Transcript Becoming Well-Read

Using Adobe InDesign for
Creating Library Print Publications
Ten Steps to Good Publications
Or so…
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
1. Know your audience
 Children or adults?
 Experts or learners?
 Commercial or academic?
 Print or web? Or both?
PEOPLE
2. Know your team
 Author(s)
 Editor
 Designer
 Publisher
PLANNING
PLANNING
3. Plan your project layout
 Number of topics
 Hierarchy and order
 Any advertisers?
 Credits
PLANNING
4. Set your timeline
 Consult your People
 EDIT FIRST!
 Layout – place your text
 Layout – images, objects,
& links
 Review and revise
 Review and revise
 Publish and promote
CREATION
CREATION
5. Set up your document
 Use templates/presets
for recurring projects
 Margin sizes
 Number of pages
 Use master pages for
recurring elements
 Page numbers
 Common graphic elements
 Footer
CREATION
6. Place text in your document
 Titles
 Headings / subheadings
 Article abstracts
 Image captions
 Body text
 Special text
 Footnotes / endnotes
 Hyperlinks
CREATION
6. Place text in your document cont.
 Serif fonts = print publications
 Sans serif = web publications
 2 – 3 fonts MAX!
 Limit unusual fonts
 NO monospaced fonts
FONTS
Times New Roman
Palatino
 Beware low-res fonts
Helvetica
CREATION
7. Set paragraph & character styles
 Different templates
for different sections
 Recto/Verso pages
 Number of Columns
CREATION
8. Place Images
 What’s its purpose?
 Unifying image
 Unique – to draw
attention
 Informational
 What’s its quality?
 300 dpi for print!
 Prepare before placing
REVIEWING
9. Review, Revise, Review, Revise
 Preflight
 Use your editor
PUBLISHING
10. Publish your document
 Layout of your document
 Choice of paper
 Printer
 Professional services
Ten Steps Summary
1. Know your audience
2. Know your team
3. Plan your project layout
4. Set your timeline
5. Set up your document
6. Place text in your document
7. Set paragraph & character styles
8. Place images
9. Review, review, review
10. Publish your document