InDesign

[Akkarin]

Some of you may have caught my thread on Corel Draw. Okay I have done the entire vtc.com tutorial on Illustrator - very good. But where is my page layout tools gone I used in Draw? Sure I can draw even better vectors now but Corel Draw laid pages out for print also.

So am I right in understanding I need to go for InDesign now?

I make my art in Illustrator and then I move it over to InDesign to include it in text etc for print?

Any help appreciated!

Akkarin

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Illustrator is a single-page, vector editing program -- not a page layout program. You cannot have multiple pages in Illustrator.

InDesign is a good page layout program, so yes, you would need to create/edit your artwork in Illustrator, save it in a supported format (EPS, AI, etc.), then use InDesign to lay out your page.

 

[Lt Major Burns]

illstrator can be used for print, and has very extensive print production tools, but it will only do one page.

 

[Natobasso]

Illustrator handles fonts pretty well too, so you don't necessarily need InDesign unless you're producing multiple page documents. However, InDesign does give you a lot of export options when you RIP your files for print.

You can save pdf files directly from your Illustrator files, and I recommend that since it helps your printer RIP more successfully (though check with them first to see if this works for them).