Print and Layout Basics

Grids, bleed, resolution and files a printer will accept.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 How print differs from screen
2. 1.2 Print processes in outline
3. 1.3 Talking to a printer before you design
4. 1.4 What actually drives the cost of a job
1. 2.1 Page size, orientation and page count
2. 2.2 Bleed, trim and safe area
3. 2.3 Margins and columns
4. 2.4 Master pages and templates
1. 3.1 Why layouts use grids
2. 3.2 Building a grid that fits the content
3. 3.3 Alignment, and optical adjustment
4. 3.4 Breaking the grid deliberately
1. 4.1 Hierarchy and reading order
2. 4.2 Body text settings that help people read
3. 4.3 Headings, captions and page numbers
4. 4.4 Widows, orphans and rivers
1. 5.1 Placing and scaling images
2. 5.2 What resolution print actually needs
3. 5.3 Text wrap and cropping
4. 5.4 Vector and raster in one layout
1. 6.1 CMYK, spot colour and RGB
2. 6.2 Colour profiles in outline
3. 6.3 Rich black, overprint and knockout
4. 6.4 Why the printed piece looks different from your screen
1. 7.1 Flyers and posters
2. 7.2 Brochures, folds and imposition
3. 7.3 Business cards and stationery
4. 7.4 Large format and signage
1. 8.1 Preflight checks
2. 8.2 Packaging fonts and links
3. 8.3 Exporting a print-ready PDF
4. 8.4 Proofs and sign-off

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.