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Currently working with a software engineer developing iPhone games. I have worked for Design Firms, Advertising Agencies, Web Design Studios, and loads of Freelance. User Interface and Page Layout Design are my passion, Illustration and Photography keep me sane.
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Formatting Typography and the Use of Styles in Adobe InDesign

Derek Burgess on May 26th 2009 with 19 comments

After working for a couple agencies as an Art Director, I noticed many entry level designers and old pros alike still use InDesign very inefficiently when it comes to typography and formatting. This tutorial will cover the formatting of type within Adobe Indesign using their wonderful paragraph and character styles feature.

This tutorial assumes you already know some of the basics of InDesign, but I will cover some of the basics quickly for new users. We’ll look at paragraph styles first, and then learn about character styles. Let’s get started!

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