Publishing Step By Step - Layout & Design

This section of the Open Publishing Guide will help you through the layout and design process. From setting up a document to placing images, these tutorials inform you on how to properly build your publication. Take a deeper look into the tutorials by downloading the supplied templates to use for your projects. There are several different sizes to choose from. These templates are free to use and any questions you may come across, we are always here to help.

Please use these tutorials and templates to inform and educate yourself on the layout and design process. We also encourage you to visit our Vimeo video page, at http://vimeo.com/opl/videos to see other videos produced by the Open Publishing Guide as well as the Open Publishing Lab.

Adobe InDesign

Layout & Design

Layout and Design from Open Publishing Lab on Vimeo.

Tutorial Contributed By:
Associate Dean, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology

This tutorial shows how a book is designed using Adobe InDesign. Here you will see aspects of how the body of the book is designed, as well as the cover. This is an excellent tutorial to learn the basic elements of book design. This tutorial will also show you how to export your design to a print ready PDF (Portable Document Format) to be uploaded to several different print on demand publishers.

Microsoft Word