Adobe InDesign/Illustrator vs InDesign

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Expert: InDesign Pro - 9/11/2007


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Hi Scott,

I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I will have to create a mini magazine for the company I work for..probably sized around 4 x 4.

I own Illustrator CS2 and I am just wondering if it is fine if I create it in Illustrator. Is using InDesign for that type of project better? I could download the trial....I just don't want to do it if I don't have to.

Thanks for any help you can give me!!

Allie

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Hey Allie, thanks for the submission.

That's a great question. And, for the record, I love Illustrator as well. But one of the biggest benefits of InDesign for a project like this is the multiple pages or spreads you can set up. I imagine you can set up your pages as separate documents and merge them into a final PDF for output, or even set up your docs at 8 x 4 spreads to get two pages out of them... but it's a little more work.

So, to answer your question, I would use InDesign for any multi-page documents, but it's really a personal preference. If you do end up trying InDesign and have any other questions, I would be happy to help you along the way. Good luck Allie.

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