Advanced Guide to Adobe InDesign CC: Books & Brochures

Overview

Ready to tackle long documents like brochures, eBooks, or multi-page PDFs? In this final course, join Kate Silver as you explore everything from creating a full Table of Contents to managing multiple parent pages and exporting interactive formats. You’ll bring together everything you’ve learned so far to complete advanced layout projects that really showcase your skills. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: * Design and update dynamic Tables of Contents * Structure brochures using parent pages, grids, and drop caps * Export documents to professional PDFs or interactive 3D flipbooks * Use variable fonts, advanced saving techniques, and layout logic This course is designed for intermediate to advanced users who want to push their layout skills to a professional level. You’ll walk away with a full-length interior design brochure and other multi-page print/digital projects you can proudly add to your portfolio. To get the most out of this course, you should be confident using InDesign’s styles, effects, and basic layout tools. Instructor bio: Kate Silver is a graphic and shoe designer, Top Teacher on Skillshare, and instructor at the UK’s leading Adobe training center in London. She creates beginner and advanced courses on design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and more. With experience designing for brands like Jimmy Choo and Sophia Webster, Kate brings hands-on expertise to her classes, making complex tools simple and accessible. Her lessons focus on clarity, practical projects, and smart shortcuts to help students build real skills with confidence.

Syllabus

Multi-Page Layouts & Interior Brochure Design

Begin your brochure journey by mastering the foundational tools of multi-page layout design. You'll learn to customize parent pages, finesse the interior layout of your brochure, and use InDesign’s built-in tools to align and arrange elements with precision.

Advanced Typography & Table of Contents

Elevate your document with refined typographic control and a fully functional table of contents. This module walks you through formatting page spreads with pro styling techniques and gives you the tools to build and update a TOC that keeps your document organized and professional.

Font Styling, Export, and Interactive Formats

In this final module, you’ll put the finishing touches on your brochure project. Discover creative font tools, learn how to save and export files professionally, and explore how to turn your layout into an engaging interactive flipbook — ready to impress clients or add to your portfolio.