Creating An iPad APP in InDesign CS6
With InDesign CS6 and a Creative Cloud subscription it has gotten a whole lot easier to create an unlimited number of applications for the iPad. Join Terry White, worldwide Creative Suite Design Evangelist for Adobe Systems, as he takes you through every step in the process for creating an iPad app from scratch up to submitting it for approval in the App Store. You'll learn what software is required to complete each phase of the project, how to create alternate versions for vertical and horizontal orientations, how to add various forms of interactivity, and how to build the final app itself.
Release Date: 2012-11-28
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Join Terry as he introduces the class and goes over what you'll need to complete the project.</p>
Duration: 3 mins 19 seconds
Digital Publishing Suite Tools
<p>Before you get started you'll want to download and install the Digital Publishing Suite tools.</p>
Duration: 2 mins 34 seconds
An Example App
<p>To get an idea of where you are headed it can help to take a walk through a finished product before diving into the production of your own.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 41 seconds
Structure and Terminology
<p>Understanding the structure of the app and the terminology of the components is needed to move forward.</p>
Duration: 4 mins 14 seconds
Building an Article
<p>Learn how to set up and start building your first document that will be part of your app.</p>
Duration: 15 mins 52 seconds
Adding Music and Alternate View
<p>With the vertical version completed you can now add music and create the alternate (horizontal) view.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 8 seconds
Creating Interactivity
<p>Add interactivity into your app is a fun way to engage your audience. Terry demonstrates a few different types of interaction.</p>
Duration: 11 mins 37 seconds
Slideshows Part 1
<p>There are various ways to do slideshows, and it really just depends on what you are looking to do.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 59 seconds
Slideshows Part 2
<p>Terry demonstrates another variation on the slideshow.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 16 seconds
Rotating Interactivity
<p>There are two types of rotating interactivity you can build into your app.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 37 seconds
Including Video
<p>You can also include actual video clips for your audience to view.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 21 seconds
Including Web Content
<p>When considering the inclusion of web content you can either link to existing content on the web or you can incorporate the content into the app itself. There are tradeoffs either way.</p>
Duration: 10 mins 59 seconds
Create Links to Your Content
<p>It is important to link your various bits of content together within the app.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 26 seconds
Building the Folio
<p>Before you can build the final app you need to build the folio.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 3 seconds
Building the Application
<p>With the folio designed and built you can use the Folio Builder to create the app.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 58 seconds
Conclusion
<p>Terry wraps up the class with a quick review of what was covered and where to go from here.</p>
Duration: 1 mins 52 seconds