Adobe XD CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release)

✍ Scribed by Brian Wood

• Publisher: Adobe Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 473
• Series: Classroom in a Book (2019 Release)
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

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■ Book Description:
Creative professionals and UX designers seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe XD (2019 release) choose Adobe XD CC Classroom in a Book (2019 release) from the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks from Adobe Press. The 11 project-based lessons in this book guide users step-by-step through key techniques in XD for designing and prototyping cutting edge content for websites and mobile apps. You’ll set up a project, create graphics, add images and text, organize content, and work with symbols and Libraries. You’ll learn how to add effects and work with repeat grid. And you’ll gain proficiency in prototyping, and how to preview, share, comment, and export.

The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each chapter as well as ebook updates when Adobe releases relevant new features for Creative Cloud customers. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: a Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page......Page 14
Title Page......Page 15
Copyright Page......Page 16
Where are the Lesson Files?......Page 18
Contents......Page 20
Installing the program......Page 27
Online Content......Page 28
Jumpstart......Page 30
Adobe Authorized Training Centers......Page 31
1 An Introduction to Adobe XD CC......Page 32
Introducing Adobe XD CC......Page 33
A typical UX design workflow......Page 34
Starting Adobe XD and opening a file......Page 36
Exploring the workspace (macOS)......Page 37
Exploring the workspace (Windows)......Page 38
Working in Design mode......Page 39
Prototype mode......Page 44
Changing the view of artwork......Page 46
Previewing your designs......Page 55
Sharing your designs......Page 56
Finding resources for using Adobe XD......Page 57
2 Setting Up a Project......Page 60
Starting the lesson......Page 61
Creating and saving a new document......Page 62
Creating and editing artboards......Page 66
Adding grids to artboards......Page 78
Managing artboards with the Layers panel......Page 85
3 Creating and Importing Graphics......Page 90
Starting the lesson......Page 91
Creating and editing shapes......Page 93
Bringing in content from Adobe Illustrator......Page 115
Drawing with the Pen tool......Page 118
Working with UI Kits......Page 128
4 Adding Images and Text......Page 135
Starting the lesson......Page 136
Assets and Adobe XD......Page 137
Bringing in content from Photoshop......Page 149
Masking content......Page 155
Working with text......Page 163
5 Organizing Content......Page 175
Starting the lesson......Page 176
Arranging objects......Page 177
Working with the Layers panel......Page 179
Working with groups......Page 190
Aligning content......Page 195
Positioning objects......Page 202
Fixed positioning......Page 208
6 Working with Assets and CC Libraries......Page 213
Starting the lesson......Page 214
Managing assets with the Assets panel......Page 215
Working with Creative Cloud Libraries......Page 248
7 Using Effects, Repeat Grids, and Responsive Resize......Page 261
Starting the lesson......Page 262
Applying and editing gradients......Page 263
Understanding effects......Page 271
Using repeat grids......Page 277
Responsive resize......Page 292
8 Creating A Prototype......Page 305
Starting the lesson......Page 306
Starting with prototypes......Page 307
Taking prototypes further......Page 323
9 Previewing a Prototype......Page 352
Starting the lesson......Page 353
Recording a prototype......Page 354
Previewing on a device......Page 360
10 Sharing Documents, Prototypes, and Design Specs......Page 376
Starting the lesson......Page 377
Methods of sharing......Page 378
11 Exporting and Integration......Page 420
Starting the lesson......Page 421
Exporting assets......Page 422
Using plugins......Page 434
Index......Page 444