UDL InDesign Masterclass
Learn to Design Portfolios, Publications, and Presentation Boards
30th May 2026
Introduction
The live 1-day InDesign workshop offers a focused introduction to professional layout design for architecture, urban design, planning, and creative portfolios. Beginning with the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign interface navigation, the session focuses on page setup, grid systems, typography, image placement, master pages, and export settings for high-quality digital and print outputs.
Participants will learn to organize visual content, structure multi-page documents, and create clean, presentation-ready layouts through practical, hands-on exercises, enabling them to design professional portfolios, reports, booklets, competition sheets, and academic submissions with clarity and consistency.
What will you learn
01. InDesign Fundamentals:
Essential skills to create, navigate, and manage professional layout documents.
02. Page Setup & Grid Systems:
Techniques to set margins, columns, guides, baseline grids, and structured layouts.
03. Typography & Text Styling:
Understanding font hierarchy, paragraph styles, character styles, and text flow.
04. Image & Graphic Placement:
Methods to import, crop, align, resize, and organize visual content efficiently.
05. Master Layout Consistency:
Using master pages, page numbers, headers, footers, and repeated design elements.
06. Print-Ready Workflows:
Preparing high-quality PDF outputs for digital submission, printing, and portfolio sharing.
Session Breakup
Session Date: 30th May 2026
Designing with InDesign
08:30 pm IST-Indian Standard Time
(3:00 pm UTC- Coordinated Universal Time)
A. InDesign Interface and Document Setup
- Introduction to the Adobe InDesign workspace and essential tools
- Creating a new document with correct page size, margins, columns, and bleed
- Understanding pages, spreads, master pages, layers, and guides
- Setting up a structured layout system for portfolios, reports, and publications
B. Layout Design and Publication Workflow
- Developing clean page compositions using grids and alignment principles
- Working with text frames, image frames, typography, and visual hierarchy
- Creating consistent headers, footers, page numbers, legends, and annotations
- Preparing export-ready PDFs for digital submission, printing, and portfolio presentation
C. Portfolio Composition and Visual Storytelling
- Organizing projects into clear portfolio narratives from concept to final outcome
- Placing plans, sections, elevations, renders, diagrams, and process sketches in a structured layout
- Creating strong visual hierarchy between drawings, images, captions, and project descriptions
- Designing portfolio spreads that communicate design intent, site context, process, and final proposal clearly.
Course Benefits
Earn a Certificate
Earn a recognized certificate and add it to your portfolio.
Live and Interactive Learning
Clear doubts immediately during Live session and ask questions during Q&A sessions.
Develop In-Demand Layout Skills
Build practical expertise in publication design, portfolio making, and professional document presentation.
Learn from the Top Experts
Learn valuable methods and techniques from top creative experts
Access to UDL Resources
Get downloadable layout references, sample files, design resources, and essential workflow recommendations.
Access to workshop Manual
Access workshop manual, with detailed steps guiding through the process afterwords.
Session Details
Who can Register
Students and professionals in Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape, and Planning.
Session Duration
The Masterclass, including interactive Q&A sessions, runs for approximately 2.5 hours each day.
Language & Platform
The masterclass sessions will be conducted in English and held online via Google Meet on both the days.
Early Bird Registration
Register before: 24th May, 2026
Registration Fees
- Domestic (India): 2000 INR/ Person
- International: 20 USD/ Person
Regular registration
Last Date: 30th May, 2026
Registration Fees
- Domestic (India): 2500 INR/ Person
- International: 25 USD/ Person
Note:
- Use only a valid Gmail email id for registration
- No cancellation/refund request will be entertained after registration.
- Calculate the registration fee based on the currency exchange rate for international registration.
- Software glitches will not be entertained during the session, so please install them correctly.
- In case of partial payment, no registration will be considered, and no refunds will be issued.
- Our workshop graphics and content are always new and different, so previous attendees can register again.
- For further inquiries, contact us on Instagram @urbandesign.lab or via email at [email protected].
Early Bird Registration Closes in
Registration Form
We regret to inform you that the registration for our current masterclass has reached its capacity, and we are unable to accept any further registrations at this time. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to stay tuned for our upcoming masterclass, where we will be delighted to welcome new participants. Please keep an eye out for updates as we will announce the details of the new masterclass in the near future. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to your participation in our upcoming events.