May
21
2009
It’s finished! The book goes to press June 5th.
I’m pleased to announce that Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications will soon be available. I updated it to reflect some of the improvements in print technology (such as the Adobe PDF Print Engine), and the software chapters are updated for Creative Suite 4 and Acrobat 9. I will say it’s easier the second time around, but I truly don’t know how Stephen King churns out what seems like a book a month. Maybe I need more compelling villains: poor press registration just can’t hold a candle to Pennywise the evil clown…
The book will be available from the Adobe Press imprint of Peachpit Press, and, of course, all the usual purveyors of books.
May
13
2009
I absolutely love the FOLDRite Template Master plug-in for InDesign. It’s a template creator and an educational resource, all rolled (well, folded) into one. It generates templates with correct panel sizes and an abundance of guidelines to keep you oriented. If you’ve done the math for a simple three panel fold-in brochure, you know it’s a bit of a challenge. But what about laying out much more complex pieces? Check out the FoldFactory site.
Not only the the FOLDRite Template Master plug-in generate complete templates, it provides extensive information about appropriate stocks for the form factor it’s created, along with advice about mailing issues and more.
And now you can have it for $99! If you build folded pieces, you really need this little gem. And check out “A Field Guide To Folding,” Trish Witkowski’s very readable and useful resource. If you want to dig deeper, consider her fantastic, encyclopedic instant classic, “FOLD: The Professional’s Guide To Folding.” At 850 pages, it will last you at least a week at the beach, but prepare you for a lifetime of first-class folding.
And since Trish is my Folding Hero, I may have to spring for the Trish Witkowski bobblehead doll, also available on the FoldFactory site. Way too cool!
