how to navigate the layout, how to use palettes, which palettes are super cool, why they should care about setting up Character and Paragraph styles, how to import text and graphics, what master pages do, and how to incorporate automatic page numbers. The entire ordeal took approximately 75 minutes, including time for them to play around with the features we had discussed.
The feedback I received was positive (especially from the professor, yay!) and I hope that I've inspired the students of inscape to consider InDesign as a friend instead of a potential enemy. Now if you want to go head-to-head with something, QuarkXPress can be your enemy. (Sorry, but it isn't as user-friendly. Maybe I should publish the list I gave about why I love InDesign much, much better.)
Maybe I will. Here you go.
Why InDesign is better:I sound like an Adobe saleswoman. Maybe they should pay me royalties. :)
- Standardized with other Adobe programs
- InDesign does many things that QuarkXPress cannot, and although there are a few things that InDesign cannot do, the list is very short.
- Publishers are moving to InDesign
- Better interface, fewer limitations, more user-friendly
- Print entire books as a PDF (this is awesome!)
- Student pricing!!!! Buy the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite from the bookstore for cheap cheap cheap. CS2 (professional) currently includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (of course), GoLive, Acrobat 7.0 Professional, Version Cue, Bridge, and Stock Photos. (Note: Creative Suite 2.3 includes MacroMedia's Dreamweaver 8 and Acrobat 8 Professional. Dreamweaver is sweet.)
Now I'm motivated to play with InDesign some more. Eg, let's go finish last year's edition. :) (You know I love you, right?)
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