Issue #14 - October/November 2006 (10.3 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Design better with grids. See real-life examples and get hands-on tips.
Snippets? Bridge? Bah! Good, old-fashioned Libraries are a great way to manage your InDesign assets.
Some designers look down on gradients, but when used wisely, they can add a lot to your design projects.
See samples from the student winners of the 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
Watch a major magazine get a redesign – in InDesign.
Reviews of two apps that extract paragraph and character styles.
Scale anything better.
Q&As on order-form lines, gradients for spot color tints, and insetting text boxes.
Quick takes on new and upgraded products.
Issue #13 - August/September 2006 (8.6 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Bridge, a grown-up version of Photoshop's File Browser, is a valuable tool for InDesign users. These 10 – OK, 11 – tips will make you a Bridge wizard.
INX goes way beyond backward compatibility with InDesign CS. It can solve major InDesign problems for you in a flash.
Review of StyleFlocker, a free plug-in that helps you manage character, paragraph, and object styles.
Reviews and free sample chapters of three books.
XML Part 2: How to get XML out of InDesign and repurpose it for other media.
World Languages Part 3: How to work with Middle Eastern languages.
Q&As on snagging images from Word files, converting particular hyphens to en dashes, and a continuation of last issue's stroked text answer.
Reviews of eight apps that impose Acrobat files.
Feast your eyes on projects for Williams-Sonoma and other clients of Weldon Owen Publishing.
Michael Brady reveals his best practices, which free him from the mundane so he can concentrate on designing.
Quick takes on new and upgraded products.
Issue #12 - June/July 2006 (8.8 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
XML Part 1: Find out if XML is right for you, then learn the best ways to import it into InDesign.
World Languages Part 2: Import and typeset Asian languages.
Add movies to your InDesign documents. Yep, movies! [Note: To properly view these movies if you run Mac OS X 10.4 or later, update to Acrobat 7.0.5 or later.]
Q&As on setting output resolution, avoiding RGB errors, applying rounded strokes to text, and rotating multiple drop shadows.
Reviews of three commercial cropmark plug-ins and one free script.
Review of Layer Groups, a plug-in that corrals InDesign layers.
Master everything from a simple bullet list to the most complex table.
Meet the designer responsible for Trek Travel, a bicycle-based vacation company.
Introducing "How I Do It," a new column that explores one person's best practices.
Quick takes on new and upgraded products.
Issue #11 — April/May 2006 (7.0 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Typesetting rules and best practices
Incorporating languages other than English in your documents
A how-to on Data Merge, the best friend you didn't know you already had
A how-to on centering objects on a page
Interviews with three of InDesign's primary software architects
Q&As on overprinting black in placed Illustrator files, disappearing text frame edges, and more
Review of InEventScript
Review of Contact Sheet Pro
An interview with and many samples from the ad agency behind Starbucks and Nike
Quick takes on new and upgraded products
Issue #10 — February/March 2006 (7.7 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Little-known InDesign features that improve your productivity
Easy ways to streamline your workflow so you have more time for the important stuff – like design
A how-to on creating a realistic spotlight that draws all eyes to your work
A how-to on skewing type on a path
Review of Q2ID, a top-notch converter of QuarkXPress files
Review of TypeFitter, a plug-in that's even better than the built-in Paragraph Composer
An interview with and many samples from two successful book-cover designers
Problem-solving from industry expert Sandee Cohen
Quick takes on new and upgraded products
A look at the new Macs with Intel inside – and the facts on whether you should run InDesign CS2 on them
Issue #9 — December 2005/January 2006 (7.7 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Adobe InCopy InDepth: Leave Editing to the Editors
Tired of being editors' monkey? Anne-Marie Concepcion explains how you never have to do their bidding again.
InDepth: Turn the Tables
Tables don't have to be a chore. Keith Gilbert hands you shortcuts, scripts and plug-ins to take away the tedium.
