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The InDesigner

A podcast for graphic designers using InDesign who want to tap into the power of Adobe's page-layout powerhouse to accomplish big tasks easily and free up their time to concentrate on designing.


The InDesigner - Episode 46 (VIDEO)December 30 2007
OK...Christmas has already come and gone, I know, but it's still technically the holiday season, and the title of this episode is the title of a Christmas CD project I recently designed. That's the project I showcase in this episode, in which I demonstrate a holiday grab bag of InDesign goodies including: starting a document on a left-hand page, using the Slug area and Text Variables, placing InDesign documents inside of other InDesign documents, using frames to crop and manage vector shapes, inserting Column Breaks and other special break characters, and setting up looping Nested Styles.
The InDesigner - Episode 44 (VIDEO)October 24 2007
It's that little feature we all take for granted, but InDesign's Text Wrap is a vast improvement over that other page layout application's Runaround feature. This episode takes an in-depth look at all of InDesign's Text Wrap options, reveals a few peculiarities to watch out for, and demonstrates the additional options added in CS3.
The InDesigner - Episode 43 (VIDEO)September 1 2007
Who says data and design are mutually exclusive? Not InDesign, that's for sure. Under the right circumstances, data-driven layout is the way to go. Unlike XML, which makes designers run from their computers, the Data Merge feature in InDesign is an easy way to accomplish fast, flexible data-driven layout creation and updates. Using a subscriber's files as an example, this episode takes a video look a topic that was tackled way back in the audio-only days of Episode #7.
The InDesigner - Episode 33 (VIDEO)December 12 2006
After a long wait, here's a long episode about working with long documents in InDesign. This first installment in a three-part series covers the the Book palette and how to use it to manage, update and output multiple files that make up a single book. Thrown in for good measure are a few quick methods for using section markers and Find/Change to quickly modify chapter numbers and names on title pages and folios.