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InDesign Tutorial: Designing to a Grid

A beginner video tutorial that teaches you how to design to a grid with InDesign. In this tutorial Shawn Barry explains how to establish a grid based on 3rds and 5ths, he goes over topics such as the rule of thirds. He’s really good at explaining these things, makes everything seem so simple…

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The Golden Grid System

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The Golden Grid System

The golden grid is a system based on the famous 960 grid system. The golden grid adds horizontal guides to the 960 grid system that makes it easier and quicker to place the elements and to build a page.

** This isn’t a responsive grid, so it’s only useful for a fixed layout.

This download includes templates for Photoshop, Fireworks, OmniGraffle, Illustrator, InDesign, Pixelmator and Flash plus Photoshop actions.

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Mastering Typography with Adobe Indesign

This a set of video tutorials by professorBRB (username on youtube) on handling the various aspects of typography in Indesign. The creator of this video goes over many topics, like text formatting, creating a baseline grid, character and paragraph styles, and more…

    1. Text Formatting:

 

2. Paragraph Formatting 1:

 

3.  Paragraph Formatting 2:

 

4. Creating a Character Style:

 

5. Creating a Drop Capital:

 

6. Creating a Nested Style:

 

7. Using the advanced features of Indesign Opentype.

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Free Newsletter Templates

I’ve noticed that many people browsing TheGridSystem are searching for “newsletter templates”. It’s not easy finding ones that are good enough and are free, but here are a few free newsletter templates to whomever might find them useful.

1. Free indesign newsletter template 1:
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free newsletter template for indesign

This is a free indesign A4 newsletter template, 4 pages and 3 column text. By designfreebies.org (a great website!).
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2. Free indesign newsletter template 2:
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a free indesign A4 newsletter template

Another one by designfreebies. Done with Indesign CS6, the pages are A4 (210mm x 297mm), the color is acquamarine (but you can obviously change it), and most importantly: it’s free.
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3. Newsletter templates by GoogleDocs.
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free newsletter templates by google docs

I haven’t looked around much…but you might find some quality templates here if you look hard enough.
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4. Newsletter template by Zurb.
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free newsletter template by zurb

Another generic newsletter template. This one also shares the same quality of the other templates; it’s free.
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5. Anker: A free Indesign newsletter template by stockindesign.
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free indesign newsletter template by stockindesign

Another free Indesign template, compatible with Indesign CS4 or above, 8 pages. You’ll have to register in their website to download it though.
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6. Multipurpose newsletter template.
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a free newsletter indesign template (multipurpose newsletter)

Another one by stockindesign!
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How to Create an Indesign Grid with Gridify

Indesign Columns and Baseline Grid

A great introduction (35 minute video) by Andreas Nørgaard to using baseline grids in Indesign. Learning how to properly create and use a baseline grid is a very important step in mastering Indesign and designing good layouts, especially if you’re using it to create brochures.

 

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InDesign A4 12 column Grid Template

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