{"id":4480,"date":"2025-06-25T12:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/opleiding\/indesign-for-book-layout\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:07:04","slug":"indesign-for-book-layout","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/en\/opleiding\/indesign-for-book-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"InDesign for Book Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4480\" class=\"elementor elementor-4480 elementor-4463\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0aead e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d0aead\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01711c3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01711c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbdfc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cbdfc1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef91738 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef91738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"318\">The short course <em data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"43\">InDesign for Book Layout<\/em> is ideal for beginner graphic designers who want to focus on book design or large-scale publications. 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A lack of technical knowledge should never limit your creativity.<\/p><p data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"894\">In this course, you will learn, among other things:<br \/>\u2013 how to set up your computer and InDesign for proper typography and book layout<br data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"455\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>\u2013 how to use color profiles for print production<br data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"506\" \/>\u2013 how to import and prepare large texts for layout<br data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"559\" \/>\u2013 how to work with styles (character, paragraph, object, and nested styles)<br data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"637\" \/>\u2013 basic principles of book design and typography<br data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"688\" \/>\u2013 how to build a solid baseline grid and layout structure<br data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"748\" \/>\u2013 the components of a book and how to design them (front matter, table of contents, footnotes, back matter including bibliography and index, etc.)<\/p><p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"946\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The sessions will also include hands-on exercises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3654e7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3654e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c928d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5c928d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"custom-add-to-cart-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/en\/opleiding\/indesign-for-book-layout\/?add-to-cart=4480\">Sign me up<\/a>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8484ca4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8484ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6976d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6976d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lecturer<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128020c elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"128020c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/en\/docent\/herman-arnouts\/\" class=\"opleiding-docent-intro\">\r\n            <div>\r\n                <div class=\"related-image-container\">\r\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Herman-Arnouts.jpg\" alt=\"Herman Arnouts\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <h4>Herman Arnouts<\/h4>\r\n                    <div>Graphic designer, book designer, and typographer.\n<\/div>\r\n                    <span class=\"opleiding-docent-readmore\">\u2013\u203a Read more<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n\r\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e381eeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e381eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cce8f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cce8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b77cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b77cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"141\">This course is not included in the one-year program <em data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"71\">Typography &amp; Book<\/em>, but it complements it very well. The sessions are repeated annually.<\/p><p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"240\">Bring your own laptop with InDesign CC installed. 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