Book Proposal assignment

[Guest]

Hi all, 

I just start learning to use this InDesign and have an assignment to make a book proposal using it, but I kinda stuck to make one. If anyone can help me out?

Appreciated very much

Nic

[BobLevine]

I have no idea what a "book proposal" and even if I did, that is still too broad a question to ask. You need to get some training so you can at least ask specific questions about the functions of the application.

[Guest]

Hi Bob, 

I'm just a student in Graphic Design and this online class that giving only assignment quite stressing me out, and yet my limited English as I'm an international student make it quite a challenge.. There's assignment requirement that need to be done using InDesign. 🙂

[Derek Cross]

It would also help if you could state your version of InDesign and operating system.

[Guest]

Hi Derek,

I'm just an international student that just happen to been asked to use InDesign 2000 for my assignment due to Online course as we can't come into class due to the Covid-19.. it's quite stressing me out with the assignment while no one I can ask to help me to do, and as well I don't have any experience in the industry 😞

think you can help me out?

thank you

Nic

[Derek Cross]

Hi Nic

We would try and help you out but you haven't given us any information to help you!

For example, we need to know:

Which version of InDesign and OS do you have?

Do you have access to any other applications from the Adobe Creative Suite, such as Photoshop?

Explain details of your assignment – what is the brief and how is to to be presented to your tutor(s)?

Let us know.

[Guest]

Hi Derek,

where about are you? Not sure what is the best way to contact you or give you the information. I was thinking if you are in Australia, I might can you give you a call... otherwise If you can send me your email address so I can forward you the information. Thank you so much.

Nic

[Derek Cross]

You need to communicate through this forum so others can contribute to helping you and others might learn something.

[Guest]

Hi Derek,

I'm using InDesign 2020, and below is the requirements for my assignment, and i kinda stuck to start it.. if anyone can help me out.

[Jongware]

You still haven't really told us what you are specifically stuck with. (Other than, "you are stuck with this assignment"...)

Starting InDesign itself?

Creating a new document? Adding, editing, and applying master pages?

Creating a color palette?

Adding, editing, and applying paragraph and character styles?

Including images?

Help on any and all of the above can easily be found in the Online Help: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/indesign.html

[jmlevy]

This is slightly out of topic, but I am stunned by the technical requirements: images must be in CMYK and tiff or eps…

[Derek Cross]

Indeed, a number of things like that but don't lets confuse the OP.

[Derek Cross · Accepted solution]

Hi Nic

The  first thing to do is to get some training in using InDesign so that the terms, like A4, Facing Pages, bleeed, TIFF as so on start to make sense. There is excellent online video training available from Linkedin Learning and you can get 30 days free access, which should get you started: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-2020-essential-training?trk=learning-serp_learning_search...

Come back to this forum with specific questions when you get stuck.

To get you started select in InDesign: Create New from the opening screen (or File > New) Select A4 (210 x 297mm) for the page size (upright), tick Facing Pages, scroll down to Bleed and Slug and add 3mm to the outer edges. Name and Save the document (note where you've saved it) And presto – you've started your graphic design journey!

[Randy Hagan]

Nicholas,

Have you started this assignment? Have you written the copy for your book proposal? And most importantly, are you looking for us to fulfill this assignment for you?