These free tutorials—complete with cool tools and tricks-of-the-trade—can help bring your creative vision to life.
Just go to lynda.com and click on “Sign In” at the upper right. Your berkeley.edu email address will automatically bring up the CalNet ID login. Sign in and start learning!
If you have a CalNet ID, you can get the Creative Suite free at:
https://software.berkeley.edu/adobe
Adobe Illustrator:
Basics
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustration-techniques.html?playlist=/ccx/v1/collection/product/illustrator/segment/designer/explevel/beginner/applaunch/orientation/collection.ccx.js
How to draw simple shapes and lines in Illustrator (read)
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/drawing-simple-lines-shapes.html
Apply color (video)
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/apply-colors.html?set=illustrator–fundamentals–apply-color
You can do it using a point and shoot camera or even a smart phone using these techniques!
https://www.adobeknowhow.com/courselanding/get-yourself-stunning-pr-profile-photo-minutes
Indesign
Basics (video)
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-working-with-tools.html?playlist=/ccx/v1/collection/product/indesign/segment/designer/explevel/beginner/applaunch/basictraining/collection.ccx.js
Create a layout (video)
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-add-text-to-frames.html?playlist=/ccx/v1/collection/product/indesign/segment/designer/explevel/beginner/applaunch/basictraining/collection.ccx.js
How to draw simple shapes and lines (read)
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/drawing-line-or-shape-tools.html
Resize elements in your layout (read)
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/resize-content-frame.html?playlist=/ccx/v1/collection/product/indesign/segment/designer/explevel/beginner/applaunch/continuinged/collection.ccx.js