# Basic Graphic Design Communication: Baruch College/CUNY

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# Adobe Tutorials

## LINKED IN LEARNING/LYNDA.com

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One of the best resources for learning Adobe programs is FREE! Get access to Linkedin Learning/Lynda.com free with your New York Public Library card!

Linkedin Learning/Lynda.com is the resource this class uses to learn the design programs—be sure to get your New York Public Library Card (Manhattan branch; all Baruch students and faculty/staff are eligible no matter where you live or what other library cards you have).

Anyone with a Baruch Student ID can have free access to Linkedin Learning/Lynda.com through a NYPL membership:If you are in New York State, you may apply for a New York Public Library card using using the SimplyE app. mobile app.
Link to instructions at: https://www.nypl.org/library-card

Once you have a library login, use this link, and click on
“Connect to Database”.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/nypl

## Suggested Tutorials

### Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning InDesign Tutorials

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Quickstart: Learn inDesign in 30 minutes
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-quick-start-2

InDesign Complete Training
Five hours of video tutorials broken into short helpful segments of about 5 minutes each; look for the topic you’re interested in.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2021-essential-training/indesign-learn-the-fundamentals

Packaging Your inDesign File For Output and Archive (5m29s)
When you package your inDesign file, you collect all its associated assets (fonts, images, etc) and a PDF of the document into one tidy folder.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2021-essential-training/packaging-for-output-and-archive

Type arrangements (alignment)
Paragraphs can be arranged with various alignments. Learn how to adjust that using inDesign in the seven video tutorials here (videos are anywhere from 30sec – 6mins each).
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-typography-part-2/left-aligned-type

Magazine Design: Learning by looking
This entire lesson gets a bit more in-depth than we need, but the introduction and first section (13mins) present very useful approaches to looking at magazines for what they are and how they communicate.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/magazine-design-getting-started/

Flowing Text (5 minutes)
Section 4, Item 2 of this video will help you learn to flow, or thread, text between frames.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2021-essential-training/threading-text-frames

Text Wrap (5 minutes)
Section 8, Item 6 of this video gives details about text wrap.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2021-essential-training/understanding-text-wrap

Exporting PDFs (5 minutes)
Section 13, Item 3 of this video discusses exporting PDFs.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2021-essential-training/exporting-a-pdf

### Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning Illustrator Tutorials

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Quickstart: Learn Illustrator in 50 minutes
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-2021-quick-start/welcome-to-the-illustrator-quick-start-course

Illustrator Complete Training
Five hours of video tutorials broken into short helpful segments of about 5 minutes each; look for the topic you’re interested in.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-2021-essential-training/welcome-to-adobe-illustrator-2021-essential-training

Packaging Illustrator files (2min30sec)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-2021-essential-training/packaging-illustrator-files

Logo Design Techniques Using Illustrator
A four-hour course with LOTS of great segments.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/logo-design-techniques-4
Only have a few minutes? Try this segment on Logo Design Techniques Using Simple Shapes
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/logo-design-techniques-4/creating-a-logo-with-simple-shapes

Exporting and saving Illustrator files as other formats (including PNG and PDF) (2min30sec)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-2021-essential-training/export-as-other-file-types

Color theory (4 minutes)
Section 2, Item 3 of this video discusses the Bauhaus approach to color.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/graphic-design-history-the-bauhaus-movement/color

Image Tracing Using Illustrator (22 minutes)
Section 2, Items 2-7 of this video covers how to trace images using Illustrator. So handy!
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/illustrator-tracing-artwork-2/place-artwork-into-illustrator

### LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com Photoshop Tutorials

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Photoshop 2021 Quickstart (60 minutes)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/photoshop-2021-quick-start/a-quick-start-to-photoshop-2021

Photoshop 2021 Training for Photographers (3+ hours, but broken up into multiple short segments – watch the topics you want)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/photoshop-2021-essential-training-photography/welcome-to-the-photoshop-essential-training-series-for-photographers

Photoshop Complete Training (6 hours, but broken up into multiple short segments – watch the topics you want)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/photoshop-2021-essential-training-the-basics/welcome-to-the-photoshop-essential-training-series

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