Coming into this project I was fairly proficient in most of the technology I've used to create my media product. However I have advanced greatly in the area of InDesign.
While using InDesign I had to use the program on several different computers. This often causes links in the document to go missing or become corrupt. The first time this happened I assumed the file had been deleted accidentally. However on investigation I realised the files I use in InDesign are not actually saved into the INDD document - unlike PhotoShop - as this would cause the file to take up large amounts of memory. Instead InDesign uses previews of the links, to keep the document size to a minimum. So through updating missing links, no files have to be remade or replaced.
Another element I had to transfer my previous knowledge from PhotoShop was the use of layers. InDesign and PhotoShop both use layers, however in very different ways. With InDesign multiple elements can be placed onto one layer, while still being able to edit and transform it independently from other elements on the same layer. Where as in PhotoShop, once an element has been merged with another onto one layer it is then locked into editing the elements as a singular element.
One of the most useful features I found using InDesign were gutters and rulers. Both of these tools greatly helped with ensuring the grid layout of my magazine was in perfect proportion.
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