I am seeking some very specific CSS advice. [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Book design help! I would like to find a good website or blog that can help me learn more about designing the interior of a nonfiction book. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking for an objectively assessed survey of websites which use css-based positioning versus tables as layout. [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 8 answers

Other than Quark's own CopyDesk, what "story editors" exist out there that dovetail nicely with XPress 7? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 2 answers

My small ad agency is looking to speed workflow and reduce errors stemming from borked formatting going from word docs, etc. to InDesign. What's the skinny on InCopy? Tell me about your first-hand experience with it; is it easy to learn, easy to use, etc? We are all very happy with InDesign, but we're not going to give it to every writer, and it's tedious to have the writer sit next to the AD and go "no, put the semicolon there and the period there." I want to get a feel for the value that InCopy might bring. Also, what are the hidden drawbacks that I may not have thought of? Thanks.
posted on May 2, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I convert varying sized boxes to a uniform size in InDesign? [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 2 answers

Fast user switching on a Mac with a custom keyboard layout [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I put together an amazing portfolio for potential employers, as an advertising student? (I have the content, but need to decide what to put in the portfolio...and more importantly decide what to house my portfolio in!) [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm used to the keyboard shortcuts on OS X, but I have to use a Windows PC at work. What are some ways that I can remap the keys on XP to get as close to Apple's as possible? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Do you know websites with a homepage that immediately makes clear it is updated often, yet manages to show there as well that it has a lot of treasures in its archives? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 13 answers

Also following up on this old question of mine, this time regarding how to make something look like a magazine in Adobe Photoshop. [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers

Can you recommend some beautiful / well designed non-fiction books? Topic is (mostly) irrelevant. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 32 answers

Help a design-impaired mind finish his dream project. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 9 answers

Design filter. Help me layout a circular dial. Both InDesign and Illustrator are making this very tricky. Is there a plugin or other program that can help? HELP! [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking for a program that will help me tech edit sewing patterns. Specifically, I want to be able to check that the pattern calls for the correct amount of fabric. This involves putting flat shapes together and seeing how big they are when they're combined. (It's all very SAT, with a touch of Tetris.) [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 3 answers

Help, CSS bugs! What IE6 bugs are these? [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 6 answers

In legacy code land, noone can hear you scream. I'm a web developer and I need a standalone, drop in wysiwyg html editor, preferably something all in JS (like Dojo's Rich Text Editor, but for actual layout with tables etc.) [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - 11 answers

How can I extract the font and color information from an *Illustrator* file's paragraph styles and character styles? An ordered plain-text list would be great, coded CSS based on style names even greater. [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2007 - 1 answers

I have come into a large collection of N-Scale trains, rolling stock and track and would like some pointers to good websites for small layout practices etc. moen-sigh. [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 9 answers

Can someone point me toward a fake newspaper layout I can easily modify? I would prefer to pay for it, no, I mean NOT pay for it, sorry! [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers

A member of my community has recently died from cancer. I offered to design an invitation for his wake and could use some guidance. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 5 answers

I need to write a document with a lot of algebraic formulas. What word processor / page layout program would make this quickest and easiest? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - 25 answers

I have been writing books in PageMaker 7. With some projects I like to put "factoid" type material (quotes, facts, minor tables, etc) in the margins. Unfortunately I've never found a way of binding these with the main body of text so that factoid text blocks will be forced to appear on the same page. So I've been doing it manually, and it's a big PITA. How should I be handling this? Will Quark or newer versions of PageMaker help?
posted on May 20, 2007 - 7 answers

Given that I'm somewhat proficient in website coding (php, CSS, xhtml and so on) how can I constructively educate myself on actual design? What resources exist that will make me a better designer? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm in college. I'd like to be trained to do editing and layout for a living. How do I proceed? Do you know anything about Simon Fraser's Editing program? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 10 answers

I use tables in Indesign for lots of layout control purposes - they are fantastic for building very complex grids and forms. I often use them to build graphs as well, even simple bar graphs, but am having a big problem now. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2007 - 9 answers

I need an easy-to-read MySpace layout that does not display my age. [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2007 - 17 answers

We're trying to design a choose-your-own-adventure holiday planner in our magazine. What are some examples of efficient, non-linear page layout we could use?
posted on Dec 17, 2006 - 4 answers

My husband is going to be tested on his page layout skills. The interviewers are looking at both speed and quality. He gets to pick either Quark 7 or (the current version of) Indesign. But there's a dilemma ... [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 15 answers

I can borrow MS Word, I've got OpenOffice at home. How can lay out paragraphs of text so that I can print upside-down on a page? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 6 answers

Where can I find a good print-design professional on the web- who'll do a small job? [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2006 - 9 answers

HTML/CSS-Filter: Why won't my page keep its width properly? One row keeps expanding over all the others. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2006 - 12 answers

CSS, 3-column layout, max-width on the centre column, side columns "sticking" to the centre column. Possible? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2006 - 8 answers

Elegant design of ~500 multiple select elements in HTML? Am new to this whole presentation thing... [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 10 answers

In regards to design and press printing. Towards the bottom of this Paper Specs article it touches on an overprint varnishing technique called "dot-on-dot varnishing." Is anyone familiar with this technique and care to elaborate on how it is accomplished and the effect it has on the final piece? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2006 - 4 answers

What website layouts work best for a site selling some books and/or software? Ideas? Examples? What about NOT-recommended ideas and examples? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2006 - 5 answers

HTML tricky layout filter: The page I'm developing is doing some unsuspected things: what good advanced HTML forums do you use? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me install/switch to Dvorak layout on OSX. [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2006 - 7 answers

Quark/Font filter: Using Gill Sans in an existing XPress layout. •, ', ™, and - fail to print. Rather, they are replaced with yen, nothing, opening double curly quote, and en dash, respectively. [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2006 - 6 answers

Getting a zine printed. Have you any experience with this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2006 - 15 answers

Is there an affordable/free design application for OS X that will save in one of the following file formats?: .indd, .qxd, .ai, .eps, .psd [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2006 - 8 answers

What's the easiest/best way to design a site that's meant to be viewed 4/3 while ensuring it looks right on even widescreen monitors? [more inside] [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2006 - 12 answers

Often when reading an article I notice that it sits in a slim column which doesn't seem to change width when I maximize the browser window. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2005 - 7 answers

Recommendations for online Quark-based book layout and/or design resources? A free template for Standard Paperback format would be supremely appreciated.
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm founding a small magazine, with some friends. What software should we use to lay out the magazine? I think we want something like Quark. It needs to be freeware, 'cause we're starting out really small, with minimal income (we'll just cover printing).
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 23 answers

How do I create HTML that emulates a word processor's "headers and footers" feature? I need to create some HTML (probably via a XSL transform) that has header and footer blocks that contain certain pieces of repeated dynamic information including total number of pages, current page, etc. [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2005 - 9 answers

I've been asked to lay out a book for a small publisher. Aesthetically, I have a good idea of where I need to go with this. But this is my first foray into book design. What sort of application should I be using? I'd like to learn a bit about LaTex (I'm on a Mac running 10.4.1), as this seems like the most cost effective and professional route. Ultimately, I need to deliver the document in PDF format. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated!
posted on Jul 1, 2005 - 17 answers

Page layout: not indenting first paragraph nor paragraphs after subheadings... who made this rule? [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2005 - 9 answers

Need help designing a sports collage [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2005 - 2 answers

Can anybody recommend some magazines with good page design? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2005 - 19 answers