![]() In this instance, however, the best practice is to draw out a text box. Textīounding boxes can – and should – also be used to house text. You can now adjust the image size to fit the box. You will notice a transparent circle in the middle of your box, when clicked, the box changes to an orange colour. To add an image into the box, simply choose File > Place, select your image and it will be placed inside. When inserting a bounding box, simply hold the left mouse button drag out the shape with your mouse – you can then adjust the dimensions, and drag and drop the box where you want it to go. You can then select either to use a rectangle, ellipse or polygon. To get started with bounding boxes, navigate to the Tools Panel running down the left hand side of the document.Ĭlick the rectangle containing a cross to reveal more options for bounding boxes. The bounding box allows each element on the page – text blocks and images – to be moved freely and independently around the page. Bounding Boxesīounding boxes are essential when creating brochures. Again, I’ve indicated the layout to help me as I continue to work. This is page number two – it will form the back of the brochure. Indeed, it’s best that you get yourself a piece of paper, fold it into thirds and mark each third (front and back) with what content you want to go where. Be careful that you get this right – the folds in brochures can lead to confusion. Note that I’ve indicated which pages will form the cover, the inside cover, and the inside of the document once folded. Here we see in the above image I’ve created a brochure-style document – two equal-sized gutters for marking where the brochure will be folded, even margining all around the border, and equal column sizes. Set up your document to the required specifications – this includes intent, page size, orientation, columns, gutter and number of pages (typically for a brochure you’ll need two pages – one will be the front, the other the back). So, get this right the first time and save yourself a lot of hassle later on. As mentioned above, it’s important that you get the size right now, for it becomes a real challenge if you change your mind later in your design – everything will be thrown out of scale and positioning. Click “Document”.Ī second box will appear – this is where you set up the document type, size and specifications. When opening InDesign, you will be greeted with this box asking which kind of document you want to create. Let’s do it! Open Up Your Document to create a brochure with InDesign Now in Part 2, I want to take you on a walkthrough for creating a brochure using InDesign from scratch. We considered the general design principles of Layout, fonts and headings, text and typesetting, and colour. In Part 1 we looked at the fundamentals of brochure design.
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