1. Using Adobe InDesign for Creating Library Print Publications
Ten Steps to Good Publications
Or so…

2. PEOPLE

3. PEOPLE Children or adults? Experts or learners?
1. Know your audience
Children or adults?
Experts or learners?
Commercial or academic?
Print or web? Or both?

4. PEOPLE
2. Know your team
Author(s)
Editor
Designer
Publisher

5. PLANNING

6. PLANNING Number of topics Hierarchy and order Any advertisers? Credits
3. Plan your project layout
Number of topics
Hierarchy and order
Any advertisers?
Credits

7. PLANNING Consult your People EDIT FIRST! Layout – place your text
4. Set your timeline
Consult your People
EDIT FIRST!
Layout – place your text
Layout – images, objects, & links
Review and revise
Publish and promote

8. CREATION

9. CREATION Use templates/presets for recurring projects Margin sizes
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

10. CREATION Titles Headings / subheadings Article abstracts
6. Place text in your document
Titles
Headings / subheadings
Article abstracts
Image captions
Body text
Special text
Footnotes / endnotes
Hyperlinks

11. CREATION FONTS Palatino Helvetica Times New Roman
6. Place text in your document cont.
FONTS
Times New Roman
Palatino
Helvetica
Serif fonts = print publications
Sans serif = web publications
2 – 3 fonts MAX!
Limit unusual fonts
NO monospaced fonts
Beware low-res fonts

12. CREATION Different templates for different sections Recto/Verso pages
7. Set paragraph & character styles
Different templates for different sections
Recto/Verso pages
Number of Columns

13. CREATION What’s its purpose? What’s its quality? 8. Place Images
Unifying image
Unique – to draw attention
Informational
What’s its quality?
300 dpi for print!
Prepare before placing

14. REVIEWING
9. Review, Revise, Review, Revise
Preflight
Use your editor

15. PUBLISHING Layout of your document Choice of paper Printer
10. Publish your document
Layout of your document
Choice of paper
Printer
Professional services

16. Ten Steps Summary Know your audience Know your team
Plan your project layout
Set your timeline
Set up your document
Place text in your document
Set paragraph & character styles
Place images
Review, review, review
Publish your document