Real World Adobe InDesign 1.5 is filled with insider tips, supporting illustrations, and practical real-world solutions. It includes a primer on working with a commercial print shop and brief tutorials on automating and customizing InDesign with AppleScript and Visual Basic. The author also drafted the InDesign user manual for Adobe and the scripting guide for the Adobe Developer Support Group. On top of that, he's a talented illustrator and graphic designer, so this book reflects both his deep knowledge of this program as well as his understanding of how professional designers can get the most out of Adobe's new professional page-layout application. InDesign 1.5 introduces dozens more exciting new productivity enhancements and refinements.The book provides thorough coverage of all the basic features-working with text and palettes, inserting graphics, integrating with Photoshop, and employing EPS and HTML formats, plus a detailed introduction to InDesign page layout. (Previously announced as Real World InDesign in October 1999.)
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InDesign hasn't established itself yet in many design studios, but not because it's too complicated. In fact, for most designers and visual artists, familiarity with Adobe's arsenal of applications means an almost instant comfort factor with InDesign--tools, palettes, and actions are intuitively designed and resemble or even match equivalent tools in other applications. Olav Martin Kvern makes the transition from QuarkXPress or PageMaker to InDesign even easier with his expert guidance and confident tone. This book requires no previous knowledge and yet goes far beyond basic instruction.
The text is written in a no-nonsense style--friendly but to the point, like an easygoing teacher. When trying to convince readers to try their hands at automating InDesign using AppleScript, Kvern confides, "Look. I'm practically a high school dropout... I got over it. These days, I write scripts. You can too." His modesty aside, this chapter may not make experts out of novices, but for those already inclined, it can provide a lot of insight as well as useful scripts. It's important to note that humorous asides are kept to a minimum and confined to introductory paragraphs; they don't clutter up the important text that shows how to get things done.
The best part of this book is the careful and clear illustrations that show, with a minimal amount of lines and arrows, how a task is carried out. Captions walk readers through each step, sometimes showing more than one way to accomplish the same thing. Some of the clarity is due to the versatility of InDesign itself. But a lot of credit goes to the author, whose years of experience advising on Adobe products in magazine columns are evident. This is the cleanest and clearest manual for InDesign this reviewer has seen yet. --Angelynn Grant
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Everyone's new to Adobe InDesign, whether you're making the switch from QuarkXPress or PageMaker, or just learning page layout. With Real World Adobe InDesign 1.5, you get industrial-strength production techniques and design expertise from the man who helped write InDesign's user manual and scripting guide. Author Olav Martin Kvern is also a talented illustrator and graphic designer, so this book reflects not only his deep knowledge of InDesign, but also his understanding of what professional designers need to know to get the most out of this professional page-layout application. Real World Adobe InDesign 1.5 starts with a detailed introduction to page layout in InDesign and covers all the basics--working with text and palettes, inserting graphics, integrating InDesign with Photoshop, and employing PDF, EPS, and HTML formats. The book is full of insider tips, helpful illustrations, and practical, real-world solutions, including a primer on using a commercial print shop and brief tutorials on automating and customizing InDesign with AppleScript and Visual Basic.
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Real World InDesign 1.5 is the best book available if you want to get the most out of InDesign. The book is full of practical information that can increase your productivity. Real World InDesign is well written. The author's easy, understandable, and concise style of writing makes what can be difficult subject matter (e.g., color management) comprehensible. The book is full of screen shots complete with detailed captions that aid text explinations. Weather you are new to InDesign or have been using InDesign since the initial release, Real World InDesign 1.5 is the book for you. This is one book that you will keep beside your computer, not in the bookshelf. I highly recommend Real World InDesign 1.5.
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Odd, but very good,
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This is a strange book, but quite readable and informative. I was up and running with InDesign (as a former PageMaker user) in no time, and this book provided me with all sorts of tips and hints that have made me more productive. Very well done.
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