Are you having difficulties splitting your columns? You might be encountering a potential bug of InDesign. This post goes into the possible bug and how to fix it. http://indesignsecrets.com/when-split-columns-wont-split-in-indesign.php
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Indesign Tips
When it comes to Indesign, I never have just one question on how to do something I always have many. Instead of doing just one question needing to be answered, i found a website with a bunch of different helpful…
Creating custom bullet/characters
Initially, I began my search by going to indesignsecrets.com with the intent to figure out how to automate checkboxes. While working on the cookbook recreation, the page I was working with had checkboxes to list off things that would be needed…
The Penguin Random House Merger
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/business/media/merger-of-penguin-and-random-house-is-completed.html http://www.bertelsmann.com/news-and-media/news/penguin-random-house-presents-its-new-corporate-brand.jsp?atn=13411&abp=13411,15872,
The Art of Cover Design
Random House: Publishers Add Value
Arial vs. Helvetica
As a precursor to your own typeface analysis/comparison, this examination of Arial and Helvetica provides a useful example. After you’ve read up, try this quiz, “So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?” People get a little goofy about…
Registration vs. Black Swatch
Here is a discussion of the difference between registration and black swatches in InDesign. The bottom line — stick with the regular black swatch in most instances. Registration black is 100% of all four colors and not necessary to create…
Swash it up!
Many professional font families come with alternate character sets that can add some interesting variations to your typography and provide you with some cool special characters. Media Militia has provided a great tutorial to get you started.
Ted Talk by type designer Matthew Carter
One of the most notable modern type designers, Matthew Carter has designed such notable typefaces as Verdana and Georgia, as well as Bell Centennial, the typeface used for the phonebook. This talks takes you into the mind and concerns of…