InDepth: InDesign Server
Find out why Max Dunn calls this new addition to the InDesign family the best thing since Gutenberg.
Step-by-step how-to: Set Type Well
While InDesign sets good type by default, Rufus Deuchler shows you how to make your type look even better.
Step-by-step how-to: Fade an Item's Edge
David Blatner walks you through the process of fading just a portion of an image or text. It's easier than you'd expect?all you need are Feather and nests.
Q&A
In this issue, Sandee Cohen answers readers' questions about endnotes, footnotes, fonts with no character, default fonts, master page items, and more.
InDesigner: McDonald's
Moving a company as huge as McDonald's to a new operating system and page-layout program is not something you just jump into on a whim. John Cruise looks at how the designers met the challenge and what they're creating now.
Reviews: Cross-reference Tools
Creating cross references in large documents is no picnic. Sandee Cohen ditches her manual method and tries two software solutions.
Review: X-ray Reveals All
InDesign has a LOT of palettes. For those of us with smaller screens, it can be hard to see the actual page. Can X-ray, a plug-in that lets you make palettes partially transparent, solve the problem? Jeff Gamet reports.
InBrief: Helpful Products
Jeff Gamet introduces products that convert Quark files, manage fonts, create barcodes three ways, count text, paste smartly, and more.
Bookshelf: Book Design
Michael Brady reviews three tomes that belong on a book designer's shelf.
Plus news, upcoming events, and info on InDesign User Groups!
Issue #8 — October/November 2005 (6.3 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Sans Serif Typefaces: They're not just for business cards and phone books! Type expert John D. Berry uses lots of visual aids in explaining what makes a great sans serif and how to use them.
Make a Magnifying Text Frame: David Blatner shows you the cool and easy effects that are possible when you make a text frame remember its scaling.
Drop Anchor: Pariah S. Burke steers you through the uncharted waters of InDesign CS2's anchored objects.
Tables Break Boundaries: These are no ugly spreadsheets. See how tables that don't look like tables can overcome many layout challenges.
Renewing a Newspaper: The small-town "Kitsap Sun" goes from clunky to credible when it switches to InDesign.
InPerson: Thomas Nielsen: InDesign's director of engineering talks about the future.
InReview: PatternMaker, PatternPack, and Cross-Talk: Get the skinny on an app that lets you gorge on gorgeous patterns. Or check out a plug-in that integrates InCopy more easily into your workflow.
Easy Scripts You Already Own: Take the pain – and price – out of InDesign scripting. Scripting maven Cari Jansen tells you how to find and customize free scripts.
Lots More: Sandee Cohen answers your InDesign questions, John Cruise reveals what happened when the "Chicago Tribune" switched to InDesign, and Jeff Gamet briefs you on new and updated products. Plus, news on recent and upcoming events, and info on joining your local InDesign User Group.
Issue #7 — August/September 2005 (6.4 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Tips of the Trade: InDesign experts spill the beans and share their favorite tips for working with type, graphics, tools, documents, and colors. It's 27 pages (27!) of tips and tricks goodness.
And Even More Tips: Sandee Cohen wouldn't stop answering your questions just because there's a big tips article in the same issue. This time, she tackles the quickest way to count words, the best way to center text on a circle, and how to format text with the Eyedropper tool.
Mission Not Impossible: Take a word. Insert an image. Apply a gradient to it all. Then edit the text. You can do it, and we show you how.
Thomas Phinney, Font Scientist: Want to know what this Adobe insider says about the past and future of type? You'll have to read the interview.
Peer Review: Take a peek at the portfolio of Rob Day, co-founder of Evansday Design.
Is That Plug-In Worth Paying For? Brian Lawler tested three imposition plug-ins (one is free, one is $99, and one is $399). See which one he recommends for you.
Get Up to Speed: Hear what's new or improved in the plug-in world.
Plus news, an events calendar, and an index of the first year of "InDesign Magazine".
Issue #6 — June/July 2005 (8.8 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Get Better Color: Had enough of unpleasant color surprises? Read this article and take control of color.
