More InDesign Please

After looking back on my internship experience this semester, I am extremely happy and fortunate for what I learned and the projects I worked on. I've learned so much and was able to work on so many different kinds of projects. I also was able to learn how to use different programs too. But one program that I would have liked to gain more experience using is InDesign.

It is a great program for book design and I can easily see why it is important to the editing/publishing process. Some of the things I have learned include applying styles, adding pictures, adding and moving text, and creating running heads. Although these are valuable things to learn when creating and designing a book, I still do not feel that I was able to learn the entire program. Although I understand that I can only do so much in one semester, I just wish I could have learned more. But the aspects of the program that I did learn, I feel I have mastered.

I could be the queen of applying styles at this point, since I did it for two books. This just consists of choosing the font and spacing for the book pages and the type of indent as well and applying it to the entire text. The catch is you can only do it paragraph by paragraph, so it does take a long time and can be monotonous. Luckily, that type of work doesn't bother me. I am also very glad I learned how to create running heads, since they appear on every book (including page numbers). This is one part of the program I know I will be using again.

I suppose I wanted to learn more of this program so that when I enter my next job I am not clueless. But I guess that the little experience I have will probably be more than some others at my same level. So, in the end I am happy to know at least what I do about InDesign and I'm sure even after mastering the program I will find new things to learn.