As we slide into the end of February, only one thing is for certain: We all have more to learn about InDesign! It’s a never-ending journey.
- Why would you want to use Data Merge instead of XML (or vice versa)? Check out this good article outlining some reasons by Loïc Aigon (in English!).
- Loic has also written a CS extension called AsciiMe that lets you turn any InDesign object into ASCII Art.
- Here’s a nice movie about merging frames together so that one image appears to show up in several frames.
- Interested in snippets and manipulating their code? Here’s a new open source project called Live Snippets which looks kind of interesting. He wants feedback!
- Learn about some scripts you already have with this video from Jeff Witchel
- Bob Levine wrote an insightful article called “What Will it Take to Move Everyone to Creative Cloud?“
- Fonts + science = fascinating! This New Scientist article discusses some of the research that has gone on around choosing a font. (I think you need a free membership to read it?) Some of the conclusions are surprising!
- Here’s more on fonts: If you love fonts and are considering making your own, you should check out Crafting Type. They have workshops in Chicago (March 8-10) and Portland, Oregon (March 15-17).
- If you were considering using Woodwing’s SmartDPS tool for your app-creating pleasure, consider no longer. They’ve discontinued development on it. I believe these tools will still be available for people using Woodwing’s larger workflow system, though.
- Kevin Stohlmeyer wrote a nice piece in Adobe’s Inspire magazine on creating alternate layouts for multiple-sized tablet devices.
- Our friends and colleagues Bob Levine and Scott Citron have joined up to create a new tablet-app creation company called Tabulous. When experts like these team up, great things happen!
- Gene Gable has been writing his Scanning Around with Gene article for a decade. Sadly, he’s retiring that? at least until we can convince him to come back!
Enjoy!
This article was last modified on December 30, 2021
This article was first published on February 26, 2013
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