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Ibooks author customize template: change section's title color
I'm trying to build an Ibook with Ibooks author on my mac customizing the "Contemporary" template.
The point is When I switch the view mode from landscape to portrait The section title color is ...
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Scribus book templates
I'm preparing a textbook; mostly text, with some illustrations, and I'm considering Scribus. Does anyone have any suggestions on using Scribus for book-length material, or know where can I find ...
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Vectors or 300 dpi TIFFs for printing?
I have worked with CreateSpace before and used AI vector images on the cover and interior PDF of a book, but the images all printed pixelated. After complaining, CreateSpace told me to only use 300 ...
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Book/Tutorial for App/Interface Design [closed]
Hi I'm new to photoshop and look now for a book which helps me to learn designe iOS Apps and userinterfaces. I don't look for a book that teaches me about good ui more about which techniques to use to ...
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The way it's supposed to work with books in a team in InDesign is not coherent, then how to properly work?
Imagine this scenario:
User A opens the book
User B opens the book and make important changes
User B saves the book
User A closes the indesign and it's asked if wants to save the changes to the book
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Endnotes in InDesign: Closest thing to a pain-free, flexible workflow?
It's an age-old complaint: up to and including CS6, InDesign supports footnotes, but not endnotes. Documents, books, reports etc aren't going to stop needing endnotes because Adobe don't support them. ...
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What are good pre-internet books or courses for the creation of a logotype?
I am a software engineer attempting the impossible: to codify logotype creation.
I want to learn all the rules and principles for logotype design and don't want to rely on blogspam. I'm looking ...
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Creating a book using InDesign [new to this!]
I'm learning about InDesign (using versions CS5.5 and CS6 - depending on which computer I use), and whilst I am competent at using it at a basic level - creating INDDs, creating joboption files for ...
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Where can I find tutorials for LibreOffice as a tool for book design?
I want to design a book using LibreOffice. Is there somewhere on the net good tutorials for this?
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What page numbering conventions are there for front matters (prelims) of books?
When a book uses arabic page numbering, the usual habit is to treat the front cover as a page number 1, and start the book itself by page number 3. However, sometimes the front-matter of the book is ...
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Back-matter numbering
It is a given fact that I cannot number the appendicies (i.e., back-matter) in my works/book by continuing the arabic numbering from the main-matter. The reason is that the main-matter numbering is ...
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What are the most common album layouts besides the classical one?
When one try to make/publish a photo album the most common layout is the one with one photo per page.
What other layouts are proven to be successful, especially considering that we intent to print on ...
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Books on the Golden Ratio/Others for WebDesign?
Is there any recommended books about using the Phi (Golden Ratio) for WebDesign?
I've seen a lot of layouts taking advantage of this proportion, but it would be great to read a book with a lot of ...
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Graphic Design book for an artist that would like to study graphic design
I would like to give (gift) a book to a friend which studied art for many years and is thinking about studying graphic design.
I know pretty much stuff about web design, having read books, articles ...
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Any books or video tutorials on how to design graphic elements for an iOS app?
Looking for a book or video tutorials on iPhone/iPad design. I have one on architecture and what makes a good design, but I need one that shows you how to create the graphics.
I need step-by-step ...
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What should a (technical) writer know about graphic design?
I'm starting out as a technical writer, and want to present my written material as best as possible to the customers. Are there any "bibles" or introductory books on graphic design that I could ...
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How does one design a children's book?
My dad one day decided to write a children's book, and my wife illustrated it. However, we've had some difficulties in putting the illustrations into a book format. What kinds of things should one ...
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What book should I buy for a 12 year old that wants to learn graphic design?
My cousin-nephew is 12 years old. He doesn't quite understand what the term Graphic design means at the yet, but he's been having a play in Photoshop and Illustrator and copied some design concepts ...
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Can you recommend web design books/tutorials that teach specific design techniques?
Other questions that deal with book recommendations do not address my particular need. I'm looking for web design books that teach me how to design using specific techniques and elements. Such as ...
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How to display cross-references between multiple volumes?
I am preparing a book which is too lengthy to appear as a single volume. The format is similar to an encyclopedia. It has many cross-references, e.g. "see Bears, p. 20". What is the typical way to ...
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In Adobe InDesign, how to print full duplex (both sides of paper)?
When I print or "Print Booklet" in Adobe InDesign, I don't see any options about printing full duplex (both sides of the paper). I'm using a Mac with a Brother MFC-J6910DW printer. Does Adobe ...
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When invited to publish in a design showcase book, what considerations should a designer make?
(This is a deliberately broad question. A correct answer would be a set of considerations with a strong experience-based rationale)
I've been invited to put some of my designs forward for publication ...
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Drawing people, where should I start?
I've got zero experience with drawing in real life and I don't have a tablet. Neither do I know anything about human proportions. But I do know my way around Photoshop & Pixelmator. My goal is to ...
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Software like InDesign or QuarkXPress to create instructional documents
I'm creating a booklet on teaching programming through examples and exercises. What's the best software for writing the pages? It'll be code examples, exercise questions and some diagrams.
I'm new ...
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Free / cheap desktop publishing software for a book with some graphics? (OS X)
Nothing too complex. I need a few custom paragraph styles, and here and there a graph or diagram will be interspersed with the text.
I've looked at Scribus, and it seemed suited for my needs... only ...
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where should i get page layout sevices for a ebook [closed]
I like to make epub/pdf version of the book look good like too some idea where to get paided? HELP Is createspace a good idea is their better for the money?
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What font can I use for a Japanese book?
I have a PDF book to be translated in Japanese, and what wondering which fonts to use. My main languages are French and English and I have no experience with asian fonts. I would not be able to say ...
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What are the basic rules for designing a book (novel)? [closed]
I promised my friend I'd design a book for him he's releasing for free and I could use the help of you guys.
I'm going to use the latest InDesign. The book should be in .pdf format and is intended ...
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What Photoshop CS5 Book Describes Making Images From Scratch?
Can someone direct me to a photoshop cs5 book that details the image making process from beginning to end ie showing how to make an image from scratch, best techniques etc Please share why you think ...
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What would be the best size for a short book about dinosaurs? [closed]
I have to make a book about dinosaurs, but it will be like 20-30 pages long (it's just a random school project). What would be the best size for it? Pages will contain like 2-3 small images each. The ...
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what software to use to transcribe a book ?
I have an older book (it isn't copyrighted), and as a certain tribute and preservation, I'd like to transcribe this book to a digital form.
I was wondering what application to use to do this. I don't ...
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Infographics smoothing and shadows : background or ressources ?
i'd like to know if there are resources or background knowledge on the new tendency to smooth the lines/outlines and add gradients and shadows to information graphics. For example, on the new version ...
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Help with Book Cover [closed]
I have a friend who runs a small Pittsburgh charity that is writing a book about money to give to his clients. (He's serving an economically distressed area.) We want to make the book available on ...