Be a Production Hero without Breaking a Sweat: Use the Preflight command already built into InDesign and say good-bye to botched print jobs.
Layer It On Thick: InDesign CS2 now recognizes Photoshop's layers and layer comps. Here's how to go crazy with the possibilities, whether you're expanding your creativity or enhancing your efficiency.
Speed Up Change: Change may be good, but InDesign's Find/Change is better. Use it to format long documents in a flash.
Microsoft Game Studios: No, the games aren't created in InDesign – all related print material is. See the gorgeous results.
Must-have Plug-In: If you format tables, read this review NOW.
The Best Font Manager: Expert buying advice from a font-management veteran.
Plus pages of tips, tricks, news, and upcoming events!
Issue #5 — April/May 2005 (7.6 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Breaking News: InDesign CS2 Announced! We've got the details.
Exploring InCopy CS2: What's New, What's Hot
Uncovering Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and the new Bridge application
Laying Out Footnotes: Easy in CS and Easier in CS2
Blending Colors: Cool Effects with Transparency Blending Modes
Scripting InDesign: Adobe's New Extendscript Utility
Jumping into InDesign with Designer Luca Pianigiani
Tracking History and Tags: Must-Have Plug-ins
Creating a Photo Contact Sheet in Six Easy Steps
Plus reviews, interviews, news, how-to's, and enough tips and tricks to make you jump for joy!
Issue #4 — February/March 2005 (7.6 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Breaking News: Get a sneak peek at the future of InDesign
Converting Quark Files: Turn XPress docs into InDesign templates
Compositing Images: What InDesign does better than Photoshop
Creating Interactive PDFs: Liven up static pages with InDesign's buttons and movies
Groking Glyphs: Delve into the secrets of the Glyph palette
Scripting InDesign: Discover InDesign's AppleScript dictionary
Exploring OpenType: Check out contextual alternates
Designing "Zembla": Vince Frost cuts the edge with this literary magazine
Plus plug-in reviews, interviews, news, how-to's, and enough tips and tricks to make your head spin!
Issue #3 — December 2004/January 2005 (8.5 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Breaking News: Read about Adobe Acrobat 7 and InDesign
Managing Fonts: Make InDesign access the fonts you want
Understanding Overprinting: Avoid common mistakes
Following Pathfinder: Break a graphic in two
Simplifying Compound Paths: Mask type with panache
Styling Type: Make an impact with cinematic styles
Scripting InDesign: Create a JavaScript that works on both Mac and Windows
Designing "Marie Claire": See how this InDesign-ed magazine makes its fashionable layouts
Plus plug-in reviews, interviews, news, how-to's, and enough tips and tricks to make your head spin!
Here is the URL to the script covered in this issue: http://downloads.indesignmag.com/scripts/IDM3scripts.zip
Issue #2 — October/November 2004 (5.7 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
A sneak peek from Adobe at what's coming in InDesign's future
How to build headings that straddle multi-column text frames
An in-depth guide to creating press-ready PDF files from InDesign
The secret "easter egg" that uncovers the InDesign martian
A hands-on lesson for using InDesign's coolest (and most hidden) feature, Nested Styles
How to build a simple script to copy and paste data in tables
Tour-de-force layouts from InDesigners Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich and Matteo Bologna
Plus much more by writers David Blatner, Sandee Cohen, and power-scripter Shane Stanley!
Premiere Issue — Summer 2004 (5.9 MB)
In this issue, you will find:
Transparency: An "InDepth" look at what you need to know
Step-by-Step: How to build a high-quality varnish plate in InDesign
Text wrap: Tips, tricks, and tasty techniques
Scripting: You Don't Have to Write Scripts to Use Scripts
Up Close with Adobe's Will Eisley
Review: Kerning and Tracking Plug-ins
Review: ALAP InEffects
Review: InDesign CS training on CD
InDesign news briefs, events and more…
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