HYBRID PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: Design Tools - Using the Right Tool for the Job!
November 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Burns & McDonnell
5600 American Blvd W, First Floor Training Room
Bloomington, MN 55437
https://www.burnsmcd.com/
Directions
For most marketers, InDesign is the destination where all the content for proposals and reports eventually resides, so why not do as much as you can right in InDesign?
The focus of this session is on how to create and edit graphic elements quickly and easily without leaving InDesign, making the trip to Illustrator and Photoshop only when necessary.
We’ll also peek at some of the latest features of InDesign.
You will learn
- How to set up pre-fab components in InDesign that make org charts quick and painless to assemble
- Best approaches for creating Gantt charts, site maps, and icons in InDesign
- Strategies for creating infographics in InDesign
- When, where, and why to use autotrace to convert raster images to vector
- …and much more.
The SMPS Twin Cities chapter welcomes and encourages participation from diverse backgrounds. A 15% discount is available for members of DBE, WBE, MBE, VBR, and LGBTBE firms. Please contact [email protected] for your discount code prior to registration.
Schedule:
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. = Networking and light breakfast (in-person attendees only)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. = Professional development workshop (all attendees)
Who Should Attend:
Marketing Director + Manager
Marketing + Proposal Coordinators
Creative Services + Graphic Designers
Copy Writers + Content Marketers
Learning Objectives:
- How to set up pre-fab components in InDesign that make org charts quick and painless to assemble
- Best approaches for creating Gantt charts, site maps, and icons in InDesign
- Strategies for creating infographics in InDesign
SMPS Domains of Practice (for CPSM)
4 - SOQs | Proposals
About the Speaker
Keith Gilbert, Principal at Gilbert Consulting
Keith Gilbert is a design consultant, developer, educator, and speaker. His work has taken him throughout North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia for clients such as Adobe, Apple, Target, Oracle, and the United Nations. He is the author of popular titles for LinkedIn Learning, Adobe Press, and CreativePro. Find him at gilbertconsulting.com
Please note that the virtual login information will be sent to registrants the day before the event. In addition, this program will be recorded. The program recording and any presenter material will be shared with registrants after the event. If you have any registration questions, please reach out to [email protected].
By registering for this SMPS-TC event, you give permission for SMPS-TC to use any photographs or videos taken at the event on its website, social media, or in promotional materials without compensation. You also understand that SMPS-TC owns all photographs and videos taken at the event.
Tickets
$75.00 In-Person Member Registration
$85.00 after 05:00 pm November 5
$100.00 In-Person Non-Member Registration
$110.00 after 05:00 pm November 5
$75.00 Virtual Member Registration
$85.00 after 05:00 pm November 5
$100.00 Virtual Non-Member Registration
$110.00 after 05:00 pm November 5
