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InDesign & XML
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Figure 1. Reviewing the structure of a design and assigning tags to content. About 2 1/2 years ago I ran a series of seminars on working with XML and InDesign using an ‘out-of-the-box’ approach. I put together some notes at the time, and I recently rediscovered them and thought it was time to share them [...]
InDesign Secrets: Tab, Tab, Tab…
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Finally got around to writing another long-overdue blog-post on InDesign Secrets this morning. Giving InDesign Tabs a little love in this blog-post on Right Indent Tabs, Tab Utility and Repeat Tabs…
Marijan Tompa’s Interactive InDesign Shortcuts Guide
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Serbia’s InDesign User Group Chapter Rep and InDesign guru Marijan Tompa has over the past week’s been working very hard on an interactive InDesign Shortcuts guide. I’ve had the privilege of some sneak previews, and have to say I love what he’s done. Produced completely with Adobe InDesign CS5, the guide is now available online. If you’re a keen [...]
Expanding InDesign – Scripts and Plug-ins
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
During last week’s InDesign User Group meeting in Perth, we took a look at how third-party scripts and plug-ins can help us expand the functionality of InDesign, and make us work more efficiently. The speaker-notes for this session have now been uploaded and provide an overview of the scripts/plug-ins that were reviewed. Download: Expanding InDesign [...]
Measuring with the Gap Tool
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Sometimes we discover things by accident, even if they have been staring us right in the face all along. In following my many Twitter friends, I noticed a tweet by Tim Gouder (InDesign User Group, Köln, Germany) in which he mentions using InDesign CS5′s new Gap tool as a measuring tool. He wrote a short [...]
CS5 Recertification Exams Passed
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
Happy to announce that I have today successfully completed my required CS5 Recertifications for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Spending the last 6 1/2-days locked in the house (with the airconditioning on, as we’ve been having a heat-wave in Perth) and studying hard…
Creating vertical page spreads in InDesign
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
After receiving several emails and comments in recent months, I thought it was time to finally write up my simple ‘vertical page spreads’ technique for InDesign CS5. You can read it on InDesign Secrets: http://bit.ly/f8Tab9. I hope you guys enjoy the post.
InDesign for EBook and Digital Magazine publishing
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
With the release of the Apple iPad earlier in the year and the increase in the number of reading devices, such as the Kindle, Sony or Kobo eReader etc., digital publishing is quickly becoming the new way in which we develop, distribute and read our books, magazines and newspapers. In the upcoming InDesign User Group [...]