How to Create Social Media Assets in InDesign with Layered Photoshop Files
See how to take advantage of Photoshop layers on an image imported into InDesign to create captivating social media assets.
In this InDesign how-to video, Angelo Montilla demonstrates taking advantage of the layers in a Photoshop file that has been placed in InDesign. By turning layers on and off—from within InDesign itself—and layering graphic elements, he allows the elements to interact with each other and make captivating social media images.
This video is a preview of Angelo’s upcoming session at The Design + Marketing Summit — the essential HOW-TO event to master design and production techniques for social media, email, print, and more — coming to a device near you July 18–19. See the agenda and register now.
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on June 16, 2022
Commenting is easier and faster when you're logged in!
Recommended for you
Make an Image Sandwich: Putting an Image In Front and In Back of Text
I have long envied the covers of Sports Illustrated–but not the sports sta...
Using Smart Objects in Photoshop
Learn how using Smart Objects is the key to working nondestructively in Photosho...
Designing with Water Splashes in Photoshop
You may have seen images that look like they’re made made of dynamic, flow...
