Beginning with InDesign CS5, Adobe didn’t package templates along with the application software. InDesignSecrets (co-founded by David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepcion) has remedied that situation by hosting dozens of the templates on a special section of the InDesignSecrets website. Here’s a taste of the types of templates available to you:
Books
Brochures
Business Cards
Catalogs
CD/DVD covers and labels
Certificates
Flyers
Forms
Manuals
Media kits
Menus
Newsletters
Newspapers
Posters
Presentations
Resumes
Along with the templates, InDesignSecrets provides the following caveats:
* Because the file format is CS4, need InDesign CS4, CS5, or CS5.5 to open any template.
* The files are subject to Adobe’s licensing agreements (explained on the site).
* Some of the files are structured a little oddly; it’s best to treat them as starting points, not finished products. But that’s probably how you’d treat any template.
This article was last modified on August 2, 2021
This article was first published on July 22, 2011
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