We will produce business cards for a large number of individuals working for the same organization using data merge functionality in Adobe InDesign.

The Conservative Party of Canada needs business cards for all of its members. Your job is to design a card, then output one card for each member, using InDesign's Data Merge functionality.

We'll learn what isometric illustration is. How does it differ from drawing in a two-point perspective? We'll look at some examples and applications for isometrics.

Now that you know how to draw in an isometric projection, you'll illustrate a process with characters in it.

Illustrator is very adept at painting. As a matter of fact, it's actually quite difficult to discern that the artwork is built with vectors. We're going emulate the real-world process of painting by creating our very own natural-looking brushes.

Now that you've created your own custom Illustrator brushes, let's use them to create something wonderful. Paint a character in Illustrator using a variety of brushes and techniques.

Photoshop mockups are layered files in which you can insert an image of a portfolio piece to show it in its natural environment.

Create mockups that you can use to promote your work online or in print. It will be easy to swap out portfolio pieces in your files, thanks to smart objects.

In this lesson, we'll explore interactivity in InDesign with the eventual goal of an output to PDF, ePub and Adobe's Publish Online service.

It's a good idea to create a PDF version of your portfolio in case you need to present it without an internet connection. This is a local, dependable, self-contained multimedia portfolio that will never fail you.

Variable Data in Illustrator is a little-know feature that can save you hours of tedious, error-prone work. Using the Variables panel in Illustrator, you can easily create multiple variations of your artwork by merging a data source file (CSV or XML file) with an Illustrator document.

Use the provided data to design and build a series of post cards for each of Ottawa's skateboard parks.