Clearcutting and magazine covers

brucenz · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject: Clearcutting and magazine covers

Hi everyone

I work as a graphic designer and although I have Photoshop I don't use it that much. I keep seeing magazine pages and wonder how they were laid out. For example a magazine selling books has every book sitting on a coloured background with a shadow. When I have tried this I can't place a book with shadow from photoshop into something like pakemaker or freehand and match the background colour.

The question: DO THE PEOPLE who create these pages do the whole job in photoshop then import the page into a dtp program or is there some photoshop technique that allows the actual graphic and shadow to be cleanly created to sit on a background and look perfect

Thanks
Bruce Angel

thehermit · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:47 am Post subject:

InDesign and Quark are where you need to be looking really, I imagine.

teddc · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject:

Most prepress imaging is done in PS then imported into quark or indesign.
In large publishing houses the images are supplied by the editors to the layout artist. They then send them to the PS people for adjustment for cropping, deepetching, colour correction etc. then these are layed-up into the mag.
Quark is I believe is now industry standard but is slowly being overtaken by InDesign

Doing a whole layout in PS whould not be practical due to image size and pixalation of type

ted

shanegoldberg · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 7:54 am Post subject:

Indesign is the way to go - you can even import native PSD files into Indesign too (in CS). Excellent typography tools for layout etc.

thehermit · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject:

Whilst InDesign is obviously the best at the moment, the horrible reality is that most press companies still have and favour Quark.

The previous poster's sentiments still stand though!

shanegoldberg · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject:

True, but having spent many years in a pre-press bureau we didn't favour Quark over Indesign, the tide is/has definitely turned for Quark. (i guess you can tell i'm Indesign biased!! LOL)

BryanDowning · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 2:35 am Post subject:

I work a LOT with print design and I haven't met one person who actually favors Quark over Indesign. It's just better.

teddc · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:19 am Post subject:

I used to edit and layout a 56 page A5 monthly and no printer would look at anything but Quark.
Although now some I believe they will accept PDF's and impose the sheets with Imposer or somesuch program
Quark and Indesign lack this ability in their native format, but can use Imposer as an add on feature.
I think Pagemaker could do impose, but it's now phased out
ted

Tracymae · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 3:33 am Post subject:

Personally I prefer In- Design but it doesnt really matter as most printer accept PDF format.

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