Comments on: Things I love about designing in InDesign that I couldn’t do in Quark http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark Design, marketing, graphics, internet, print, London Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-74380 Rob Cubbon Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:09:22 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-74380 Hello <strong>John Medy</strong>, I'm working 99% of the time on InDesign now but I have a project for redesigning a magazine for which I have to use Quark. Quark 7 & 8 were a big improvement on what went before and I do like the key stroke short cuts for increasing/decreasing font size, leading, tracking/kerning and baseline shift which InDesign doesn't give you (or I haven't found it yet, if it does!) Hello John Medy, I’m working 99% of the time on InDesign now but I have a project for redesigning a magazine for which I have to use Quark. Quark 7 & 8 were a big improvement on what went before and I do like the key stroke short cuts for increasing/decreasing font size, leading, tracking/kerning and baseline shift which InDesign doesn’t give you (or I haven’t found it yet, if it does!)

]]> By: John Medy http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-74264 John Medy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:20:59 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-74264 I used QuarkXpress to InDesign a few years ago and would have done it sooner had I not been concerned with how well things would import/export between them. Let's just say I haven't looked back. I used QuarkXpress to InDesign a few years ago and would have done it sooner had I not been concerned with how well things would import/export between them. Let’s just say I haven’t looked back.

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-5196 Rob Cubbon Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:58:42 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-5196 Hi David, I found it incredibly easy to pick up as well and I love using as well. Quark got in touch with me after this post. I have written about it here http://robcubbon.com/quark-contacts-this-website/ They have made great strides forward with Quark 7. Hi David,

I found it incredibly easy to pick up as well and I love using as well. Quark got in touch with me after this post. I have written about it here
http://robcubbon.com/quark-contacts-this-website/

They have made great strides forward with Quark 7.

]]> By: David Airey :: Edinburgh Graphic Design :: http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-3179 David Airey :: Edinburgh Graphic Design :: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:01:19 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-3179 Hi Rob, In the past I used Quark, and nothing else, mainly because of the company I was working for. I admit I was reluctant to switch to InDesign, thinking that it'd take too long to pick up and that I can create everything I need using Quark. Looking back, I should've switched sooner. The user-friendliness is so much greater in InDesign, and I only use Quark if a particular printer requests it. Tara, I'd highly recommend it. Hi Rob,

In the past I used Quark, and nothing else, mainly because of the company I was working for. I admit I was reluctant to switch to InDesign, thinking that it’d take too long to pick up and that I can create everything I need using Quark.

Looking back, I should’ve switched sooner. The user-friendliness is so much greater in InDesign, and I only use Quark if a particular printer requests it.

Tara, I’d highly recommend it.

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-2865 Rob Cubbon Sat, 12 May 2007 10:43:35 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-2865 Hi Tara, I would say I prefer Quark for handling body copy but InDesign for everything else. The more I use it the more I like it. I wrote a post for Quark users using InDesign for the first time. http://robcubbon.com/for-quark-users-unable-to-use-indesign/ I know what you mean about picture boxes but now I really like it. It's great to be able to see the whole picture when you're cropping. Think of the Selection Tool as the Quark Item Tool (blue box) and the Direct Selection Tool as the Quark Content Tool (brown box). Fill frame proportionately (Command (Ctrl for PCs) Option Shift -C) really is a boon! Anyway, don't give up on InDesign. Hi Tara, I would say I prefer Quark for handling body copy but InDesign for everything else. The more I use it the more I like it.

I wrote a post for Quark users using InDesign for the first time.
http://robcubbon.com/for-quark-users-unable-to-use-indesign/

I know what you mean about picture boxes but now I really like it. It’s great to be able to see the whole picture when you’re cropping. Think of the Selection Tool as the Quark Item Tool (blue box) and the Direct Selection Tool as the Quark Content Tool (brown box). Fill frame proportionately (Command (Ctrl for PCs) Option Shift -C) really is a boon!

Anyway, don’t give up on InDesign.

]]> By: Tara http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/comment-page-1#comment-2862 Tara Sat, 12 May 2007 07:54:41 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/things-i-love-about-designing-in-indesign-that-i-couldnt-do-in-quark/#comment-2862 Whish do you use the most? I must admit I have only tried Indesign a few times. A company I occassionally work for has it rather than Quark and I didn't like it at all, but I guess that is because I have been using Quark for years. One thing I relly didn't like about Indesign was the way it handles images in picture boxes, I didn't like seeing the picture and the picture box, but maybe I could have change that if I knew the program better? Whish do you use the most? I must admit I have only tried Indesign a few times. A company I occassionally work for has it rather than Quark and I didn’t like it at all, but I guess that is because I have been using Quark for years. One thing I relly didn’t like about Indesign was the way it handles images in picture boxes, I didn’t like seeing the picture and the picture box, but maybe I could have change that if I knew the program better?

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