Develop new skills with InDesign.
Everything you need to know about Adobe InDesign software condensed into a concise and comprehensive course: develop new skills and enhance your professional profile.
The intensive Adobe InDesign course offered by RUFA is aimed at those who want to improve and specialise in the field of digital graphic communication. The primary goal is to provide a basic knowledge of the programme in a short time. The course covers complete learning of fundamental tools, functions, and processes, professional layout techniques, and the creation of brochures, catalogues, books, and magazines through the use of advanced graphic layouts.
At the end of the course, a certificate of attendance is issued to participants who attend at least 12 of the 15 scheduled lessons, which may be credited as 2 CFU.
Course type: Group – In-person
Number of participants: Max 15, Min 6
Frequency: weekly, on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Duration: 9 lessons – total 27 hours
Cost: €405*
Language: Italian
Instructor: Emiliano D’Angelo
Location: RUFA – Via Benaco, 2 – Rome
Registration opens: October 7, 2025
Registration closes: February 20, 2026
*A discount is available for students also enrolled in the Illustrator course.
Lesson 1 – Introduction to editorial layout
• Differences between InDesign and other layout software
• Document setup: formats, margins, columns
• Use of grids and layout templates
Lesson 2 – Managing basic content
• Inserting and managing text and images
• Principles of visual composition
• Hands-on exercises on simple documents
Lesson 3 – Layout and master pages
• Managing pages and master pages
• Linking text frames
• Organizing repetitive layouts and visual consistency
Lesson 4 – Typographic styles and integration with other software
• Paragraph and character styles
• Importing content from Photoshop and Illustrator
• Font management and visual consistency
Lesson 5 – Multi-page projects
• Creating brochures, magazines, and book layouts
• Automatic page numbering
• Creating tables of contents and indexes
Lesson 6 – Professional export and final exercise
• Export formats for print and digital
• Preparing files for printing
• Practical exercise and group review
Lesson 7 – Automation and advanced workflows
• Shared libraries and snippets
• Nested styles and GREP for typographic automation
• Advanced tables and data import
• Book panel for managing complex publications
• Naming conventions, folder structures, versioning, and link management
Lesson 8 – Interactivity and multimedia output
• Creating interactive PDFs and digital publications
• Links, buttons, and navigable tables of contents
• Inserting multimedia content (video, audio, animations)
• Designing for tablets and e-books (reflowable and fixed layout)
• Exporting for web and mobile devices
Lesson 9 – Final project and professional presentation
• Analysis of a real simulated brief and definition of the graphic concept
• Creation of a complete project (magazine, catalog, e-book, corporate report)
• Preparation of mock-ups and portfolio
• Presentation and critical discussion of projects
Acquired skills
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Create complex editorial projects for print and digital media
• Automate workflows and optimize layout processes
• Design interactive and multimedia layouts
• Manage professional commissions and present projects to real clients
• Integrate InDesign with other tools in the Adobe creative workflow
For more information on purchase orders and discounts, contact corsibrevi@unirufa.it.
FEBRUARY 2026
February 21
February 28
MARCH 2026
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
APRIL 2026
April 11 (after Easter – April 5)
April 18 (April 25 is a national holiday)
MAY 2026
May 9 (to avoid the May 1st long weekend)
The first 6 lessons (from February 21 to March 28) are shared with the Adobe© Visual Design Lab course group and serve as an applied review of InDesign software.
Professional graphic designer since 2005, specialising in editorial design and brand identity.
Over the years, he has worked on projects for various organisations, including Rai Trade, Cartoons on the Bay, Fondazione Memmo, Ugo Bozzi Editore, and VyTA.
Since 2008, he has been involved in education: he taught graphic design at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome until 2019. He is currently the coordinator of the three-year Graphic Design course at ACCA Academy and a Professional Hub instructor at RUFA.
RUFA Students and Alumni: 50%
Former students of RUFA Short and Summer Courses 2023-24: 10%
University Students: 5% (upon presentation of a university record book).
Course packages/groups/family: Contact corsibrevi@unirufa.it