Adobe InDesign

InDesign is wonderful for creating any kind of editorial. Magazines, booklets, proposals, etc. Any multi-page document (spreads or single pages) is a breeze with InDesign and I would never use any of the other products I am currently aware of. InDesign is also well-suited for non-print mediums, such as digital presentations. I prefer using InDesign for my presentations over Microsoft Powerpoint or Google Slides for several reasons: the text is easier to manipulate, images are WAY easier to manipulate, the Masters are easier to manipulate and implement, and there are more powerful tools to use to make your slides look visually appealing and professional. The only drawback would be that InDesign (to my knowledge) doesn't offer transition animations if you ever utilize those.

InDesign is not well-suited to image manipulating in the sense of editing. However, it is easy to open a link from your InDesign file directly into Photoshop etc and edit there, and then bring the file back to InDesign. I also typically recommend that for copy-heavy documents that you type your copy into a text editor first (like Microsoft Word) to detect and correct spelling and grammar issues more easily, and then copy and paste it into InDesign.

I like to tell people that if they are designing anything that is more than one page/artboard, that they should use InDesign. For documents that are one artboard (and not just artistic in nature) Adobe Illustrator is typically a better tool. Having native support for PDF Files built-in makes it an incredibly powerful tool for documents that will be printed offsite or by a 3rd party.

If you are looking to lay anything out, cards, brochures, books, etc, this is an amazing tool with lots of precision. Quite honestly, I'm unaware of similar tools with this much user support and flexibility, so I find it hard to recommend other things over this.

Great for print layouts, but I haven't used it for web yet.

Adobe InDesign is the premiere and industry-leading page layout program for a reason. It has the ability to handle both print layout and digital interactive documents which should fill any need whether you're a casual user or a professional designer. I use InDesign for all page layouts, conference materials or anything that would go to a print vendor. I really like the added digital interactive features with fillable PDFs, or animated features. It is not appropriate for photo editing or illustrations. I would suggest other applications in the Adobe Suite for that.

We have a small staff and have recently been blessed with an intern who is familiar with Adobe InDesign. We are now able to do a large majority of printing and designing in house, instead of paying a company to do for us. This is saving us time and money. The fact that Adobe InDesign appeals to users of all ages is helpful in that they are entering the workplace already familiar with the software and don't require additional training.

Adobe InDesign is a great solution for in-house marketing teams that are creating their own print ready or digital content. You can start with templates or a blank spread and get as complex as you want. InDesign is also a great tool for creating in-house catalogs and price lists. We use a third-party plug-in called EasyCatalog to create large photo heavy catalogs and detailed price sheets with multiple versions. I would not recommend InDesign to someone who does not have much document layout experience, or who would prefer a template driven experience. While InDesign does have lots of templates available, beginners may have trouble knowing how to modify the template.

One place where we have found that InDesign has been really useful is with our public relations team at our school. When we have upcoming events or anything going on at the school they will use InDesign to create the posters and flyers for those events. We've also tried it in a technology class and our students have loved it and the ability it gives them to create something.

It is well-suited for marketing or graphic designers who need to create content such as white papers and ebooks. It allows you to easily create large documents with more flexibility. It is less appropriate for informal documents that would be better off just using Microsoft Word. Knowing the difference in which scenario meets your needs can help you accomplish the project faster and ensure the right resources are used.

It works well with almost any print layout project. The only time I choose to use something else, like Illustrator, is when the layout is more simple and graphic, such as logo design or astationery layout where I'm using elements from a logo in a simplified layout.

InDesign suits our organization and our needs perfectly. It is the main program the communications department uses on a daily basis. It helps us create the promotional materials we need for our various departments. The functionality of InDesign over the years has really us saved time and resources. We miss not having an actual install CD so will be forced to move to the cloud sooner than later.

Adobe InDesign is well suited to everyone and anyone creating magazines and brochures - I would not know where else to turn to create this type of document if it didn’t exist. If you are not creating printed documents you may be able to work with just Adobe Photoshop or a similar product.

As far as my experience goes, InDesign is a great tool to create layouts for all the possible print media, from a visit card to a book. Our company deals with travel, and it is imperative to produce high quality, visually attractive promotion materials: postcards, flyers, and brochures that are consistent in style and follow brand guides. InDesign is a great tool for this. It does not allow us to do image manipulation or create vectors, so other Adobe products have to be used instead.

I use InDesign to create comic books and instructional books with lots of graphics and diagrams (not at my present place of employment). If you are creating projects with large amounts of pages, InDesign is the tool to use. One of its main strengths is stability. If you have a file that is 500 pages with linked text and graphics, it will not bog down.

