Crash course for InDesign and/or Drupal?
July 5, 2016 9:33 AM Subscribe
I have little money but an urgent need to learn the (rudimentary) ropes of InDesign and/or Drupal. Soliciting your wisdom! Thank you!
Do you own Indesign already? If so, get a book from the library and follow the book course. The book by Adobe and the Dummies one are good. They are a great foundation for on-demand work and project management, like sourcing stock photography and copy editing.
posted by parmanparman at 9:45 AM on July 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by parmanparman at 9:45 AM on July 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
Another vote for Lynda.com--that's what I'm using to work on my InDesign skills. Many public libraries provide their patrons with FREE remote access to the huge Lynda.com video catalog--if you have a library card, check and see if your local library system provides this great service.
posted by bookmammal at 10:14 AM on July 5, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by bookmammal at 10:14 AM on July 5, 2016 [3 favorites]
Response by poster: Thanks, all. My understanding is that I will need to be acquainted with the fundamentals, especially working with templates.
posted by lecorbeau at 10:27 AM on July 5, 2016
posted by lecorbeau at 10:27 AM on July 5, 2016
I did the Lynda course on InDesign for ebook creation. There were sample files to work with and it was super helpful! There's a free trial available via Lynda, but if you do a free trial of LinkedIn Premium I think you also get access to Lynda, and you might get a longer trial period.
posted by beyond_pink at 10:37 AM on July 5, 2016
posted by beyond_pink at 10:37 AM on July 5, 2016
nthing lynda.com and accessing it through your library. You can easily skip through "chapters" because each video has a transcript that runs alongside it which you can quickly skim to see if it is relevant.
Also, I've found the Dummies books to be clearer and better written than the official Adobe ones.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 10:41 AM on July 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
Also, I've found the Dummies books to be clearer and better written than the official Adobe ones.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 10:41 AM on July 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
Those are two very, very different things. Are they supposed to be used together? Also, do you know what version of Drupal?
On the Drupal side, there is going to be a ton of content for a ton of different roles within Drupal, from developers to designers to site architects to content managers.
I have a feeling if they are connected, the important thing for you is likely going to be more site architecture stuff (which in Drupal, is knowing what modules to use for what thing) and content managers. Lynda should definitely cover the latter pretty well. The former is probably best utilized by keeping up with podcasts and the like, since the module ecosystem changes fairly quickly. Lullabot and DrupalEasy tend to have great content, in that vein. In knowing what module to use for a certain thing, books get out of date too quickly.
posted by chillin411 at 11:16 AM on July 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
On the Drupal side, there is going to be a ton of content for a ton of different roles within Drupal, from developers to designers to site architects to content managers.
I have a feeling if they are connected, the important thing for you is likely going to be more site architecture stuff (which in Drupal, is knowing what modules to use for what thing) and content managers. Lynda should definitely cover the latter pretty well. The former is probably best utilized by keeping up with podcasts and the like, since the module ecosystem changes fairly quickly. Lullabot and DrupalEasy tend to have great content, in that vein. In knowing what module to use for a certain thing, books get out of date too quickly.
posted by chillin411 at 11:16 AM on July 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
i "taught" myself drupal in a week by downloading a free demo version, and watching youtube videos.
posted by rebent at 12:59 PM on July 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by rebent at 12:59 PM on July 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
We use drupalize.me for our internal Drupal training. So many videos on most parts of Drupal. A great resource, especially for beginners.
posted by ochenk at 7:31 PM on July 5, 2016
posted by ochenk at 7:31 PM on July 5, 2016
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posted by mochapickle at 9:35 AM on July 5, 2016 [4 favorites]