and other publishing packages.
HOW MUCH ???
Is there a way of acquiring these on the cheap ? previous versions etc.
Are they relatively easy to learn starting from a v. limited knowledge starting place ?
Looking at producing a few online mags, newsletters etc, and advice from those with publishing knowledge would be gratefully received.
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I reckon it would cost £300 legit.
there are trial versions on the Adobe website, now if you can find a multi use serial number.....
wouldnt use indesign for something online really.
It's pretty complex to get to really know well though and I've been using it for years, but I was self taught.
But as said previously there is loads of help online.
Used QXP for 12 years, trained on Adobe In design last 9 months.....
Used to have the software, but no longer bother the updating changes every 2 years, yes you can get hacked copies but I just use photoshop now.
Do all my designing in that, make pdfs in in design...... I never did the web stuff at least the Flash/web route too many mac jockeys doing that earning £6 quid an hour!
Most designers got out of that a couple of years ago could not make any decent money, kids do this at school nowadays!
Cost creative suite from scratch £950 at the mac show......
Been using it 50 hours this week so do not want to to do any more at home.... have to agree that it is better than quark which i thought I never would say!
I use a imac at work use to use a top g4 with all the bits so in the end it is the same money.
Doing more photography/graphics these days, I find you need photoshop whatever you do in graphics!
Same as me, used Quark in my first 2 print jobs, now my current firm use InDesign! Hated it at first but it is so much better than quark, thought i would never say it lol
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Been a 'print designer' for years, been getting back to photography and writing too many 'mac jockeys' wannabee media types for me........
I am as they say at the 'fag end' of my print career. 37 years.
Started off as a writer, gonna finish off as one, write books on 'obscure musicians' as my kids put it...
Ken, i have been in this game for 10 years or so now (only a youngun me) started as a junior doing chromalin, ozalids and bromides, outputting film etc etc. Then moved on to the macs doing various artworking things! Next job i had was a bit of an up step for me, as cos i was junior at the first firm i was never gonna earn properly being an artworker there! So i moved and the next job was running a digital press (HP Indigo 1050) then a Xerox Docucolor 5000 (which is basically what i am now! So i do the front end artworking if needed, or print stuff, or now in my latest job i have been running some large format printers (HP Z6100) in a firm in Peckham.
For anyone who cares too they just gave me more work till end of October which is great for me! So all is good in the mcs house hold today ;-)
Sorry for life story Ken i love me print i do lol
I specialised in magazine and newspaper design for consumer and trade can't complain, well actually I do! but no one listen's.......
started off with paste up cow gum and scapel, cast off and handsetting, first the typsetters went, then the output /repro houses, and now quite a few printers......
I visited my web printers the other week, no staff on the factory floor! Automated and sealed great quality, and the job whizzed through , cheap, quick and very professional......
miss bringing the presses to a standstill though! the magenta is down I think...... clean the blanket's i think..... gotta keep the printers on there toes......
If you can get hold of the latest issue of macUser (17 July issue) there's a big feature called 'cut-price price design suite' which goes through lots of low-cost alternatives to Adobe CS (Indy, Illy and PhotoShop).
Might be worth a look for you