Info with Impact in InDesign

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While organizing simple, basic information in an impactful way may be a routine task—it doesn’t have to be boring! Learn how to create clean, professional infographics, organizational charts, and tables in Adobe InDesign. We’ll cover best practices for organizing data and visualizing information in an easy-to-read format, while also diving into powerful tools and techniques that streamline your workflow.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Master tables in InDesign, and discover scripts to overcome their limitations
  • Unlock the power of object styles to streamline formatting and ensure consistency
  • Strategically choose colors that enhance visual impact while maintaining readability
  • Efficiently use paragraph and character styles to automate formatting and save time
  • Source and implement picture and dingbat fonts for unique, eye-catching designs

Photoshop Composition: Smooth Moves & New Tricks

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Ready to shake up your Photoshop workflow? In this high-energy session, Kladi dives into the art of modern compositing—blending proven techniques with the latest creative tools to unlock smarter, faster, and more imaginative results.

You’ll explore new ways of working across Creative Cloud, including Project Neo and parallel workflows that break the boundaries of traditional composition. Whether you’re refining your process or looking for new tricks to stay ahead, this session delivers practical takeaways with a fresh creative edge.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to use Creative Cloud Libraries to stay organized and collaborate seamlessly
  • The power of the new Generative Workspace for delivering fast, photoreal results
  • When to mix classic masking with modern tools like Object Selection and Camera Raw
  • Simple hue-shifting tips to instantly boost mood and color control

The Photo Editing Tool You’re Not Using… But Should Be

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If you think that Camera Raw is just for photographers, you need this session. Come discover the full potential of this incredible editing tool. In this session, you’ll follow a complete start-to-finish editing process, including Camera Raw’s powerful masking tools. Whether you’re new to Camera Raw or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with the techniques needed to transform your photos with confidence and precision.

You’ll learn:

  • Tools and techniques found only in Camera Raw
  • Timesaving tips
  • How to make the most of your image data

Interactive InDesign

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InDesign offers an array of features for creating interactive documents— features for creating buttons, alternate content, animation, and more. This interactivity can be published in documents on the web and beyond.

Topics include:

  • How to get started adding buttons, multi-state objects, animation, and video clips to your document
  • Examples of real-world interactive documents that demonstrate where and when interactivity is appropriate and useful
  • Output options for interactive documents
  • How to output interactive documents using Publish Online

Figma for InDesigners

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Are you an InDesign user who’s Figma-curious? This session is for you! You’ll learn about the various differences and similarities between the two layout and productions apps, along with core foundations, best practices, key workflows, and a few add-ons and tricks that are tough to discover on your own.

Topics include:

  • How Figma handles files, licenses, and permissions
  • Strengths and weaknesses of Figma’s approach to type, images, icons, colors, and other layout essentials
  • Overview of the related plug-in landscape and extendability
  • Best practices for file building and project handoff

Advanced GREP

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In the Intro to GREP session, we learned the fundamentals of working with GREP in InDesign. Now, it’s time for some in-depth GREP expressions to put into your toolkit. When it comes to automating text in your InDesign documents, using GREP can give you that boost you need to improve your accuracy, consistency, and productivity.

  • Learn how to master the “lookaround”
  • Rearranging text
  • How to generate figure placeholders using captions

The Bridge that Holds Creative Cloud Together

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Most people are confused about Adobe Bridge and how it fits in with the rest of the Creative Cloud — and no, it’s not the same thing as Lightroom! If you use InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop, you owe it to yourself to learn how this digital asset manager can make your life so much easier.

Adobe Bridge is just waiting for its chance to save you time by cutting through the clutter of files and applications. In this session, you’ll learn how to use Bridge to streamline graphics production workflows.

This session includes:

  • Using Bridge to inspect InDesign documents
  • How anyone can use Bridge for free
  • Using Bridge shortcuts to process many files rapidly
  • Speeding up the process of gathering project files
  • How to save the day—with metadata
  • Batch processing the easy way

Editorial Workflows with InDesign

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Unless you’re writing text directly inside your InDesign layout, chances are someone else is using Microsoft Word or Google Docs and you need to flow and format it in InDesign.

In this fast-paced session, we’ll show you how to quickly fix the most common problems you’ll encounter. You’ll be amazed to see how most of the solutions are easy, free, and built right into the program.

This session includes:

  • Importing Word files the smart way: choosing the best options
  • Best practices for a smooth workflow
  • Tools for linking InDesign to Word or Google Docs (so you can keep editing in both places)
  • When it’s time to take the plunge and use Adobe InCopy

So You Think You Know Illustrator?

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Sure, you’ve been using Illustrator for years. But even as a pro, how do you know what you don’t know? By coming to this session, of course! Join Chris Carls for a good-natured look at features you’ve likely been overlooking in Illustrator. With nothing to lose and knowledge to gain—you won’t want to miss this session!

Topics Include:

  • Illustrator best practices
  • Hidden Illustrator features you likely never knew existed
  • Tips and techniques to surprise seasoned pros

Using GREP in InDesign

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Learn the fastest, most powerful, and most reliable way to find (and replace!) text in your InDesign documents. We’ll cut through acronyms and spoon out alphabet soup — enough to give you a taste of when and how to use GREP in both design and production for accuracy and timesaving.

Topics include:

  • GREP searches vs. GREP styles
  • Foundational constructions
  • Findings big and small
  • Automatic icons, tidy numbers
  • Batch processing, further resources