Great tutorial - Thanks !! I like the tone and pace of instructions. Wonder if you have one that can be attached to emails with an animation opening the card ... sent digitally.
Hey there! Here is my work-around for getting an animation from InDesign to mp4 or GIF: • Use a screen recording program (QuickTime on a Mac works well!) and select the area of the card you want to record. • Press Record and then play the animation a few times in the web browser. • Save the video to your desktop. • Go to Adobe Spark's free Video-to-GIF converter ( www.adobe.com/express/feature/video/video-to-gif ) and choose "Upload Video". • Once video is uploaded, use the timeline to trim the area you want and then choose the File Size. • Click Download and share via Email or Social Media Post.
This is a great tutorial. I am teaching two periods of digital design to middle schoolers and the goal is for them to create their own family Christmas card. This is a great intro lesson to get them started as we learn all the elements they will need when it comes to their final card. I am wondering if you can give me access to your two illustrator files you use for the font and background design?
Hi Nicole! That's a great question. It's just another way when setting up the doc to get two spreads without having page 1 on its own. Set facing pages on with even amount of pages and then choose start page on Page 2. In this case, it gives me two spreads.
Thank you! You'd get the same quality depending on how you prepare your document for print. Typically CMYK and at least 300 ppi. You can do same in Id or Ai. Both are vector based too.
You have a couple options. 1) Set up the document as single pages (facing pages off) with four pages. First is cover, 2-3 are inside, fourth is back cover. 2) The other option is setting up a doc that is 10" W x 14" H, two pages. Use a guide to divide the page in half. • On Page 1: Bottom portion is the front, top portion is the back when folded. • On Page 2: Top portion is inside front, bottom portion is inside back. Just keep in mind that if you're putting elements on the back cover in this case, you'll have to rotate the content. I hope this makes sense for you.
Do you mean the video thumbnail? That is a mockup. There are plenty of free mockups on the web. Just search "Greeting Card Mockup". I have a tutorial of how to place your InDesign artwork in a mockup, using Photoshop. Have a look here ➡️ th-cam.com/video/wZRtVI3Gx5Y/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Angelo for your tutorial. I can see your channel becoming one of the biggest on this platform. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the kind words.
Super informative. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. Please continue to make more tutorials!
Great tutorial - Thanks !! I like the tone and pace of instructions. Wonder if you have one that can be attached to emails with an animation opening the card ... sent digitally.
Hey there! Here is my work-around for getting an animation from InDesign to mp4 or GIF:
• Use a screen recording program (QuickTime on a Mac works well!) and select the area of the card you want to record.
• Press Record and then play the animation a few times in the web browser.
• Save the video to your desktop.
• Go to Adobe Spark's free Video-to-GIF converter ( www.adobe.com/express/feature/video/video-to-gif ) and choose "Upload Video".
• Once video is uploaded, use the timeline to trim the area you want and then choose the File Size.
• Click Download and share via Email or Social Media Post.
@@AngeloMontilla Did you create the text and background swatches on illustrator or is there a library ?
This is a great tutorial. I am teaching two periods of digital design to middle schoolers and the goal is for them to create their own family Christmas card. This is a great intro lesson to get them started as we learn all the elements they will need when it comes to their final card. I am wondering if you can give me access to your two illustrator files you use for the font and background design?
Hi and thank you Amber! Let me see if I can dig up those assets. I can share them with you.
Great!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. Can you explain why you set your settings to start on page 2. I was a little stumped. Thanks again!
Hi Nicole! That's a great question. It's just another way when setting up the doc to get two spreads without having page 1 on its own. Set facing pages on with even amount of pages and then choose start page on Page 2. In this case, it gives me two spreads.
Nice tutorial. Question: won't this printout with inside on the left side instead of the right?
I'd also like to know the answer to this
Thank you for your tutorial. This is great! Do you get a better quality print if you work from inDesign
or from illustrator?
Thank you! You'd get the same quality depending on how you prepare your document for print. Typically CMYK and at least 300 ppi. You can do same in Id or Ai. Both are vector based too.
How do I turn the document (1/4) so the card will 'open' on top instead of on the side ?
You have a couple options.
1) Set up the document as single pages (facing pages off) with four pages. First is cover, 2-3 are inside, fourth is back cover.
2) The other option is setting up a doc that is 10" W x 14" H, two pages. Use a guide to divide the page in half.
• On Page 1: Bottom portion is the front, top portion is the back when folded.
• On Page 2: Top portion is inside front, bottom portion is inside back.
Just keep in mind that if you're putting elements on the back cover in this case, you'll have to rotate the content. I hope this makes sense for you.
Awesome content :)
Thanks for watching!
From which website did you download the illustrations sir please tell me??
Those are from Adobe Stock. You can find some good stuff in the free collection too.
how do i turn it into to how you have it in the thumbnail?
Do you mean the video thumbnail? That is a mockup. There are plenty of free mockups on the web. Just search "Greeting Card Mockup". I have a tutorial of how to place your InDesign artwork in a mockup, using Photoshop. Have a look here ➡️ th-cam.com/video/wZRtVI3Gx5Y/w-d-xo.html
@@AngeloMontilla
thanks! i appreciate it and your videos!
what about the envelope :(