05-11-2008, 05:38 PM
The place I was laid off from recently, a newspaper and periodical publisher, was making the switch to OSX and InDesign in the periodical dept where i worked. I got to use InDesign pretty well for what i had to do, mostly ad design and layout. Still nowhere near the level i know Quark.
Prepress there wanted PDF files becuse they worked best with the Prinergy direct-to-plate software.
Big ads we go for the periodicals all came in PDF.
The crafts co. I'm doing some temp work for uses Quark to do their packaging material.
So I'd say it will just be a personal choice at some point, because for most print options, either can make a good PDF.
Personally, I still don't see a big advantage of one or the other. My preference for InDesign is that it's cheaper, and i think that will be a deciding factor for a lot of people.
Prepress there wanted PDF files becuse they worked best with the Prinergy direct-to-plate software.
Big ads we go for the periodicals all came in PDF.
The crafts co. I'm doing some temp work for uses Quark to do their packaging material.
So I'd say it will just be a personal choice at some point, because for most print options, either can make a good PDF.
Personally, I still don't see a big advantage of one or the other. My preference for InDesign is that it's cheaper, and i think that will be a deciding factor for a lot of people.