THE SHAFFER CREATIVE QUEST

You’ve graduated from the basics and are yearning for some new horizons! This course caters to capable InDesign users interested in boosting their efficiency and adding a little automation to their lives. Julie will cover efficient ways to create project sheets, resumes, schedules, and org charts. She’ll discuss table and cell styles, nested styles and GREP styles. More about AI tools and tips and tricks for the intermediate user! 

Looking for some little nuggets of knowledge to satisfy your craving for consistency? This course offers a healthy helping of zero-fuss methods to increase your operating speed in InDesign. Turns out you CAN have your cake and eat it too!

Julie Shaffer is your leader on a transformative journey into the heart of InDesign’s styling capabilities. This session will delve deep into paragraph styles, specifically exploring Next Style, Nested Styles, and GREP Styles, the unsung heroes of text layout efficiency. You’ll see how these powerful features can simplify your workflow, add flair to your designs, and easily tackle complex formatting tasks.

In this session, we’ll dive into the hidden treasures of InDesign’s layers, where creativity meets organization. With this often-underused tool, we’ll discover how layers simplify your workflow by keeping content organized and harmonious. Layers offer unparalleled flexibility, from safeguarding headers and footers to watermarking, guides, and in-house printing. Get ready to uncover the hidden potential of InDesign’s layers and supercharge your design game!