For anyone making print designs, InDesign is the go to standard, more so for booklets, pamphlets, anything with multiple pages or designs that have a lot of copy in layout, such as product detailers and one sheets. If you're doing posters, or badges or anything that has quite a bit of built in creative flair, is recommend sticking with Illustrator. You can use it, but you'll be exporting elements constantly from Illustrator.

Abode InDesign works very well with text distribution and combining text with images. It provides fundamental dynamic resources for a good layout. Adobe InDesign is less appropriate for editing images and building infographics. However, it is fully integrated with other programs on the Adobe platform that have these features. It has import tools that work in partnership with this additional software.

I love the program. Regularly, I am creating newsletters, brochures, and other communication materials with Adobe InDesign. It works great for all of these purposes. Generally, if a project is text-heavy, or if you are considering using Microsoft Word for it (both frequently happen for me), then Adobe InDesign works excellent in those situations. If you need a high degree of control over photos, other images, or you're looking to create graphics, then you would likely need to ID in conjunction with another program. I recommend it all the time, though with the caveat that it's not cheap. I am fortunate enough that my organization pays for the full Adobe Suite, which is primarily used only by me.

Adobe InDesign has allowed our creative team room to create anything from small to large print formats. Some of the scenarios that Adobe InDesign has allowed us to improve our workflow is that we can create character, paragraph, and object styles to our design project easily saving us so much time. The only thing that would make this application perfect is the addition of additional vector tools.

Adobe InDesign is an incredible print design tool for experienced designers and developers. It lets you create custom layouts quickly and effectively...if you are familiar with the tool and understand the underlying logic of Adobe systems. If you have the time to devote to learning how layering works and how all of the small simple creation tools can be combined to create more complex elements, you will find this to be maybe the most helpful tool you can use.

I personally do not have experience with any other layout design software, so this is definitely a biased opinion. But Adobe InDesign is relatively intuitive to use and filled with robust features that allow users to accomplish much more complex projects. I rarely need these more high-end features and typically stick with the basics, but it has significantly improved the quality of visual communication in our organization. Our end-goal always is to increase and retain engagement, and even with quality content, if it is not presented in an appealing/professional way, we lose that engagement. Adobe InDesign offers flexibility in the design process that is not possible in just the average word processing tool (i.e., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc.). It is certainly not designed for graphic/image editing. Still, the integration with Illustrator and Photoshop makes the process very seamless (mainly because it retains vector layers from Illustrator, so you can always make minor adjustments directly in InDesign without having to go back and forth between apps constantly).

Adobe InDesign is an industry standard, and I would not trust a professional designer who did not at least have an intermediate level of knowledge in InDesign. It's best suited for multi-page documents, such as book publication, brochures or pamphlets. Its tools allow designers to build wireframe layouts, roughing in placement of images, text or other linked elements. The ability to create multiple page 'masters' allows for implementation of different template components for each document section. For example, the sections can use their own numbering systems, start at different intervals, have different background design components, and if the tools are used properly, they can be used to dynamically generate Table of Contents layouts which saves designers a lot of time. Content can be flowed between sections, so if additional text is added or the text area gets smaller, the text will flow to the subsequent linked text box. Additionally, it's well suited (and intended) for design all the way through the production process, so its print-ready export settings will typically accommodate professional print vendor specifications, supporting bleed, trim, gutter, and complex PDF export options.

InDesign is a great tool for marketing teams and other departments who need to create professional documents for online and offline needs. It is powerful enough to create great-looking print materials and yet can be basic enough that it can be self-taught to do simple projects. While other programs may do something similar, Adobe seems to have figured out many necessities for design professionals.

If you are not a trained designer or peer user of the Adobe Suite, I'd recommend using Illustrator for simpler print projects. However, if you are building a large scale print job, such as a book, booklet, or menu, it's worth the steep learning curve. The styles and build in margins are hard to beat for such a larger scale design. If you are an Adobe Suite user, you can also import images, vectors, and other things from Adobe files, so it's integrations are really good. If you are new to Adobe, or already find Illustrator and Photoshop tough, then you may want to stick with them for simpler projects.

InDesign is perfect for page layout/typesetting work. It takes time to learn the software but with training it will be very helpful. Putting together newsletters, invitations, ebooks, etc., is all possible with InDesign.

I recommend the Adobe InDesign app for layout designing; it has lots of tools and offers resources for different needs; it's the interface. It is very similar to other Adobe software, and it's easy to use if you already have familiarity with it. If not, at first, the lots of tools can seem overwhelming, but it probably won't take much until you dominate everything. It's great to design instruction books, catalogs, and other long-format books that demand graphic design inside, integrating well between images, graphics, and text. If you end up needing a more complex graphic design, then jump to Illustrator for a vector drawing, with more tools at hand, and when it's finished, export back to Adobe InDesign.